Moderator
Moderator
Ray Huff
Emeritus Associate Professor & Former Director of the Clemson Design Center Clemson Architecture Center in Charleston
Ray Huff's professional career combined the Academy and practice that engaged questions of architecture, culture, and the tectonic. He established the international architectural Practice Huff+Gooden Architects based in New York and Charleston. Ray founded the Clemson Design Center in Charleston (CDC.C) in 1987, where he served as director for 35 years.
In addition to teaching at the CAC.C/CDC.C, Ray held the Bishop Chair at Yale University's Graduate School of Architecture.
Ray was elevated to the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows in 2015.
Lectures related to his professional practice and academic work have included numerous educational institutions and professional societies, both nationally and internationally.
Awards and acknowledgments include the Clemson Architecture Alumni Achievement Award; Medal of Distinction from the American Institute of Architects; Tau Sigma Delta Award of Recognition, School of Architecture, Clemson University; several national awards from the National Council of Architecture Accrediting Boards for his academic work; including AIA Design Awards. In 2002, he was selected as one of six "Emerging Voices" by the New York Architectural League.
Ray retired from active Practice and the academy in 2022 as Emeritus Director and Associate Professor.
Speaking at
Thu 06 Mar
3:00 PM — 4:00 PM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time
Charleston Gaillard Center, Grand Ballroom
Charleston is facing a crisis of success. What is there to do about that?
Charleston is widely viewed as a desirable destination and has enjoyed years of unprecedented economic growth. This is evidenced by migration to the South generally and the Lowcountry. Charleston and the region consist of a uniquely historic urban core, coastal ecosystem, high employment, and an agreeable climate. But this success has been accompanied by extensive growth, unmet climatic and environmental challenges that regional leadership and the development community have been slow to focus on solution-based approaches.
How can a region of three major municipalities, three distinct regions with competing priorities, find common ground to embrace methodologies that champion healthy and sustainable communities, affordability, equitable growth, and robust-tiered mobility? This effort will require a collaborated and coordinated approach that provides protections of this unique landscape and a shared vision of what the Lowcountry can be. Our opening session will discuss the impacts and challenges facing the region and how developers, planners, community interest groups, governmental entities, and other constituencies can support and be part of a strategy that embraces new holistic approaches.