Lara Kaufman
Design Principal, SustainabilityStudio GangArchitect Lara Kaufman is a Design Principal based in Studio Gang's New York office. As Studio Gang’s Sustainability Lead, she oversees the Studio’s Sustainability Task Force and directs project teams on implementation of holistic design approaches for decarbonization, water conservation, site ecologies, and healthy materials. She has advanced initiatives for the Marlboro Agricultural Education Center and the David Rubenstein Treehouse, which is targeting Living Building Challenge’s Core Green Building Certification and Materials Petal.
A committed advocate for urgent climate action within the building industry, she is currently serving as co-lead for the Carbon Leadership Forum’s NYC hub and contributes to other working groups promoting environmental policy, best practices and education. She also leads the Studio’s ongoing research into sustainability, including a whole life carbon analysis of the Beloit College Powerhouse, and has joined numerous industry conferences, summits and university studio courses as an invited speaker.
Lara additionally brings over twenty years of experience stewarding complex cultural and institutional projects from conceptualization to completion. Prior to Studio Gang, she led the expansion project for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) from kickoff to opening while at Snøhetta.
She holds a Master of Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley and Bachelor of Arts in Russian Studies from Columbia University.
Designing Out Toxicity: Toward Healthier Material Futures
Toxic substances and unhealthy compounds remain pervasive in building materials—often hidden in everyday products, weakly regulated, and disproportion
…Toxic substances and unhealthy compounds remain pervasive in building materials—often hidden in everyday products, weakly regulated, and disproportionately impacting vulnerable communities. Designers and architects are increasingly working to change
…Toxic substances and unhealthy compounds remain pervasive in building materials—often hidden in everyday products, weakly regulated, and disproportionately impacting vulnerable communities. Designers and architects are increasingly working to change that.
This panel brings together Jonsara Ruth, co-founder and design director of Parsons School of Design’s Healthy Materials Lab, and Lara Kaufman, design principal and leader for Sustainability + Cl
…Toxic substances and unhealthy compounds remain pervasive in building materials—often hidden in everyday products, weakly regulated, and disproportionately impacting vulnerable communities. Designers and architects are increasingly working to change that.
This panel brings together Jonsara Ruth, co-founder and design director of Parsons School of Design’s Healthy Materials Lab, and Lara Kaufman, design principal and leader for Sustainability + Climate Action at Studio Gang. Moderated by Francisco Brown, senior editor and engagement manager at METROPOLIS, they will discuss how design can reduce toxic exposure while addressing industry challenges and social well-being, through applied research and integrated design.
In partnership with METROPOLIS and Healthy Materials Lab
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