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  • Comment: "Awards and recognition": Each of these requires a reference to a reliable, disinterested source.
    Incidentally: (i) Please don't use "bare URLs" for sources. Add the author(s) (if known), the title of the page, the name of the website, etc. (ii) a project completed for Under Armour in Shanghai, China: "project" is (deliberately?) vague. What was this? (iii) In 2019, Thorpe and Claire Pijoulat the off-grid Edifice Cabin in the Western Catskills of New York State.: Verb? (iv) published first book, Toward an Architecture of Responsibility: his first book? -- Hoary (talk) 03:57, 17 September 2024 (UTC)
Marc Thorpe
Born1978 (age 45–46)
Maryland
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Maryland
Parsons School of Design
OccupationArchitect
Years active2010–present
Websitemarcthorpedesign.com

Marc Thorpe (born 1978) is an American industrial designer and architect.[1][2][3] He is the recipient of the Alpha Rho Chi Medal for architectural leadership at Parsons. He also received the American Architecture Award in 2022.

Early life and education

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Thorpe was born in 1978 in Maryland. He received a B.A. in industrial design from the University of Maryland in 2000 and a master's degree in architecture from Parsons School of Design, New York, in 2004.[4][5]

Career

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In 2010, Thorpe founded Marc Thorpe Design in New York City, a firm that focuses on architecture and industrial design.[6]

In 2014, Thorpe received the Good Design Award in Environment Design.[5] A year later, he exhibited, Blurred Limits, for Moroso in New York City.[7]

In 2019, Thorpe and Claire Pijoulat built the off-grid Edifice Cabin in the Western Catskills of New York State.[8] The project led to the establishment of Edifice Upstate in 2021, which designs and builds homes using off-the-grid solar technology.[8] In the same year, Thorpe collaborated with Italian glass maker, VENINI, presenting his first solo collection.[9]

In 2020, Thorpe designed the Dakar Houses for the artisans involved in the Moroso M'Afrique furniture collection.[10]

In 2022, Monsa Publications published book, Toward an Architecture of Responsibility.[11]

References

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  1. ^ Harris, Ainsley (August 30, 2016). "Can This Startup Take 3D Printing From Plastic Gimmick To Design Sophistication?". Fast Company.
  2. ^ "Designer Ini Archibong Shares a Glimpse Into His World, in Photographs". The New York Times Style Magazine. March 21, 2019.
  3. ^ Shick, Michael (March 3, 2010). "The Imagineered Workspace: Marc Thorpe". Fast Company.
  4. ^ Viladas, Pilar (21 April 2022). "The Upside of a Lockdown". The New York Times.
  5. ^ a b "Marc Thorpe | Corning Museum of Glass".
  6. ^ "Marc Thorpe". Portrait Magazine.
  7. ^ "How Marc Thorpe Used a Background in Cars to Make Beautiful Furniture". Esquire. 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  8. ^ a b Viladas, Pilar (2022-04-21). "The Upside of a Lockdown". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  9. ^ Martin, Hannah (6 March 2019). "Venini Glass and Marc Thorpe Merge Senegalese Weaving and Murano Glass in a New Collaboration". Architectural Digest.
  10. ^ "Marc Thorpe Proposes Houses for the Workers of Moroso on the Outskirts of Dakar Senegal". ArchDaily. April 7, 2020.
  11. ^ "MARC THORPE. TOWARD AN ARCHITECTURE OF RESPONSIBILITY". ArchDaily. 25 March 2022.


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