Rick Joy (born 1958

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. Rick Joy is Principal of Studio Rick Joy, an architecture and planning firm established in 1993 in

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Early life

Joy was born in

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. He studied music at the

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before studying architecture at the

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, graduating in 1990. His architectural career began with a 3-year appointment on the design team of the

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with

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Architects.

Career and recognition

In 1993, Joy established Rick Joy Architects in

Tucson, Arizona , "(at the) base of the black

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. The firm, owned and operated by Joy, changed its name to Studio Rick Joy in 2019 and had a staff of thirty as of that year. The work of Studio Rick Joy ranges from high-concept contemporary design to traditional architectural and master planning services. Many of the firm's works have been exhibited, published, and awarded. Joy received the 2002

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Award in Architecture and in 2004 won the prestigious

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from the

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. In 2019, he was inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame. The firm has gained substantial international recognition, has participated in multiple exhibitions, and has been featured in over 150 publications worldwide. Joy has lectured extensively throughout the United States and around the globe and is considered an important contributor to the ongoing global discourse on modern architecture. He periodically serves as a visiting professor of architecture at the

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, and

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In 2002, Joy's first monograph was published under the title ''Desert Works'', as the first in the

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/Graham Foundation invited New Voices in Architecture series. The firm's extensive experience with lifestyle based projects encompasses a wide range of project types and locations. Early residential projects in the desert southwest frequently employed

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, steel and concrete in the design. Expanding into different climates and cultural places has led to new formal responses and a diverse, locally grounded material palette. The firm has realized architectural residences in regions such as mountains in

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, forests in

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, and an urban loft in the heart of

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. In the late 2010s, the firm began to expand its work to new types of sites, like the islands of

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and Ibiza and completed its first civic project, a transit hall and market on the

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Campus. It also began to work at a large scale, with projects such as a luxury resort for

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in southern

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with I-10 Studio, the

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Campus Chapel and Holy Cross Institute Complex, the 9 story housing block for the

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, the master planning of new towns in Mexico and

, new master planning in York, Maine and Le Massif, Canada, a 1.3 million square foot mixed-use development in

Tucson, Arizona , "(at the) base of the black

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Major works

*2019 Polanco, Mexico City, Mexico *2019 Sabina Estates, Ibiza *2018 Le Cabanon, Turks and Caicos *2017 Princeton Transit Hall, United States *2012 NY Loft,

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, United States * 2012 Lone Mountain Ranch House,

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, United States * 2009 Woodstock Farm, Woodstock,

, United States *2007 Amangiri Resort,

, United States *2006 Ventana Canyon Residence,

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, United States *2005 Adobe Canyon Residence, Patagonia,

, United States *2005 Desert Nomad House,

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, United States *2001 Tucson Mountain House,

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, United States *2000 Tubac Residence, Tubac,

, United States *1999 400 South Rubio Studio,

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, United States *1998 Catalina Mountain Residence,

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, United States *1998 Convent Avenue Studios,

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, United States

Awards

Awards include: * 2019 Interior Design Hall of Fame Inductee *2019 Record Houses Award *2013 Jeff Harnar Award for Contemporary Architecture for Lone Mountain Ranch House near

* 2012 Local Genius Award - Museum of Contemporary Art,

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* 2012

Alumni of the Year Award * 2010 Record Houses Award for Woodstock Farm *2009 Mario Pani Award, Universidad de Anahuac,

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, Mexico * 2009 Record Houses Award for Ventana Canyon House *2008 American Architecture Award for AvraVerde project with exhibitions in the United States, Italy and

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*2005 Record Houses Award for Desert Nomad House *2004

Winner, Cooper-Hewitt –

*2002

, Academy Award in Architecture *2001 Record House Award for Tubac Residence * 2001 AIA Arizona Honor Awards for Tubac Residence and Rubio Studio * 2000 AR+D Emerging Architecture Award * 2000 The

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Emerging Voices Award * 2000 I.D. Magazine Annual Design Award for Rubio Avenue Studio * 2000 AIA Central Arizona Home of the Year for Catalina House * 1997 Record House Award for Convent Avenue Studios * 1997 I.D. Magazine Annual Design Award for Convent Avenue Studios

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Joy, Rick 1958 births Living people University of Maine alumni University of Arizona alumni Architects from Maine Architects from Tucson, Arizona People from Dover-Foxcroft, Maine

Early life

Career and recognition

Major works

Awards

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