Bio

Landon Carpenter received a Master of Architecture from Princeton University and a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Michigan. He is an NCARB certified architect.

In parallel to practicing architecture, he has taught at a number of schools including University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Lawrence Technological University’s College of Architecture and Design, and as an Assistant Instructor at Princeton University’s School of Architecture.

He has worked on projects of all scales in the US and abroad with a particular focus on designing sensitive architecture in complex settings such as college campuses, historic contexts, and irregular urban sites.

Landon’s practice and teaching are centred around the themes of composition and construction. He considers composition to be a core practice which links architecture with other art forms and more broadly with the humanities. Through composing relationships between architectural elements, buildings and cities, history and the present, as well as individuals and societies, he sees architecture both reflecting human experience while transforming it at the same time.

His interest in construction stems from a belief that the most pressing problem facing architects today is the disposability of contemporary buildings. This has led him to investigate robust methods of construction such as load bearing masonry, stone, and heavy timber in contrast to conventional concrete, steel, and wood frame buildings.  

Landon previously worked for Stan Allen, MOS Architects, Cesar Pelli, and practices at The Collaborative.