{"id":4545,"date":"2018-04-12T23:58:12","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T23:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebirthofeverything.com\/authorsite\/max-strang\/"},"modified":"2018-04-12T23:58:12","modified_gmt":"2018-04-12T23:58:12","slug":"max-strang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/max-strang\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Strang"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7499 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2016headshot-2-300x300.jpeg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2016headshot-2.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2016headshot-2.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2016headshot-2.jpeg?resize=696%2C696&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2016headshot-2.jpeg?resize=420%2C420&amp;ssl=1 420w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2016headshot-2.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\">Max Strang<span class=\"\">&nbsp;is the founding principal of [STRANG] Architecture, a Florida-based firm acclaimed for its site-specific and climate-driven designs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"\">Through his work and discourse, Strang has consistently underscored the ongoing relevance and importance of regional modernism to an international audience. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"\">In 2016, he was elected to the prestigious College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and in 2013 he received the Silver Medal from the Miami Chapter of the AIA, the highest honor the organization can bestow. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"\">He was raised in a Mid-Century Modern home designed by&nbsp;<\/span><a class=\"\" title=\"Gene Leedy\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gene_Leedy\">Gene Leedy<\/a><span class=\"\">&nbsp;of the&nbsp;<\/span><a class=\"\" title=\"Sarasota School of Architecture\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sarasota_School_of_Architecture\">Sarasota School of Architecture<\/a><span class=\"\">.<\/span><sup class=\"reference\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Max_Strang#cite_note-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><span class=\"\">&nbsp;Strang is a graduate of the&nbsp;<\/span><a class=\"\" title=\"University of Florida\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/University_of_Florida\">University of Florida<\/a><span class=\"\">&nbsp;and&nbsp;<\/span><a class=\"\" title=\"Columbia University\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Columbia_University\">Columbia University<\/a><span class=\"\">. Prior to establishing his own firm, he worked in the architecture offices of&nbsp;<\/span><a class=\"\" title=\"Gene Leedy\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gene_Leedy\">Gene Leedy<\/a><span class=\"\">,&nbsp;<\/span><a class=\"\" title=\"SHoP Architects\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SHoP_Architects\">SHoP Architects<\/a><span class=\"\">&nbsp;and&nbsp;<\/span><a class=\"\" title=\"Zaha Hadid\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zaha_Hadid\">Zaha Hadid<\/a><span class=\"\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Learn more about&nbsp;<span class=\"\">[STRANG] Architecture in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oropublishers.com\/products\/environmental-modernism-the-architecture-of-strang-max-strang\">this book<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/03\/22\/books\/review\/bill-browders-red-notice.html\">this article<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The book mentioned in the interview about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oropublishers.com\/products\/rockhouse-strang-architecture-max-strang-masterpiece-series\">Rockhouse, is here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7500 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSC0599-1024x454.jpeg?resize=640%2C284\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSC0599.jpeg?resize=1024%2C454&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSC0599.jpeg?resize=300%2C133&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSC0599.jpeg?resize=768%2C340&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSC0599.jpeg?resize=696%2C308&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSC0599.jpeg?resize=1068%2C473&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSC0599.jpeg?resize=948%2C420&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSC0599.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Completed in 2004, Strang&rsquo;s &ldquo;Rockhouse&rdquo; adapts the concepts of Paul Rudolph&rsquo;s &ldquo;Umbrella House&rdquo; to the local context of Miami&rsquo;s jungle-like Coconut Grove neighborhood.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7501 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSC1161.jpeg?resize=640%2C640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSC1161.jpeg?w=961&amp;ssl=1 961w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSC1161.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSC1161.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSC1161.jpeg?resize=696%2C696&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSC1161.jpeg?resize=420%2C420&amp;ssl=1 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The award-winning Ballast Trail Residence, designed by [STRANG] in the Florida Keys, is raised substantially above the ground in anticipation of hurricane storm surges and rising seas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Max Strang&nbsp;is the founding principal of [STRANG] Architecture, a Florida-based firm acclaimed for its site-specific and climate-driven designs. Through his work and discourse, Strang has consistently underscored the ongoing relevance and importance of regional modernism to an international audience. In 2016, he was elected to the prestigious College of Fellows of the American Institute of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4545","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-interview","7":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4545"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4545\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}