SPIRIT OF DESIGN

Founded in 1993 by American Architect and educator, Travis Price, FAIA, Spirit of Place-Spirit of Design is an international design-build education with a cultural exchange curriculum. SOP teaches students to design architecture that responds to the poetic specificity of the culture, mythology, and the ecology of place. For over 20 years, Spirit of Place has been invited by project patrons in a host country to create a ‘legacy marker' that revitalizes a unique aspect of historic culture celebrating the spirit of place... Spirit of Place brings students from schools of architecture and design, all from different countries of the world, to design the project during the spring semester at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. The experience is a 3-credit course for undergraduate and graduate students as part of CUA's concentration in Cultural Studies and Sacred Space. Following detailed site visits for site selection, research, planning and consultation with community..

Also known as: SPIRIT of DESIGN Inc., Spirit of Place-Design

Primary location: Washington United States