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2024
Julie attended the opening of the Secrets of the Universe/Solid Nature show at the Luminaire showroom in Miami. The second stop for "Souvenirs of a Forgotten Past" and their piece E la Nave Va – September 2024
Frank joined the Competitions Class teaching International Graduate students at Politecnico Milano – September 2024
Julie and Frank attended the opening of the Secrets of the Universe/Solid Nature show at Luminaire in Chicago. Debuting their piece E la Nave Va for "Souvenirs of a Forgotten Past" – June 2024
Stepping Into the Future, The Great Library - Episode 05 debuted. The series explores our design for The Great Library from concept through “construction” as a virtual repository of connected construction information – March 2024
Nothing Left to Chance, The Great Library - Episode 04 debuted. The series explores our design for The Great Library from concept through “construction” as a virtual repository of connected construction information – February 2024
Julie and Frank attended the opening of the ARCHI PELAGO Luminaire x Living Divani at Luminaire in Los Angeles. Debuting their hand crafted divan – February 2024
The Building Technology Gap, The Great Library - Episode 03 debuted. The series explores our design for The Great Library from concept through “construction” as a virtual repository of connected construction information – January 2024
2023
Julie and Frank travel to Ephesus, Turkey to film Episode 4 & 5 of the The Great Library series for Trimble – November 2023
The Design Journey Begins, The Great Library - Episode 02 debuted. The series explores our design for The Great Library from concept through “construction” as a virtual repository of connected construction information – June 2023
Frank joined the Competitions Class teaching International Graduate students at Politecnico Milano – September 2023
Final filming for Episode 2 of The Great Library at our office today – March 2023
2022
Modern Construction through the Lens of a Roman Masterpiece, The Great Library - Episode 01 debuted. The series explores our design for The Great Library from concept through “construction” as a virtual repository of connected construction information – November 2022
Frank joined the Competitions Class teaching International Graduate students at Politecnico Milano – September 2022
Julie joined an Association for Women in Architecture + Design Mentorship panel discussion titled “Tips for Women in Architecture and Construction” moderated by Rani Ranade with Susan Nwankpa, Charlotte Hutton and Stephanie Lin – August 2022
Julie was a juror for the "Marker Design Challenge" competition, dedicated to recognizing women in architecture, sponsored by the Association for Women in Architecture + Design – May 2022
Julie and Frank joined the Graduate Thesis Reviews at Cal Poly Pomona – May 2022
Our TreeHouse project was stop number 3 on the architectural tour benefitting Venice Community Housing as part of the Venice Design Series – April 2022
2021
Julie and Frank gave a lecture in Florence, Italy titled "Affettati Misti" to 4th year students of California State University Florence, Architecture Program – November 2021
While in Milan, Julie and Frank gave a lecture to Los Angeles based students from East Los Angeles College, Architecture Department titled “Mind Your Matter” as part of the ELAC Fall Lecture Series – November 2021
Frank joined the Competitions Class teaching International Graduate students in person at Politecnico Milano – September 2021
Julie joined a group of students to discuss her work and career from her alma mater Syracuse University, School of Architecture – August 2021
2020
Julie joined a ULI LA/WLI panel discussion lead by Mary Lynne Boron with Barbara Bouza and Dafna Kaplan discussing Gender Equity in Architecture – December 2020
As a member of the Board, Frank created three virtual environments for the annual Design Awards program of the A+D Museum – December 2020
Frank rejoined the Design Program teaching International Graduate students virtually at Politecnico Milano – September 2020
Julie and Frank participated in the Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design Summer Exhibition “Every.Thing.Changes” collaborating with the writer Sam Bloch and landscape designer Hyunch Sung as part of a group of text and visual works – August 2020
Julie joined Sarah Barnard and Adaeze Cadet for a panel discussion at the USGBC LA- Municipal Green Building Conference & Expo; Building a Compassionate Community: Empathy As A Core Principle of Design Practice – August 2020
Frank was a member of the Jury for the CC AIA Design Awards - August 2020
Julie was the Jury Chair for the Cavin Family Traveling Fellowship – May 2020
Frank was a member of the Jury for the AIA Los Angeles 2020 Residential Architecture Awards – April 2020
Julie and Frank spoke to California Home & Design about the design of their "Tree House", Architects at Home in Venice –
Philip Ferrato 1 – April 2020
Julie and Frank touch on their design inspirations, practice today, and what it means to design in Los Angeles and beyond Architecture Doesn’t Exist Without People,
ArchDaily – Eric Baldwin 18 Feb 2020
Julie and Frank on Starting a New Practice Three Decades Into Their Career
The Architect’s Newspaper – Shane Reiner-Roth 15 Jan 2020
We formed an independent design practice
Interior Design – Edie Cohen 28 Jan 2020
Rios Clementi Hale Studios former partners announce new venture ADPro – Jessica Ritz 16 Jan 2020
Julie Smith-Clementi and Frank Clementi describe the tenets of the new firm's design practice.
Forbes – Julia Brenner 11 Feb 2020
The duo announced a new Los Angeles–based design firm, Architect Magazine staff – 23 Jan 2020
smith-clementi goes small but global, Partners Depart to Form New Studio, Los Angeles Business Journal – Hannah Madans 17 Jan 2020
From plates to parks Julie Smith-Clementi and Frank Clementi launch new design office,
Archinect, – Antonio Pacheco 8 Jan 2020
We broke off to launch, Commercial Observer – Greg Cornfield 13 Jan 2020
We want to matter to both our mentors and our mothers , Blau Journal – Anthony Bayer 10 Jan 2020
Julie talks about the Orchestration of Expertise Prism – Emma Kapp 7 Jan 2020