Eric Corey Freed
Eric Corey Freed is principal of organicARCHITECT, an architecture and consulting firm in San Francisco, with over 15 years of experience in green building. Urban Design & Western Philosophy graduate from Temple University.
| Headline: | Educator |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Website: | http://www.organicarchitect.com |
| Industries: | Education, Real Estate |
| Skills: | Architecture, Business, Design, Public speaking, Writing |
| Location: | San Francisco, California |
| Groups: | Green & Tonic |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Brainstorming, Finding hot stories, Helping members of my groups, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Professional opportunities, Providing services to startups |
| Tags: | Architecture, design, green building, interiors, space planning, sustainability |
| Schools: | Temple University |
FULL BIO
Eric Corey Freed is principal of organicARCHITECT, an architecture and consulting firm in San Francisco, with over 15 years of experience in green building.
Eric teaches the Sustainable Design program he developed at the Academy of Art University and University of California Berkeley. He is on the boards of Architects, Designers & Planners for Social Responsibility (ADPSR), Green Home Guide and West Coast Green, as well as the advisory boards of nearly a dozen other organizations.
He was the founding Chair of Architecture for The San Francisco Design Museum and one of the founders of ecoTECTURE: The Online Journal of Ecological Design. His monthly column at GreenerBuildings.com is syndicated to over a dozen other publications. Eric lectures around the country at 40+ conferences a year, and his work has been featured in Dwell, Metropolis, Town & Country, Natural Home and Newsweek.
When Eric was just 25 years old, noted architect and critic Philip Johnson described him as "one of the real brains of his generation".
Eric is the author of "Green Building & Remodeling for Dummies" (John Wiley & Sons), a best seller with 50,000 copies in print.
organicARCHITECT is considered leaders in the field; named by San Francisco Magazine "Best Green Architect" in 2005 and "Best Visionary" in 2007; and "Green Visionary" by 7x7 Magazine in 2008.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | organicARCHITECT |
| Position: | Principal |
| Time period: | December 1997 - Present |
| Description: | Eleven years experience as Principal for projects up to $5 million in Single-Family, Type V construction
o Over fifteen years experience consulting as Project Architect for projects up to $30 million in Multi-Family & Educational o Nine years experience in Non-Profit Organizations with annual budgets of $1 million o Nine years experience in User Interface and Information Design o Skilled in managing creative & technical teams of 8 and volunteer groups over 100 people o Expertise in sustainable and green building design, specifically on Passive Solar & Natural Building o Consulted as the LEED Accredited Professional (US Green Building Council) for 15 LEED Rated Green Buildings o Apprenticed under students of the master, Frank Lloyd Wright o Author of “Green Building & Remodeling for Dummies” John Wiley & Sons, 2007 o Author of “The Inevitable Architect: A Phase by Phase Guide to Green Building” to be published in 2008 o Developed and teaches the Sustainable Design curriculum at Academy of Art University & University of California Berkeley o Graphics editor and co-founder of ecoTECTURE: The Online Journal of Ecological Design in 1999 o Featured Columnist for Luxe Magazine since 2006 o Monthly Columnist for GreenerBuildings.com Ask the Green Architect (syndicated to over a dozen sites) since 2005 o Produce monthly events for audiences of up to 300 people at The Commonwealth Club of California since 2001 o Monthly organicEVENTS list distributed to 8500+ subscribers since 2002 o Annual organicAWARDS was developed in 2004 to recognize designs that embody the organic spirit of innovation & sustainability |
| Employer: | The San Francisco Design Museum |
| Position: | (Founding Board Member) Chair of Architecture |
| Time period: | January 2002 - December 2005 |
| Description: | o Managed exhibits with over 100 confirmed objects
o Developed K-12 classroom lesson plans for exhibits o Produced receptions and fundraising events valued at $15k for up to 500 guests o Developed weekly evening lecture series and hands-on workshops in conjunction with exhibits o Created and directed eight exhibit committees headed by a chair reporting directly to me o Grew the volunteer list to over 500 names; over 75 as active members o Maintained a mailing list of over 5000 names o Negotiated lease agreement between Museum and Metreon valued at $60k o Personally recruited Committee Chairs & Partner Companies |
| Employer: | ecoTECTURE: The Online Journal of Ecological Design |
| Position: | (Co-Founder) Graphics Editor |
| Time period: | January 1999 - December 2003 |
| Description: | o Established strategic alliances with partners for agreements valued at $50k
o Directed all strategy, branding and advertising o Designed & built all marketing collateral, including website |
EDUCATION
| University: | Temple University |
| Time period: | 1994 |
| Degree: | Bachelor Of Architecture, Concentration in Urban Design & Western Philosophy |
PUBLICATIONS
| Articles: | Dozens of articles. |
| Books: | Green Building & Remodeling for Dummies |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | Green Building Advisory Team for Alameda County 2005-7
Member, Business Council on Climate Change 2006 Member, The One Percent Solution 2006 USGBC LEED Accredited Professional 2.0 2002 Environmental Committee, Commonwealth Club of California 2001-P Architects/Designers/Planners for Social Responsibility (ADPSR) 1997-P Mensa 1992 Adjunct Professor, University of California Berkeley 2005-P Adjunct Professor, Academy of Art University 2002-P Member, San Francisco Business Alliance 2001-3 San Francisco Chamber of Commerce 2001-3 Architectural League of New York 1994-98 Boards of directors & advisory boards: Editorial Board, Sustainability: The Journal of Record 2007-P Advisory Panel, Traditional Home Magazine 2007-P Advisory Board, Surface & Fabrication Expo 2007-P Editorial Board, Natural Home Magazine 2007-P Advisory Board, Archiventure 2006-P Green Building Editor, Let’s Green This City (PG&E) 2006-7 Green Building Editor, Greenopia 2006-P Vice Chairman, SMART Building Product Rating System 2006-P Technical Advisory Board, Gigacrete 2006-P Board of Directors, New Voice of Business 2005-P Technical Advisory Board, Green Home Guide 2004-P Advisory Board, craigslist Foundation 2005-P Board of Directors, Natural World Museum 2005-P Real Estate Council, Build It Green 2005-P Technical Advisory Board, Ecosa Capital 2005-7 Advisory Board, Green Dollhouse 2004-5 Curatorial Committee, ArtSFest San Francisco 2004-P Advisory Board, West Coast Green Conference 2004-P Board of Directors, Knights of Gaia Academy 2004-5 Board of Directors, Local Exchange 2003-5 Chair of Architecture, San Francisco Design Museum 2002-5 Board of Directors, ADPSR NorCal 2001-P Member, AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) 2001-P Committee Member, The Friends of Kebyar 1993-P |
| Awards: | Best Green Architect, San Francisco Magazine (2005) |
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