What Ricardo Moraes has achieved in his lifetime is a testament to the power and energy that immigrants bring to this country. He arrived here at age 18 from Brazil. By the time he was 20, an entrepreneurial zeal had pushed him to start up a series of businesses. He finally founded a floor manufacturing...
The Mighty House is a concept whose time has arrived. It’s built in a factory, with 3-D printing technology. It’s sustainable – waste materials can be re-used in the manufacturing process, and with roof-mounted solar panels, it’s a net-zero structure. And once it’s shipped to a building site,...
Brad Walls is a 27-year-old photographer from Sydney, Australia who’s transitioning from landscapes to aerials. He recently released a new series of photos – an ode to the beauty found in the shapes, colors, and textures of swimming pools. A+A recently interviewed him about his work, via email:...
Dominic Bradbury is a busy man. No sooner did a copy of his “The Iconic American House” land on our doorstep than his “Mid-Century Modern Design – A Complete Sourcebook” arrived via UPS. But let’s tackle the former first. Subtitled “Architectural Masterworks since 1900,” it’s a 320-page...
After publishing three books on the houses and masterworks of his great-grandfather, Samuel G. White is zeroing in on the finer points of his work. “Stanford White in Detail” focuses on the ornament and interiors that the partner in McKim, Mead & White dispatched with unmatched elegance in the late...
Andrew Cogar and his partners at Historical Concepts are known for designing classical homes that look as if they’ve been on site forever. The firm started out in Atlanta, but now has an office above the Rizzoli bookstore (in a classical revival building, natch) at 26th and Broadway. And while their...
Daan Roosegaarde’s timing is impeccable. Two weeks before the current issue of New York magazine ran a feature by Reeves Wiedeman on skyrocketing air purifier sales during this time of pandemic, Studio Roosegaarde already had launched its own air-sanitizing solution. On March 2, inspired by the light...
Headquartered in Iserlohn, Germany, Dornbracht was founded in 1950 and today is active internationally in more than 125 markets. The company designs and manufactures iconic products that continually draw designers and architects for projects and partnerships around the world. Dornbracht will introduce...
Devi Dutta-Choudhury is an architect with a practical side. Her new book, “House to Home: Designing Your Space for the Way You Live” is a case in point. It’s a how-to guide to understanding a site, working with an architect, and either hiring a contractor or acting as your own. She’s smart about...
A leading authority on historic buildings in the Cayman Islands and the Caribbean, John Doak is also an author of articles for local and international publications. In 2013, his work in architectural preservation was recognized by Queen Elizabeth II with a Cayman Islands Certificate and Badge of Honour....
