CREATIVVE PROCESS IN ARCHITECTURE PRESENTS A DEFINITIVE COLLECTION OF ARCHITECTURAL ACOMPLISHEMENTS BY CELEBRATED ARCHITECT DON PAUL YOUNG. REFLECTING UPON MORE THAN SIX DECADES OF PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE AND AWARD-WINING DESIGN, DON PAUL YOUNG OFFERS INSIGHT INTO THE ARCHITECTURAL INFLUENCES AND CREATIVE MOTIVATIONS THAT HAVE GUIDED HIS LONGTIME SUCCESS.
THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, DON HAS SOUGHT TO CREATE SPATIAL EXPERIENCES WITH A PRAGMATISM SENSITIVE TO MAN AND HIS ENVIRONMENT. SOLVING AGE-OLD DICHOTOMIES IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, HIS WORK REPRESENTS A SYNTHESIS OF IDEAS UNIFYING MAN AND NATURE, FORM AND FUNCTION, AND BUILDING AND SITE IN A SINGULAR ARTISTIC EXPRESSION. COMBINING TRADITIONAL VALUES AND MODERN STANDARDS, HE POSSESSES A CLARITY OF VISION PRAISED BY ALL WHO APPRECIATE ARCHITECTURE.
CREATIVE PROCESS IN ARCHITECTURE EXAMINES ARCHITECTURE FROM NEITHER AN ACADEMIC NOR TECHNICAL POIT OF VIEW, BUT FROM A HUMANISTIC PERSPECTIVE WITH REGARD FOR ARCHITECTURE AS A SIGNIFICANT FORM OF ART. THROUGH THOUGHTFUL MEDITATIONS, KEEN OBSERVATIONS, AND COLORFUL VISUAL REFERENCE, DON PAUL YOUNG CONVEYS ESSENTIAL CONCEPTS IN ARCHITECTURE.
FROM A CHARMINGLY QUAINT STUDIO NESTLED IN THE HEART OF BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MICHIGAN, DON PAUL YOUNG EARNED A REPUTATION FOR DESIGNING DISTICTIVE ARCHITECTURE WITH PRACTICAL ELEGANCE UNIQUELY HIS OWN.
WORKING AS AN INDEPENDENT ARCHITECT SINCE 1957, AND SUBSEQUENTLY AS CHIEF ARCHITECT AND CO-FOUNDER OF YOUNG & YOUNG ARCHITECTS WITH PARTNER AND SON, TODD MITCHELL YOUNG, SINCE 1984, DON HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS DISTINCTIONS FOR HIS ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS INCLUDING RECOGNITION FROM BETTER HOMES & GARDENS FOR DESIGNING ONE OF THE 12 BEST SMALL HOMES IN AMERICA.
A REGISTERED ARCHITECT IN SEVENT STATES AND AN AIA, NCARB, AND USGBC MEMBER, DON HAS EARNED RESPECT AND ADMIRATION IN HIS FIELD AND THE LOYALTY OF LONGSTANDING PATRONS WHO AFFECTIONATELY REGARD HIS CREATIONS AS WONDERFUL PLACES TO LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY.
A USAAC VETERAN, DEVOUT HUSBAND, AND PROUD FATHER OF FOUR OSNS, DON HAS LED A ROBUST PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE. HE RESIDES IN BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN AND ACTIVELY SERVES YOUNG & YOUNG ARCHITECTS IN A CHIEF ADVISORY ROLE.
