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Among the younger generation of avant-garde architects in Southern California today, Frederick Fisher has worked most closely with the art community. His extensive list of projects includes studios for artists and photographers, primarily in Los Angeles and the beach communities of Santa Monica and Venice; collaborations with artists; and museums, galleries, numerous private lofts and houses, and live/work galleries, in California, New York, France, buildings Tokyo. With their neutral colors and and forms, Fisher's spaces are notably recognized as complementary yet unobtrusive backdrops to works of art and the patterns of daily living. His architecture is at once sparse and substantial, frequently emphasizing views to the outside and the fluctuating patterns of natural light filtering through windows and skylights. His use of utilitarian materials such as colored concrete blocks and raw wood expresses an ambivalent relationship between rootedness and impermanence that is particularly evident in southern California. |
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