#Museums #Interview with Jennifer Luce, FAIA of Luce et Studio

January 26, 2025

#Museums #Interview with Jennifer Luce, FAIA of Luce et Studio

Jennifer Luce, FAIA
of Luce et Studio

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When I tell people that I have a podcast… well that is after they ask me:

"Oh, did you start it during covid?"

No, i am not a covid podcaster, I started it on July of 2018, during the AIA conference in New York, so I have been continuously posting through the last 5 1/2 years and have over 70 episodes now. BUT! I do have some really good episodes that are a good picture of architecture during covid, that I will attest to and when I read those blogs and listen to those podcasts, I am pretty happy that I recorded that history.

people will respond similarly as when I tell them I’m an architect... maybe with a little disbelief, though I am actually much older than a lot of the men in this occupation now and I am definitely as old as many of the men that I went to school with so many years ago, but they will also tell me who they think I should interview... and one of the people is the person that I am interviewing for this episode:

"Oh I have a great person that you could interview for your podcast…. Do you know Jennifer Luce? She's a woman architect!"

And though I do not know of all of the women architects in San Diego, I have met Jennifer Luce, FAIA of Luce et Studio, whom I have met numerous times over the last 25 years that I have been in San Diego again.

So, I happened to attend a coastal design residential awards program in Santa Monica at the DWR that was started by the Long Beach/South Bay chapter of the AIA, the Custom Residential architects network group and a few people said, “Michele you should interview Jennifer for your podcast and I said, well I have sent her emails and called before but we spoke to each other and after a few months we were finally able to make our schedules work because they, as I, (Yes, I have an architecture practice!!!) are busy running their firms. And Museums just happen to be one of my favorite Building Types and as Jennifer has been involved in a few here in town that I have had the opportunity to visit and because Museum Month is coming up in San Diego in February, this is perfect!

So, if you have any suggestions for guests, you can always let me know and if you have any suggestions for sponsors, let me know because I love hearing from product representatives, contractors and other consultants who would like to be sponsors of the podcast. The podcast and blog continues to be downloaded for listens and reads every month, including this latest one!

The Curtain at the Mingei that Jennifer and I are
referencing in the podcast that the artist
will be having an opening at Luce et Studio

The twisted columns that Jennifer and I
are referencing in the podcast,
Mingei Renovation,

Mingei Renovation,
Balboa Park, San Diego, California
Architect: Luce et Studio

Jennifer Luce, FAIA of Luce et Studio

lucestudio.com
Jennifer Luce is a licensed Architect practicing in California and New York. With a Bachelor of Architecture from Carleton University in 1984, she received the A. Dunton Alumni Award of Distinction, and is a member of the Alumni Council at the Design School. In 1994, Jennifer earned her Master of Design Studies from Harvard University and is now a member of the Alumni Council and HAA Alumni Board. In 2016, the American Institute of Architects recognized Jennifer’s outstanding contribution to the field and elevated her to the College of Fellows.
Jennifer is passionate about research, process, and materials, and maintains a strong presence in the international architectural community. She serves on a variety of advisory boards for cultural institutions and presently co-chairs both the AIA California Monterey Design Conference and the San Diego Civic Center Revitalization Citizens’ Committee.
Jennifer established her eponymous multi-disciplinary architectural practice, LUCE et studio, in 1990. Now with over three decades of award-winning project experience, LUCE focuses on civic and cultural buildings, creative workspaces, restaurants, and urban design interventions. LUCE et studio has completed projects for the San Diego Public Library, San Diego Museum of Art, the New Children’s Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, and most recently the $55 million renovation and expansion of the Mingei International Museum at Balboa Park.

Jennifer's Three Classic Buildings: