I recently attended the Monterey Design Conference. The speakers, Asilomar Conference Grounds (with buildings designed by Julia Morgan), and natural scenery were all inspirational. There were informative sessions on ZNCD (Zero Net Carbon Design), and I left with a long list of resources that can help us get to our goal of climate-positive design.

A speaker highlight for me was hearing humorous tales from James Wines of SITE. I grew up near one of SITE’s early works in Towson, Maryland and was surprised to learn that James, now in his 90’s, is still pushing boundaries in environmental art and architecture!

Here is an image of SITE’s (now demolished) ‘Tilt’ BEST showroom and photos from my weekend in Pacific Grove.