Sustainable Design, Lecture 2: Felipe Mesa

Architecture Sarasota

Join the second in our lecture series: Sustainable Design, with speaker Felipe Mesa.

265 S Orange Ave

Sustainable Design Lecture Series - Spring 2026

Re-envisioning the built environment to prioritize sustainability, resilience, and innovation. This series focuses on responsive design strategies and architecture capable of adapting to rapid environmental change.

Sustainable Design - Lecture 2 Felipe Mesa, PLAN:B ArchitectsFebruary 18, 20266:00 - 7:00pmThe Pavilion, 265 S Orange Ave., Sarasota, FL 34236 ABOUT THE SERIESRe-envisioning the built environment to prioritize sustainability, resilience, and innovation. This series focuses on responsive design strategies and architecture capable of adapting to rapid environmental change. Gabriela Carrillo, Taller Gabriela CarrilloFebruary 4, 2026 - 6:00 pm Felipe Mesa, PLAN:B ArchitectsFebruary 18, 2026 - 6:00 pm Mike Calvino, CALVINO Architecture StudioApril 22, 2026 - 6:00 pm ABOUT THE SPEAKERFelipe Mesa is a Colombian architect and founding principal of PLAN B: Arquitectos, a Medellín- based practice recognized for its deeply contextual and conceptually rigorous work. Mesa’s architecture is grounded in a philosophical stance that treats each project as a “provisional pact”—a negotiated response to social, environmental, economic, and material constraints rather than a fixed formal solution. He views architecture as a permeable system, one that absorbs and reflects the conditions of its place, allowing context to shape form, structure, and use. Ranging from public buildings and housing to landscapes and installations, his buildings are characterized by openness, adaptability, and a strong dialogue with climate, topography, urban fabric, and cultural life.

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