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Thank you to @juliesatow for this beautiful story ...

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Jul 17

Thank you to @juliesatow for this beautiful story on the restoration of the @waldorfnyc in the @nytimes. 🌆
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After almost a decade, the "greatest of them all," as hotelier Conrad Hilton called the Waldorf Astoria New York, is finally returning!
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“The Waldorf has always been a reflection of New York,” said David Freeland, a historian and the author of “American Hotel: The Waldorf-Astoria and the Making of a Century.” “I’d like to think that its reopening symbolizes the return of a great public space within the life of the city.”
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Read the story via the link in bio. If you're in NYC, stop by the hotel to see the extraordinary transformation led by @skidmoreowingsmerrill.
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📸 @theatraff

Our Luna has made her media debut! In The ...

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Jul 16

Our Luna has made her media debut! In The @parisreview no less!
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Beyond this picture of our perfect pup, "Driving Academy Diary" is another hilarious and poignant piece of writing from @nrips.
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"Time to kick into gear. My boyfriend sets up wood logs in the driveway of his parent’s house in New Jersey for me to practice; the logs are supposed to demarcate the front and backend of a car. Using these two logs I am supposed to visualize the whole scenario—the car, the curb, the sidewalk. The only thing I can see are two logs in the way. He explains to me that parallel parking is just simple math. See, if you pull up, and then pull back, and then line up the mirror of your car with the mirror of the car on the street, and then pull back again, and cut the wheel to the right, and do not forget to signal, and put your hand on the back headrest of the passenger seat, and look behind you, really look, and see your boyfriend’s parents wondering what you’re doing in their driveway, and why their son is in love with a girl who would be the first to die in an apocalypse situation, and then reverse a little, but not too much, so that the back-right window triangle aligns right above the car in front of you’s taillight, and then cut the wheel to the left, and don’t forget to signal, and then reverse even more, until you’re almost straightened out with the car in front of you, then, well, then, if you do all that, then you are perfectly positioned to knock over a log and maybe dent your boyfriend’s parents’ car’s fender."
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Yes, we are said boyfriend's parents.
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See link in bio to read this beautiful story 🤍

Wednesday Woman: May Morris
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“I’m a...

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Jul 9

Wednesday Woman: May Morris
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“I’m a remarkable woman - always was, though none of you seemed to think so.”
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May Morris (1862–1938) was a British designer, embroiderer, and prominent advocate for the Arts and Crafts movement. The daughter of renowned designer William Morris, May carved out her own legacy as a pioneering artist and feminist.
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Morris was instrumental in elevating embroidery to a respected art form by developing richly detailed techniques rooted in medieval styles and natural forms. At just 23 years old, she took over the embroidery department of Morris & Co., where she designed some of the firm’s most iconic textiles.
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Morris was a fervent supporter of trade unions and creating opportunities for women artists. She founded the Women’s Guild for Arts in 1907 to provide the support women lacked, as they were excluded from the Art Workers’ Guild on the basis of gender. For her, education and the possibility of viable careers in the arts for women were key components to gender reform in society.
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Though long overshadowed by her father, Morris’s work is now recognized for its technical brilliance and its role in redefining the place of women in design.

"There’s a very long history of religious ...

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Jul 3

"There’s a very long history of religious buildings sprouting inside previous structures or enfolding new ones: Churches in temples, museums in churches, and homes that take advantage of whatever deconsecrated walls they can," writes Justin Davidson for @curbed.
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What does it take to turn a place of worship into a place to live? As always, Davidson explores this phenomenon of church-to-residential conversions and the challenges architects, developers, and preservationists face working on these adaptive reuse projects.

It is a topic of some urgency. According to the NYU's Furman Center, faith-based organizations – including churches, synagogues, chapels, yeshivas, and parochial schools – together own more than 92 million square feet of land across NYC’s five boroughs. As congregations dwindle and communities disperse, the question of what happens to this valuable real estate, becomes more pressing.
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Featured in the article is @dxastudio's recent transformation of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church on West 81st Street, which has been reborn as a condo building with a new sanctuary tucked on the lower level. Architects at DXA Studio spent more than a decade shepherding the design through the Landmarks Preservation Commission, placating neighbors, and negotiating with the past. "A design intermingled with existing architecture like this can’t be squeezed out of a tube; its hybridity is pure," writes Davidson.
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Read the full article, which dives into the complexities of adapting designated landmarks and includes more examples of conversion projects, via the link in bio.
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✍️ @jdavidsonnyc
📸 Raj Das, Wayne Norbeck / @dxastudio, @williamsnewyork

I am so proud to announce that I have officially ...

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Jun 26

Wednesday Woman: Dorte Mandrup
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“I am...

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Jun 25

Wednesday Woman: Dorte Mandrup
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“I am not a female architect. I am an architect.”
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Dorte Mandrup is a Danish architect and founder of Copenhagen‑based studio Dorte Mandrup A/S. After graduating from the Aarhus School of Architecture in 1991, she studied sculpture and ceramics in the United States, then worked for Henning Larsen Architects before launching her own practice in 1999. Her firm is globally renowned for its sustainability-driven designs and bold, artful construction.
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Informed by surrounding landscapes, Mandrup’s deeply contextual designs are striking and innovative, while harmonizing seamlessly with their environment. Her dynamic works are characterized by devotion to beauty and material innovation. Mandrup’s signature projects include the Wadden Sea Centre in Denmark, the Ilulissat Icefjord Centre in Greenland, and the Whale Cultural Center in Norway.
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Mandrup has received a number of awards, including the Berlin Art Prize in 2019, the ICONIC Architect of the Year Award in 2021, and the Global Award for Sustainability in 2022. She also serves on the board of the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, and is a member of the Danish Historic Buildings Council.

Congratulations to @nelsonbyrdwoltz for being ...

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Jun 18

Congratulations to @nelsonbyrdwoltz for being named to ELLE Decor’s 2025 A-List, a select group of the most creative designers around the world! 🌟
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Thomas Woltz—whose own home and garden were featured in ELLE Decor's Summer 2022 issue—is one of the world's most influential landscape architects. His firm has transformed parks, college campuses, and museums around the country, and is currently designing Memorial Groves in Houston and Piedmont Park in Atlanta.
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Check out the feature on Nelson Byrd Woltz and the full A-List on the @elledecor website. Link in bio 🔗
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📸 @jenniferhughesphoto

Wednesday Woman: Magdalena Abakanowicz
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Jun 11

Wednesday Woman: Magdalena Abakanowicz
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Magdalena Abakanowicz was a Polish sculptor whose pioneering work redefined the boundaries of textile art. She is best known for her large-scale, organic fiber sculptures called Abakans.
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Born in 1930 in Falenty, Poland, Abakanowicz grew up during the turmoil of World War II. Her experience coming of age under Nazi occupation and Communist rule in Poland left a lasting mark on her artistic vision. Abakanowicz studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, where she navigated a conservative educational environment marked by the imposition of a restrictive and propagandistic doctrine of Socialist Realism.
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In the 1960s, Abakanowicz began weaving monumental forms using sisal, rope, and canvas. She transformed textiles into dynamic, three-dimensional works that hung from the ceiling or sprawled across walls. Her Abakans evoked natural forms like cocoons or shells and blurred the line between sculpture and tapestry.
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Later, Abakanowicz also expanded into bronze and wood. She explored themes of individuality and the collective through repeated, headless human forms that suggested vulnerability, anonymity, and resilience. Through her bold experimentation with material and form and deeply human themes, Abakanowicz has left a profound impact on contemporary sculpture.

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