Liana Hawes Young, the New York–based creative director of Wimberly Interiors, discusses her work on one of the most important seaside resorts in Southern California, if not the United States: Hotel del Coronado in San Diego.
Frank Fusaro, a partner at the global firm Handel Architects, chats about his experience creating Inspīr, a 23-story skyscraper on the Upper East Side with incredible amenities and natural light galore.
Jacob Royster of Hirsch Bedner Associates in San Francisco discusses the design of Elusa Winery in the Napa Valley. He shared the difficulties of designing spaces people want to stay in (but which also gently move them along) and the importance of never burning bridges.
Ahead of the arena’s first go at hosting the Super Bowl, Anice Stephens, a principal at HKS, chats about her experience as the senior project architect on the mammoth construction of SoFi Stadium.
Amanda Gunawan, founding principal of Los Angeles architecture and design firm OWIU, explains how she transformed a garage used for trash piles into a home gym for a burgeoning fitness business (that happens to be helmed by her best friend).
Anne Tollett, principal designer of the Richmond, Virginia–based firm Hanover Avenue, shares how she became involved with a new chain of social clubs setting out to be the (friendlier!) Soho House of the South.
Hamish Brown, co-founder of the design firm 1508 London, explains how he and his team have approached the staggering transformation of the Old War Office building.
Hermosa Beach, California–based Kate Lester explains how she designed You & Yours Distilling Co., a distillery, tasting room and event space in San Diego.
Lina Galvão and Erin Coren of the family-focused firm Curated Nest Interiors explain how longtime clients fully trusted them to design a nursery for twins from start to finish, sight unseen.