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architecture
Craig Henritzy is an architect in Northern California whose work includes several Native inspired roundhouses: Napo-Cha, built in Napa- 1996, and Sun Hawk- 1998 for solar guru John Schaeffer. With others, Henritzy has promoted sustainable architecture. His solar design is complemented with the pioneering of ICFs- Insulated Concrete Forms; repurposed blocks that realize many curved and circular floor plans. Along with the roundhouse, in 2008 Henritzy journeyed to Guatemala to design an eco-retreat in the mountains above Antigua. Campanario de Panchoy, influenced by Mayan architecture, is a magic realism concept, 100% self-sufficient compound, that includes ground breaking organic farming. Research for Campanario has taken Henritzy to the far reaches of the Yucatan, Honduras, and southern Mexico. Ten years of teaching sustainable architecture in the San Francisco culminated in teaching engagements at Taliesin West- Frank Lloyd Wrights famous campus. Henritzy was one of the first teachers to introduce sustainable design for on-line learning. Henritzy’s writing encapsulate his experience in Guatemala: “The WaterHawk” and “The Jaguars,” describe mystical events in the shaping of Campanario. Most recently, he is completing work on Quest for Amerindia- historical fiction tracing bicycle journeys into Native lands, while uncovering the indigenous history of New York City.