Laurie Friedman

AIA LEED AP; M.A., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; B.S. in architectural studies, University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana; B.A. in art from University of California, Los Angeles; Designated Subjects CTE Teaching Credential, UC Berkeley Extension. Ms. Friedman AIA LEED AP has been a licensed, practicing architect for over 30 years and a California credentialed teacher in Career and Technical Education. She has taught architectural design studios at NCARB accredited architecture colleges, as well as architectural and engineering design at Redwood High School in Larkspur, CA. In addition to UCLA Extension, Ms. Friedman also teaches design and technology in the Interior Design and Interior Architecture program at UC Berkeley Extension. Her architectural firm, Earthlight Dwellings, specializes in modern, sustainable design and has had work featured on both Dwell Home Tours and HGTV, as well as in AIA San Francisco’s publication Small Firms, Great Projects. She currently resides in her LEED Gold certified dwelling in Marin County.
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