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CONTENTS AUGUST 2021
VOLUME 92 NUMBER 9
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ON THE COVER In northern India, the roof of the Rajkumari Ratnavati Girls’ School by Diana Kellogg Architects is fitted with mosaic tiles made from broken recycled ceramic and serves as an outdoor learning space, a stage for perfor mances, or a play area. Photography: Vinay Panjwani.
features 84 A GOLDEN EGG by Rebecca Dalzell
The Rajkumari Ratnavati Girls’ School, an oval sandstone building in northern India by Diana Kellogg Architects, brings education and sustainable design to the region’s daughters. 92 MOONSTRUCK by Mairi Beautyman
The lunar phases inspire Onion’s design of Sala Samui Chaweng Beach Resort on Ko Samui island in Thailand. 102 HOMETOWN HERO by Edie Cohen
RUTH MARIA MURPHY/LIVING INSIDE
Rottet Studio’s founder reimagines the historic Colombe d’Or hotel complex in Houston to honor her city’s past— and its glorious renaissance.
112 BREAKING WITH CONVENTION by Dan Rubinstein
At the Sonica head quarters near Dublin, Kingston Lafferty Design proves—and insists—that corporate can be far from staid. 120 LOFTY PURSUITS by Vera Sacchetti
In Milan, Tommaso Spinzi transforms an airy industrial space into his own apartment— and a showcase of the vintage, contemporary, and repurposed. 128 GETTING INTO SHAPE by Nicholas Tamarin and Annie Block
A new post-pandemic restaurant archetype emerges around the globe.
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VOLUME 92 NUMBER 9
walkthrough 37 SEA AND BE SEEN by Jesse Dorris
rising giants 45 STARTING THE CLIMB by Mike Zimmerman
departments 19 HEADLINERS 25 DESIGNWIRE by Annie Block 28 PINUPS by Rebecca Thienes 33 CREATIVE VOICES Housework by Jesse Dorris
An exhibition at and by Egg Collective in New York critiques the “motherhood penalty,” which can negatively affect a woman’s professional life. 61 MARKET by Rebecca Thienes, Georgina McWhirter, and Nicholas Tamarin 79 CENTERFOLD Where the Wild Things Are by Colleen Curry
A gravity-defying canopy by Ross Barney Architects welcomes visitors to a Chicago zoo. 140 BOOKS by Stanley Abercrombie 141 CONTACTS 143 INTERVENTION by Mairi Beautyman
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ready for takeoff Whoo-hoo! We are crossing the line again (actually, I have to change that to a gleeful plural: lines). Three continents plus multiple capitals, industrial centers, and iconic locales covering numerous industry sectors, all in live action. If our August coverage is a trustworthy forecaster, then September may prove a full-fledged back-to-school month. And, from the looks of it, back to everything else, too, including our fall back-to-work issue—and high time for it! Admittedly, it’s a bit early to count all our chickens, but we can venture that the rough sum of COVID effects is a wrap, and the info gleaned can be banked on. The Top 100 Giants survived. Our young guns got creamed, unsurprisingly, but are already growing a brand-new pair of sea legs. Resi exploded, and some of that category’s trends may well help our entire industry more than prosper moving forward. Work and play are changing literally by the minute, and last time I checked, change is where we all thrive. Health/wellness is front and center in everyone’s mind and is pretty much assured a capital position in every design category. We can’t yet hang a “post-” sign in front of “pandemic,” but I would advise everyone and the cat to get real busy, real fast. My team and I are right here, ready to show off your work and talents. Which brings me back to our August labor of love (also proving my above prose) and its innovation-, diversity-, and creativity-filled pages crossing all lines, divisions, and boundaries—as design ought always do. In Ireland, Kingston Lafferty Design takes the Sonica headquarters to the future with mirror, glass, and a shocking orange hue the firm describes as so strong you’ll see it from space. Speaking of the solar system, Onion’s design for Sala Samui Chaweng Beach Resort in Thailand was inspired by the moon, and I assure you that, once on that satellite, you’ll never want to get off. And then we take a delicious global tour of restaurants that are so yummy—design- and foodwise—they can only be described as out of this world. So jump on board; we are taking off! xoxo
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