James Carpenter is president and founder of James Carpenter Design Associates. In the 1970s, his study of architecture and art led to a practice producing both art gallery installations featuring light, film and glass and the development of new glass materials at Corning Glass Works. Since establishing his cross-disciplinary practice in 1978, James Carpenter Design Associates has been integrating a synthesis of experiential light into urban landscapes and building structures for both private and institutional clients such as Museums, Universities, City Agencies and developers. Mr. Carpenter is the recipient of numerous awards including the American Academy of Arts and Letters Architecture Award, the American Institute of Architects Honor Award and a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship.
