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About David Wright
David has been involved in alternative architectural design since the 1960’s. A graduate of California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, He has also taken advanced study at The University of Utah, University of Wisconsin and Harvard University.
As a Peace Corps Architect volunteer in Tunisia and Guinea, Africa, he became involved in traditional and alternative methods of environmental design. He has lived and practiced architecture in Santa Fe, NM, The Sea Ranch, CA and Nevada City, CA designing over 500 passive solar and alternative construction buildings, both residential and commercial/institutional. Nationally certified as an Architect (N.C.A.R.B.), he has been licensed to practice in several states and can work throughout the United States, as well as overseas.
He has written several books on passive solar architecture and has been published in many periodicals and books including: Sunset Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Architecture Magazine, Better Homes and Gardens, National Geographic. His most recent book is The Passive Solar Primer: Sustainable Architecture.
Recently, he was awarded the 2007 Passive Solar Pioneer Award for early significant and a lifetime achievement at the 11th annual American Solar Energy Society conference. He has also received design awards and recognition by many organizations, and has lectured throughout the United States and Europe. His work has been exhibited at several international exhibits. For a partial listing of his experience, please refer to the “kudos” page.
Today the focus of his work is the innovative integration of advanced building materials along with passive solar and solar electric technologies into main stream architectural environmental design. Sustainability, green materials, self sufficiently, and energy efficiency are an integrated part of each innovative architectural solution.
About Hyland Fisher
Hyland has been keenly interested in sustainability for years and chose to devote himself to architecture in order to satisfy his compulsion to have positive impact on our culture, natural & built environments. Though he tried to stray from architecture, he had no choice as it is in his blood, his father a carpenter and his grandfather a Princeton School of Architecture graduate.
Hyland received a Bachelor of Arts from Portland State University and was a TA at the University’s “Green” Architecture course. Hyland interned with O’Brien and Associates, assisting in the development of Portland General Electric’s Earth Smart Program and with the City of Portland’s Energy Office (which later became the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability).
He has volunteered his time with the Solar Energy Association of Oregon, the University of Oregon HOPES conference and Portland’s Yellow Bike Program. He also volunteered with the City Repair Project of Portland and has helped build cobb & strawbale structures.
For half a decade Hyland was the Vice President of Bicyclists of Nevada County (a mountain bike advocacy group). He is currently the Co-Chair of the Round Mountain Planning Group’s Recreation Committee. He spends his free time racing cross country and ultra endurance mountain bike events. He also manages the Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team.
He is the primary material specifier and production assistant at David Wright Associates, choosing sustainable, or “green,” products when available. Hyland produces the 3D models for the office and assists David with the design, drawing and detailing of projects. He has extensive experience with S.I.P.s building design and detailing. Hyland enjoys the intimacy of working on residential projects and the challenge of commercial jobs.
Hyland is the next generation of Architects specializing in the field of sustainability; emphasizing low-toxicity, energy-efficiency, alternative energy and new construction technologies. Hyland was awarded his California Architect's license on his 36th birthday in March of 2010.
