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'''Sharon Exley''' (born 1958 in [[Rhode Island]]) is an educative designer and author. In 1994, she co-founded Architecture Is Fun, Inc., a Chicago research-based architecture and design firm with a focus on play, public space and design for kids, families, and communities. In 2011, Exley founded the woman-owned business, Fun Finders, a consulting and procurement company presenting a curated collection of distinctive products, objects of curiosity and custom millwork, décor and furnishings. |
'''Sharon Exley''' (born 1958 in [[Rhode Island]]) is an educative designer and author. In 1994, she co-founded Architecture Is Fun, Inc., a Chicago research-based architecture and design firm with a focus on play, public space and design for kids, families, and communities. In 2011, Exley founded the woman-owned business, Fun Finders, a consulting and procurement company presenting a curated collection of distinctive products, objects of curiosity and custom millwork, décor and furnishings. |
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⚫ | In 2012, with her partner and husband, [[Peter Exley]], she was awarded the Benjamin Moore HUE Award for exceptional use of color in commercial architecture<ref>HUE Awards 2012 http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/for-your-home/benjamin-moore-hue-awards-to-be-presented-for-br-exceptional-use-of-color-in-architecture-interio </ref>. |
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==Biography== |
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Exley received a Masters of Arts in Arts Education with a Museum Emphasis in 2001 and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1982, both from the [[School of the Art Institute of Chicago]]. She has presented teacher workshops at the [[Art Institute of Chicago]] and family architecture workshops at the [[Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago]]. Prior to founding her own firms, she worked at [[Moshe Safdie | Safdie Architects]] in Somerville, MA and the Chicago and Boston offices of [[Skidmore Owings and Merrill | SOM]]. |
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Born | 1958 |
Occupation | Educative Designer |
Sharon Exley (born 1958 in Rhode Island) is an educative designer and author. In 1994, she co-founded Architecture Is Fun, Inc., a Chicago research-based architecture and design firm with a focus on play, public space and design for kids, families, and communities. In 2011, Exley founded the woman-owned business, Fun Finders, a consulting and procurement company presenting a curated collection of distinctive products, objects of curiosity and custom millwork, décor and furnishings.
In 2012, with her partner and husband, Peter Exley, she was awarded the Benjamin Moore HUE Award for exceptional use of color in commercial architecture[1]. She has authored several publications including Design For Kids[2], and The Best of Everything For Your Baby [3].
Projects
- Young at Art Museum, Davie, FL
- Rio Children’s Museum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Fountaindale Public Library, Bolingbrook, IL
- Evanston Public Library, Evanston, IL
- Pritzker Family Children’s Zoo at Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL
- DuPage Children’s Museum, Naperville, IL
- Kids On The Fly, O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, IL
Awards & Honors
- 2011 HUE Award for Exceptional Use of Color in Commercial Interiors, Benjamin Moore
- 2011 American Society of Interior Designers Design Excellence First Place Award, Fountaindale Public Library, Bolingbrook, IL
- 2009 AIA Distinguished Building Award – St. Chrysostom’s Day School Gothic Garden, Chicago, IL[4]
- 2009 AIA Mies van der Rohe Award, St. Chrysostom’s Day School Gothic Garden, Chicago, IL
- 2009 Association of Subcontractors and Affiliates Outstanding Project Award, Ronald McDonald House, The House in the Woods, Oak Lawn, IL
- 2007 American Library Association & International Interior Design Association Interior Design Award – Evanston Public Library Teen Loft, Evanston, IL[5]
- 2007 AIA Interior Architecture Award – Pritzker Family Children’s Zoo, Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL
- 2005 Illinois Association of Museums Award of Excellence – Bonner Heritage Farm, Lindenhurst, IL
- 2003 AIA Distinguished Building Award – DuPage Children’s Museum, Naperville, IL
Bibliography
- Design For Kids (with Peter Exley and Daniel Vieyra), Images Publishing, Mulgrave 2007. ISBN 978-1864701807
- The Best of Everything For Your Baby (with Les Krantz), Prentice Hall Press, New Jersey 1999. ISBN 0-7352-0032-7
External links
- architecture is fun official website
- world architects official website
- fun finders official website
- design for kids official website
- MoMA/MoMA PS1 Blog featuring the work of Architecture is Fun
References
- ^ HUE Awards 2012 http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/for-your-home/benjamin-moore-hue-awards-to-be-presented-for-br-exceptional-use-of-color-in-architecture-interio
- ^ Images Publishing Group http://isbndb.com/d/book/design_for_kids.html
- ^ Prentice Hall Publishing http://isbndb.com/d/book/the_best_of_everything_for_your_baby.html
- ^ AIA Chicago 2009 Distinguished Building Awards http://www.aiachicago.org/special_features/2009DEA/awards.asp?catID=1
- ^ ALA/IIDA Interior Design Awards http://www.iida.org/content.cfm/recent-winners-list-ala