Ernesto and Krista

This week I'm joined by Ernesto Cragnolino, a partner of at local firm, Alterstudio and his wife, Krista Whitson an architect at Mell Lawrence Architects. In 2004 the couple saved what's known to be the best work of architect Harwell Hamilton Harris, who built the apartments in the 1950s, from unsympathetic developers. Krista and Ernesto restored the building and in 2013 they strived for it to be a national landmark. This however is not their AIA Austin Homes tour house, they have generously opened their own home which they designed together in the West Campus neighbourhood of Austin. Their home was recently featured in Dwell magazine .Krista Whitson, AIA, holds a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Chicago. Krista has worked at Mell Lawrence Architects for the past two decades. She is interested in all things designed related. Her photography exhibit "Dance Halls of Central Texas" and catalog was supported by a grant from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts. She hails from Indiana.With over 20 years of professional practice, Ernesto Cragnolino has focused on the design of institutional, commercial and residential projects for a variety of clients and at a variety of budgets. Ernesto has taught design and construction at The University of Texas School of Architecture, with an emphasis towards building envelope design and detailing. Ernesto was elevated to the prestigious AIA College of Fellows in 2016. He is originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, but grew up in Columbus, Ohio and Long Island, New York.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.