Joshua Aidlin is a founding partner of Aidlin Darling Design, formed with David Darling in 1998. He brings over 33 years of design experience in architecture, interiors, furniture design, product design, and sculpture. Aidlin Darling Design rigorously explores design across a wide range of scales, programs, and disciplines with the goal of enabling poetic, sustainable, and appropriate solutions. The firm has garnered over 250 regional, national, and international awards. In 2013, Aidlin Darling Design was bestowed a National Design Award from the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum for the firm’s full body of work. Joshua’s work explores the sensorial dimension of design through a broad range of project scales and typologies. His dedication to design is augmented by his lifelong interest in the arts and his strong sense of responsibility towards the environment. Through public and private projects, he has developed relationships with an array of artisans and makers, and has gained a comprehensive understanding of art and the environment in which it is made and experienced. Joshua is currently leading a number of projects including the Contemplative Commons at the University of Virginia, the AIA San Francisco Headquarters and the Center for Architecture + Design, a series of innovative Google retail stores, and residences throughout the country.