Conrad Skinner Design LLC

"I design architectural space that works with the human body and our perception. I pay particular attention to the site, be it urban, suburban or rural. I believe that architecture should enhance our awareness of our bodies and of the space around us." Conrad Skinner, AIA, practices architecture and furniture design. He has resided in Santa Fe, NM since 1985. He has also traveled widely in Asia and Europe, living in Tokyo, Japan and Rennes, France. He speaks fluent Japanese and French. A graduate of Reed College, Conrad majored in art and art history. During nearly three years’ living in Japan in the 1970s, he worked closely with artists and architects and showed sculpture in a solo exhibition at Gallery Te. In New York subsequently, he fabricated and installed large-scale sculpture for artist Dennis Oppenheim, including public art exhibitions, Art on the Beach and the group show, Metaphor, at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, DC. Architecture is in Conrad’s DNA. He learned early on how to build boats from his naval-architect father, and to honor the environment from his environmental-activist mother; her citizen-led efforts to clean up the Chesapeake Bay were models for ensuing initiatives. Henry Churchill, Conrad’s maternal grandfather, was an architect and urban planner in New York and Philadelphia who designed and built the first Bauhaus-inspired skyscraper in Manhattan. An eye for nautical line and a sensitivity to beautiful materials that design climate-sensitive spaces identify Conrad’s work. His awareness and appreciation of architecture stretch from his childhood into today.