Silverlake Conservatory of Music Unveils Parallax Plans For New Home
Marking the 50th birthday of its celebrated co-founder Flea, the Silverlake Conservatory of Music sponsored a star-studded multimedia event to raise funds for its new music school and auditorium in Hollywood. The unveiling of the Parallax design for the new school was one of several highlights of the evening which included performances by The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ben Harper, as well as a silent art auction featuring works by Shepard Fairey, Banksy and Takashi Murakami.
Read more about what the Silverlake Conservatory of Music means to Flea in interviews with The Huffington Post, CNN and Rolling Stone.
Joe plays a leading role in setting the firm’s philosophy for architectural design and construction technology applications. His dedication to delivering imaginative buildings has resulted in the realization of many innovative structures for leading academic institutions. He applies his design expertise to each Parallax project and takes special interest in developing creative solutions to architectural planning and technology challenges.
Prior to founding Parallax Associates, Joe served for six years as a Project Designer in the Cambridge office of Hugh Stubbins and Associates. He also worked for four years in the LA office of Johnson Fain Pereira Associates leading project teams for a variety of high-profile urban projects.
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CA License #C-24805
Affiliations
American Institute of Architects
Bachelor of Architecture
Boston Architectural College
Recipient of the American Institute of Architects Scholastic Medal
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Craig is responsible for setting the firm’s design philosophy and ensuring its consistent application to each project. His commitment to creating high-performance buildings and his special expertise in architectural planning and design are behind much of Parallax Associates’ success as a source of exceptional educational facilities. He remains involved in each Parallax project from beginning to end, helping clients develop a compelling vision and bring it to completion.
Craig is one of the founding principals of Parallax Associates. He has practiced architecture since 1984, held teaching positions at Cornell University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and worked for over four years as a Senior Designer at the Los Angeles firm Johnson, Fain Pereira Associates.
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CA License #C-30687
Affiliations
American Institute of Architects
Master of Architecture
Cornell University
Bachelor of Architecture with Honors
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
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While many design firms limit their services to the “front end” of the design process, Parallax is committed to providing the complete sequence of design and documentation services necessary to get a project built. By devoting ourselves to both the design drawings and the construction documents we can apply accumulated experience from our data base to all phases of a project’s development. This enables us to continuously build on past successes and pay special attention to details that are specifically relevant to educational uses.
As a result of our high volume of work with private schools in Los Angeles, Parallax principals and staff have cultivated excellent working relationships with many senior and mid-level agency officials at the Los Angeles Planning Department and the Department of Building and Safety.
Parallax also has extensive experience helping clients complete the Environmental Impact Reports and Conditional Use Permits that are so often a part of planning new development for independent schools. This includes creating analytical drawings and planning exhibits, editing technical reports, presenting planning concepts at public hearings and helping clients build community consensus around their project.
Since the firm’s inception in 1994, we have been clearing permits for education projects both large and small. Through a combination of our building-code knowledge and our win-win negotiating skills, we have built a reputation as high-scoring client advocates in the public approvals process.
Parallax staff oversees the construction of each Parallax project and visits the job site regularly to ensure that the completed project fulfills the design criteria. In addition to making regular job-site visits, we review shop drawings, answer the contractor’s requests for information, and approve contractor billings. In addition to safeguarding the design intent, our close engagement with the physical placement of the project enables us to exploit unforeseen design opportunities as they arise. This way we continue to refine the project’s quality right up until completion.
