Events planned April 10-17
Herron Horton Architects principals Jeff Horton, AIA, LEED AP, and Jennifer Herron, AIA.
The University of Central Arkansas will host Herron Horton Architects, a Little Rock-based architecture and interior design firm, for a multiday residency April 10 and April 13-17, with events that showcase the intersection of art, architecture and human-centered design.
The residency will feature a public exhibition, panel discussion and keynote-style conversation highlighting Herron Horton Architects’ approach to design, craft, and the relationship between people and place. The exhibition “Art + Architecture: Sculpture + Scale” will be on view daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Carmen Thompson Gallery at the Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts.
Additional public events include a panel discussion and a Keystone Conversation exploring the firm’s design process and residency experience. All events are located on the UCA campus and are open to the public and free of charge, with no tickets required for entry.
The full schedule for the Herron Horton Architects residency is as follows:
- Friday, April 10, and Monday-Friday, April 13-17, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. – Public Event: “Art + Architecture: Sculpture + Scale” exhibition, Carmen Thompson Gallery, Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 2150 Bruce Street, Conway.
- Tuesday, April 15, 6:30-8:30 p.m. – Public Event: Panel Discussion with Herron Horton Architects, Concert Hall, Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts.
- Wednesday, April 16, 1:40-2:30 p.m. – Public Event: Keystone Conversation, “Learning by Design: Inside the Herron Horton Residency Experience,” Keystone Steps, Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts.
Herron Horton Architects is led by principals Jennifer Herron, AIA, and Jeff Horton, AIA, LEED AP, whose complementary passions for people, place, craft and creativity shape the firm’s human-centered work. Based in Little Rock, Arkansas, they approach architecture as a practice that is rooted in both artistic expression and functional design.
Jennifer Herron, a Little Rock native, earned her architecture degree from the University of Kansas, where she also studied fine art photography. Her experience in the San Francisco Bay Area and Little Rock led her to co-found Herron Horton Architects from a belief that architecture begins with people. Her background in photography informs her sensitivity to light, environment and the emotional qualities of space.
Jeff Horton, originally from the Kansas City area, earned his architecture degree from the University of Kansas and continued his studies at the University of Dortmund in Germany. His curiosity about how buildings are made informs his detail-driven approach to design and his commitment to evolving materials and technologies. In addition to his architectural work, Horton is also a painter through which he explores space and color.
Additional information about the residency is available by contacting Toni Gocke Wyre at awyre@uca.edu.