From Steam Launch to Stucco

The Story of The Sembrich Studio

Event Details

Friday, August 2, 2024
7:00 PM

The Sembrich - Indoors
4800 Lake Shore Drive
Bolton Landing, NY, 12814 (map)

Tickets: $23
($20 + $3 Processing Fee)

Join us for a fascinating look at how Marcella Sembrich’s century-old teaching studio came to be built, the origins of “Pine Hill” – built for Sembrich’s daughter-in-law across the road from the studio, and the Lake George architectural landscape in 1924. Presented by J.B. Clancy, an architect and artist with deep ties to the Adirondacks.

Followed by a tour and reception at Pine Hill.


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About the Presenter

J.B. Clancy, AIA
As a partner at Albert, Righter & Tittmann Architects, J.B. practices the art and science of architecture throughout the Northeast, designing buildings in the New England tradition with a focus on place and sustainability. J.B. designed Vermont’s first Certified Passive House.

J.B joined ART in 2002. Before working for ART, J.B. helped develop the master plan for NYC’s 2012 Summer Olympic bid. He holds a BA from Brown University and a MArch from Yale School of Architecture.  J.B. serves on the boards of the Institute for Classical Art and Architecture New England and Adirondack Architectural Heritage. 

J.B. grew up on Lake George, in Diamond Point, NY.  J.B. now lives in Milton, Massachusetts. When not designing buildings, J.B. likes to travel and sketch historic buildings. He is also a certified USSA ski coach, PSIA ski instructor, former ski racer, and avid backcountry skier.