ON THE RISE
DESIGN DNA
SPACE EXPLORER By Heidi Mitchell
THE VIEW FROM ALDA LY’S CURRENT OFFICE AT 7 WORLD TRADE CENTER IS AN ARCHITECT’S FANTASY. Through the northwest-
facing windows, one can see Heatherwick Studio’s Little Island jutting into the Hudson; farther east lies Herzog & de Meuron’s “Jenga” tower in Tribeca, its balconies protruding this way and that; and farther uptown, the controversial column of Rafael Viñoly’s 432 Park— 50
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BILYANA DIMITROVA; CHRISTINE HAN
Architect Alda Ly is pushing to change the way we think about interiors.