In Inglewood California, Christopher Mercier, President and Design Principal of (fer) studio builds award-winning Contemporary Iconic Architecture designed by a process whereby the final form is a result of a unique and collaborative design research method entitled Form Environment Research - or (fer) studio for short. FER's approach is to produce a unique iconic form that offers each client a strong personalized visual identity arising from exceptional care for their aims.

Christopher Mercier is a specialist in the human-environment relationship and uses the "environment" as a tool to help do a lot with a little. In today's interview, we'll speak with him to discuss the opportunities for building these "environments" to do the heavy lifting for us. After the interview, we'll hear a segment from one of our webinars about building these kinds of environments to help us influence others to meet our ambitious aims.