User:Kmaschke/Edward M Peck
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Edward M Peck is an internationally recognized architect specializing in emerging technologies and the design of innovative and sustainable building skins. His experience ranges from design positions within international architectural firms to being a specialty skin consultant to some of the leading architects.
For ten years Peck was a director at Vector Foiltec, one of the leading ETFE design / manufacturers. While at Vector Foiltec he pioneered the use of ETFE in the United States[1]. He was in charge of the design, engineering, building agency approvals, and construction of more than 15 ETFE projects. Peck consulted on the folliwing notable projects:
- The Beijing National Aquatics Center, known as the “Watercube” for the 2008 Olympics[2]
- The Art Center College of Design South Campus in Pasadena California[3]
- The Boca Raton Resort and Club Palm Court[4]
Each project employed innovative uses of ETFE membranes.
Peck’s expertise has been shared through unique collaborations with leading architects like Walter Netsch, Moshe Safdie, and Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture. Peck has lectured and written about innovative and sustainable skin systems and integrated design processes at various universities and professional organizations around the world.
Since 2008 Peck has been one of the leaders of Thornton Tomasetti’s Building Skin Practice[5]. He continues to employ his expertise in ETFE membranes, innovative building skins, complex structural glass systems, and advanced curtain wall systems with consulting architects.
Peck is a registered architect in the state of New York, has a certification with the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, and is a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) accredited professional.
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- ^ Woyke. Material for an Architectural Revolution. Bloomberg Businessweek. April 24, 2007. "http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/apr2007/id20070424_903199_page_2.htm"
- ^ Gonchar. Inside Beijing's Big Box of Blue Bubbles. McGraw Hill construction continuing Education Center. July 2008."http://continuingeducation.construction.com/article.php?L=5&C=418&P=1"
- ^ Barbian. "ETFE foil: Time to shine." Fabric Architecture. March 2008 "http://fabricarchitecturemag.com/articles/0308_f1_etfe.html"
- ^ Louie. "A High-tech roof for a 1926 Palm Court." The New York Times. July 17, 2008. "http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/17/garden/17rooms.html"
- ^ Thornton Tomasetti. 2008. "http://www.thorntontomasetti.com/news/press/10-thornton_tomasetti_hires_edward_peck_aia_as_senior_associate_in_chicago_office_to_expand_the_firm_s_building_skin_practice"
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