Danny Sagan

Danny Sagan creates buildings, furniture, sculpture and drawings. Sagan is interested in making work that speaks of time and place while acknowledging the constraints of climate, context, and the need for more efficient buildings. Together with Alisa Dworsky, Sagan co-founded DS Architects which designs zero-net-energy houses, small commercial projects, and furniture. 

The work of DS Architects has received awards for energy efficiency and design. Sagan and Dworsky practiced as design/builders from 1989-1999. They currently collaborate on art installations and furniture as well as buildings. Sagan has also written on the history design/build and design/build pedagogy. Sagan's current research focus is on the revival or Ornament and Decarbonization. 

M.Arch. Yale School of Architecture
B.A. Yale College

SA 111 Foundations of Architecture and Art
SA 112 Foundations of Architecture and Art 2
AP 327 Active Building Systems
AP 312 Architectural Design IV
AP 412 Architectural Design V
AP 414/514 Architectural Seminar in Design

• Heilman, Eric, with Sagan. Rumblestrip Vermont: Ode to Village Life. Podcast and Public Radio Article, 2023.
• Sagan, Daniel. “The Design Build Movement in Vermont.” DOCOMOMO Newsletter, Regional Spotlight, September 14, 2021.
• Blaisdale, Eric. “Norwich Students Designing Tiny Homes for Middlebury Village.” Times Argus, November 10, 2020.
• Gow, Mary. “‘InterSpace’: Montpelier Installation Part of Worldwide Festival.” Times Argus, October 17, 2020.