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Armchair travelers, rejoice: AD took a jaunt around the world for our May International issue, and the pictures are worth a thousand words. If you, too, are working on “everywhere,” consider this a little shortcut. The richly individual residences and projects shown this month are so powerfully evocative that you might feel you have journeyed to Ibiza, Costa Rica, Lagos, the French countryside, Mexico, and even Los Angeles just by turning the pages. Add the passionate language each homeowner use…
21 days ago
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In the face of climate change and the myriad obstacles to living an individually and collectively earth-friendly lifestyle, it’s understandable to feel overwhelmed and even defeated, but I found this month’s profile of influential Danish architect Dan Stubbergaard and his firm Cobe uplifting, inspiring, and full of hope and encouragement.
The city of Copenhagen, a sustainability success story, is Stubbergaard’s playground—“a utopia of bike lanes, pedestrian thoroughfares, and swimmable waterways…
about 2 months ago
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AD was founded in Los Angeles more than 100 years ago, and the city and its fascinating denizens and architecture continue to exert a magnetic influence on the design world. As the entertainment industry roars back to life, it feels particularly celebratory to visit a delightful cast of characters in their own environments in this issue. Not all the homes are in the Golden State, but all the players are deeply rooted there and have paid their dues.
Referring to her glamorous Los Angeles hideout,…
3 months ago
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Although the AD editors conceived this month’s edition loosely around the theme “the future of design,” I must admit that issuing predictions and edicts about what is modern, what is now, and what is next can feel as simplistic as dismissing looks and trends as “over.” In truth, the future of design is ultimately about discovering fresh talents and seeing the world through their eyes. It is also about homeowners who have the vision, imagination, and will to craft a bespoke environment. Excitingl…
4 months ago
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It’s that time of the year again: announcing the AD100. The editorial team labors over the annual list, as we are keenly aware of how meaningful it is both within our industry and to the outside world, who regard the chosen group with great respect. Being included is a badge of honor for returnees and a career-changer for newbies. This year 16 firms make their debuts, and we expect to continue seeing ever more exciting projects from these talents and look forward to sharing them with you, our au…
5 months ago
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Surprisingly, the celebrated Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas has designed and realized precious few private residences. Although Koolhaas, also an immensely quotable journalist and philosopher, once warned that “the word celebrity and the word architect are basically incompatible,” there is no doubt that his own famous writings and megaprojects render him one of the towering names in the field. His ideas and buildings create meaningful conversation, impact, and sometimes controversy.
Koolhaas last…
6 months ago
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In an issue packed with young, forward-thinking homeowners (several of whom are themselves cutting-edge talents leading the way in architecture and interior design), it may come as a surprise that a sense of history pulses so strongly through these pages. Indeed, November’s theme is “Reinventing Tradition,” and, far from being a conventional affair, our featured spaces exude an exciting energy and a decidedly contemporary blend of old and new.
Consider the 1863 Connecticut house on the cover, th…
7 months ago
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almost 3 years ago
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“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” —Maya Angelou
The wise and hopeful words of Angelou are incredibly affirming and motivating in these trying times. In fact, her thought is reinforced by the many artistic souls featured in this issue, all of whom seem to drink from a bottomless well of ideas and invention in their work and in their homes.
I hope that by now you have been dazzled by cover subjects Daveed Diggs in Hamilton (Disney+ if you missed him on Broadway!)…
about 3 years ago
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SUPERSTAR SWAGGER. Serena Williams has it, and so does her house. Working with her sister Venus—and her design firm V Starr—the pair spent three years gut-renovating a sprawling waterfront Florida property, transforming it into Serena’s specific vision of nirvana, which includes a hidden karaoke bar, a private trophy room, and an unexpected, airy modern-art gallery where the living room used to be.
“Serena is not formal,” Venus tells writer Elaine Welteroth. “She is fun-loving, she’s very free.”…
about 3 years ago
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Ballet dancers engender wild enthusiasm among fans, but only rarely do they break out of the niche-y confines of their underappreciated art form to capture the general public’s imagination and create anything approaching mainstream buzz. Mikhail Baryshnikov, legendary star of the 1970s–’80s stage, was probably the most recent example of a classical dancer turned household name. It took a few decades, but a fresh contender has finally emerged with the requisite charisma and promise of similar car…
over 3 years ago
