Architect Ned Sawyer Jr. to Lecture on Sonoran Desert Design at Scottsdale DWR

Highlights

• Architect Edward B. 'Ned' Sawyer Jr., AIA, will give a public lecture on Sonoran desert design on May 13, 2026.
• The event is hosted at Design Within Reach, 15059 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale 85254.
• Sawyer is the owner of Edward B. Sawyer Jr. Architect and is known for site-specific architecture in the desert Southwest.
• Tickets and event details are available through the Eventbrite listing.

Architect Edward B. 'Ned' Sawyer Jr., AIA, will deliver a public lecture on Sonoran desert design at the Design Within Reach showroom at 15059 North Scottsdale Road in Scottsdale on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.

The event, listed on Eventbrite as 'Architect Lecture: Ned Sawyer X DWR,' is described as 'an engaging architect lecture focusing on Sonoran desert design with Ned Sawyer Jr.'

Sawyer is the owner of Edward B. Sawyer Jr. Architect and holds the AIA designation. His work has been characterized as site-specific architecture, an approach that responds directly to the landscape and conditions of a given site — a sensibility well suited to the Sonoran desert context he will address. A 2019 profile published by the Arizona Community Foundation carried the headline 'Architect's Perspective: Edward B. "Ned" Sawyer, Jr

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