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William "Bill" Valentine, FAIA, (born September 13, 1937, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is an influential American architect who has practiced at HOK since beginning his career in the St. Louis office in 1962. In 1970, he moved to California to help open HOK's San Francisco office. In 2000, he was named president and design principal of HOK and in 2005 he assumed the role of chairman. Valentine retired from HOK in 2012, after 50 years with the firm. He remains HOK chairman emeritus and lives in Mill Valley, California. Valentine received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from North Carolina State University and a Master of Architecture degree from Harvard University. He is a Lecturer in Architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. == Architectural expression == As a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) credentialed professional, Valentine has been a frequent speaker and author on sustainable design. He is a recognized leader for sustainability within the architectural profession.〔("2006 Sustainable Leadership Awards" ), CoreNet Global, April 25, 2006.〕〔("HOK Takes USGBC’s Organizational Excellence Award" ), Design Taxi, November 23, 2006.〕 Valentine has described his definition of good design as “a simple idea, elegantly executed and inspiring, with social significance and in harmony with the environment.” He is a strong advocate for simplicity and efficiency and the "power of using less" as essential concepts of sustainable architecture,〔("Great Architecture, Using Less ‘Stuff'" ), The Globe and Mail, September 28, 2007.〕〔("Doing More With Less" ), HOK Flickr Video, September 2008.〕 and attributes his philosophy—that "all designs should be very simple….we should work to solve our clients' needs and to be helpful to the world"—to the influence of HOK co-founder Gyo Obata.〔("Gyo’s Vision" ), HOK Flickr Video, September 2008.〕 Valentine is a self-proclaimed "evangelist" for affordable net zero carbon emissions design. In 2009-2010, he led an HOK team that collaborated with The Weidt Group to create a market-rate, zero-emissions prototype design for a Class A commercial office building in St. Louis, Missouri.〔(from a Zero Carbon Prototype" white paper ), "Building Design + Construction", March 2011.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bill Valentine (architect)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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