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Hariri & Hariri Architecture
“Making the Cut,” page 134
principal design director: Gisue Hariri. principal executive architect: Mojgan Hariri, AIA. firm site: New York. firm size: Seven architects and designers. current projects: A house in Quogue, New York; a hotel on Kish Island, Iran; Folding Pod, a prefabricated disaster-relief shelter concept. honors: Interior Design Best of Year Awards; NYCxDESIGN Breakout Grant. origins: Gisue and Mojgan Hariri grew up in Iran, the daughters of an electrical engineer father and a homemaker-painter mother. beginnings: The two started collaborating as children, creating their own games, toys, and universe, and both studied architecture at Cornell University. haririandhariri.com
“Stone Harbor,” page 164 principal: Andrew Berman, FAIA. senior project manager: Dan Misri. firm site: New York. firm size: Six architects and designers. current projects: NYPL Inwood Library in New York; a house on Long
Island; SUNY University at Buffalo School of Architecture. honors: AIA New York, New Jersey, and Brooklyn/Queens Design Awards. italy: Berman instructs Antico/Nuovo, an annual workshop at Politecnico di Milano. texas: Misri has been traveling regularly to Marfa for nearly 25 years. andrewbermanarchitect.com
Wutopia Lab
“Next Chapter,” page 142 cofounder, chief architect: Ting Yu. firm site: Shanghai. firm size: 20 architects and designers. current projects: A food court and a bookstore in Shanghai. honors: Interior Design Best of Year Awards; International Design Award; Prix Versailles. pen: Yu is a columnist who writes about Shanghai food and culture. plate: Soup dumplings are among his favorite local snacks. wutopialab.com
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Kingston Lafferty Design
“An Emerald Isle,” page 126 founder, creative director: Róisín Lafferty. lead designer: Fiona Stone. firm site: Dublin. firm size: Nine architects and designers. current projects: Residences in Dublin and Louth, Ireland;
SISU Aesthetics Clinic in Miami. honors: Fit Out Awards. lung power: Lafferty has sung at Electric Picnic, Ireland’s biggest music festival. footwork: Stone was a professional Irish dancer with such troupes as Lord of the Dance and Riverdance. kingstonlaffertydesign.com
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NOA* Network of Architecture
“Divine Refuge,” page 172 cofounder, architect: Lukas Rungger. partner, architect: Christian Rottensteiner. firm sites: Bolzano and Turin, Italy; Berlin. firm size: 25 architects and designers. current projects: A golf course pavilion in Alpe di Siusi, Italy; a ski home in Seefeld, Austria; a diving resort on Bonaire island. honors: Ahead Europe award; WAF Award shortlist. young: Rungger and Stefan Rier cofounded NOA in 2010. youth: Rottensteiner’s father was a forest ranger, so the natural landscape has influenced him since childhood. noa.network
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