CDA NOMINEES

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Chicago Architecture Biennial tackles land rights, social justice, and more

Collaboration

"Sundays" by Paola Sakr for Kvadrat Febrik

Hospitality & Commercial

Collection

The Top 8 submissions in each category will receive recognition as Créateurs Selects and move on to the final round of voting. The three most voted submissions will be the official CDA nominees and invited to participate during the award ceremony.

Collection

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Transparency Matters / Draga & Aurel

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For the collection, Draga & Aurel took inspiration from Minimalism’s simplified volumes, the retro-futuristic experimentation of Space Age design and the eye-bending patterns of Optical Art. Together, they have brilliantly synthesized these varied influences to build an all-new collection, entirely fabricated by hand in their Como atelier. Working with transparent material, such as coloured resin, bronze, brass and cast glass, in an inspired mineral palette, the duo has designed all-new seating, tables, lighting, bookshelves, desks and room dividers that span both indoor and outdoor.

Spacey / Lasvit

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Look into the telescope. What do you see? There are millions of shining dots on a canvas painted by the universe itself. In the telescope’s eyelet this beauty is seemingly within your reach, but take your eye off the apparatus and...it disappears. The Spacey chandelier keeps the beauty of the universe inside your living room.

Amazonas / Morfosi

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The "Amazonas" collection, designed by Giorgio Bonaguro, represents the debut of Morfosi in the Outdoor area. Characterized by the use of marble combined with wicker, it is inspired by the luxuriant and exuberant nature of Brazil.
As the vegetation of rainforest flows and spreads from the earth to the light, so the wicker is born from the marble and creates sinuous and elegant shapes that incorporate and support the stone. Two natural materials that are not simply combined, but intertwine to create new furnishing elements.

Olympus Series / Pietro Franceschini

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Neoteny is the condition in which an organism reaches maturity without loosing all of its juvenile characteristics. An exhibit at A/D/O in Brooklyn about the possibility of a ‘Neotenic Design‘ has been the starting point for a deep research in terms of language and materiality, leading to Pietro’s first furniture collection: Olympus. It is a diverse and experimental body of works. Classical and majestic meet young and playful.

Sand in Motion collection / Rive Roshan

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Movement of sand caught in a moment of time. A collection of 8 collectible sand objects formed through 3D printing with the natural material itself.

The collection consist of various vessels, a chair, large mirror and side tables that are
named after a particular movement that shaped their organic and kinetic identity, frozen in motion.

The sand objects consist of 98 percent Bavarian sand - an extremely soft white quartz natural material. Regardless of its fragile and tactile appearance, the object is amazingly strong.

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ZEPHYR by ALISON ROSE

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Natural stone is an exciting canvas for the kind of art that Zephyr represents. Its inherent unpredictability and variation are part of its lasting beauty, a fact that Alison understood and embraced when embarking on this project. "Working with natural materials like veined marble allows for an “unplanned” and exciting disruption in the repeat of a pattern. It’s this natural veining that excites me - and black, white and gold tones showcase the modernist dimension.”

The Knit! Exhibition - Sundays
Paola Sakr for Kvadrat Febrik

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On Sundays, we break bread under a cloud of laughter and endless conversations. Lebanese food brings people together: family, friends and guests. I believe that the most meaningful aspect of my home that I could share with the rest of the world is this beautiful ritual for how well it reflects the essence of our culture. The generosity, the chaos, the diversity, the warmth, the openness and the hospitality of the people.

“Sundays” is a collection of tableware items typically found around a Lebanese dining table.

Stilled Life / Rive Roshan

Rive Roshan
Moooi Carpets
Sandhelden
Marie Stella Maris
Galerie KRL

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Stilled Life, a poetic immersive experiential installation, a sculptural garden, capturing the sound of silence and the beauty of a fleeting moment. The artistic spatial composition offered visitors moments of reflection and visual wonder in a sanctuary of textures and materiality.

Sabine Marcelis X cc-tapis

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Sabine Marcelis, known for her masterful manipulation of color and shade, debuts
a new collection for cc-tapis, Stroke. Each room is envisioned as a blank canvas and
the rug as the singular gesture onto which one builds a composition. Starting from
these domestic associations, Marcelis considers the expressive potential of everyday
life. “The house is like a canvas and we are constantly creating drawings and marks
and traces with our daily gestures. Strokes, wipes, brushes, streaks; surfaces become
a temporary canvas. The rugs I designed for cc-tapis capture two of those gestures
in a permanent state,” she says of her creative process, which also took cues from
Lichtenstein’s pop-art brushstroke paintings and the colorful fields of Pablo Tomek’s
spontaneous movements, harnessing the totality of the gesture within each design.

The Steinway & Sons Kravitz Grand

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Steinway & Sons and Lenny Kravitz created a limited edition piano that retails for $500,000 USD. Steinway & Sons will produce no more than 10 Kravitz Grand pianos, which will be the only ones that will ever be made.

Transcendent by Jamy Yang
Tai Ping Carpets

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Transcendent by Jamy Yang
Evoking science, art and physics, Transcendent nods to multi-dimensional worlds where forces transform, distort and fracture light or matter in dramatic patterns. The Tai Ping artisans interpreted Jamy Yang’s ambitious ideas into a series of luscious, luxurious rugs.
“The slender, vertical yarns were woven into a stunning picture-like magic,” says Yang, of his visit to Tai Ping Xiamen Artisan Workshop. “At the same time, the horizontally stretched lines behind the carpet also intrigued me.
These unfinished, raw threads showed a deeper meaning, which made me think about time and space. I was attracted by the exquisite skills of the artisans.”

Workshop/APD for Arteriors Collection

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An exclusive licensed collection designed for Arteriors - leading provider of luxury lighting, furniture and décor based in Texas - by Workshop/APD, a design and architecture firm based in New York City. The collection of residential and commercial-grade lighting and decorative accessories bears the signature “crafted modern” approach that has defined Workshop/APD’s award-winning projects for two decades.

Commercial & Hospitality

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Mozaic Bar

ark4lab of architecture

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Ark4lab is an open Architecture laboratory based in Thessaloniki , Greece, devoted to contemporary architectural design and research. It was founded by George Tyrothoulakis and Evdokia Voudouri , both graduated in Architecture at Aristotele University of Thessaloniki. Since 2010 Ark4lab explores and develops its practice through all scales and media. Their projects include buildings, residential projects, hotel design, landscape, urban design, exhibitions and interior design, academic and educational projects covering all stages of the project, from the design phase to project management. Ark4lab are obsessed with authenticity in each project working closely with clients for a unique experience for the user of their living space.

Lisbon Showroom

Casa do Passadiço

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Casa do Passadiço - Interiors was born in 1992, when Catarina Rosas converted a 18th century Manor House in Braga, Portugal, in a privileged showroom and founded the atelier with the same name. Her daughters Cláudia and Catarina Soares Pereira soon joined her to proceed with the work of architecture and interior design.
The atelier signature style integrates a well-balanced contemporary elegance and discreet luxury and their works are known to be sophisticated, elegant and simultaneously timeless and comfortable that can be described as a ‘reinterpreted classical’.

Palazzo Avino

Cristina Celestino

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Palazzo Avino is a stunning five-star deluxe hotel on Italy’s famed Amalfi coast. Built by the Avino Family in what was once a 12th century private villa for an Italian noble family and opened as a hotel in 1997.
Tucked away in the medieval hilltop village of Ravello, the dramatic hotel is perched high on the cliffs, above the sparkling Mediterranean.

Harrods Dining Hall

David Collins Studio

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David Collins Studio designed the Harrods Dining Hall, as part of a 4 year renovation of the department store's historic food halls. The 491 sqm hall delivers a restaurant counter experience for 194 covers within the ground floor of one of the world's most iconic department stores.
Upon entry, guests are immediately greeted with the theatre of food preparation and provenance. 5 stand-alone counter dining experiences (The Sushi Bar, The Grill, The Fish Bar, Kama by Vineet, The Pasta Bar) wrap around the room, with a Wine Bar counter in the centre.

Kohan Ceram Central Office Building

HOOBA Design Group

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The project was designed as the headquarters for Kohan Ceram Brick Manufacturing Company. Preserving the existing concrete structure, the multifunctional complex was designed including a showroom, a sales office,.
Integration of elements such as interior and exterior, introversion and extroversion, façade and space, transparency and solidity, natural and artificial lighting, creates a new phenomenon which not only carries features from both components, but also introduces new values to the system. In other words, design challenges were resolved by merging these dual components into unique elements.

Ayla Golf Academy

Oppenheim Architecture

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The Ayla Golf Academy takes inspiration from the natural dunescapes and mountains of the Jordanian desert and the architectural heritage of the ancient Bedouin. The innovative and organic design of the building forms the iconic core of the Ayla Oasis mixed-use resort development in Aqaba city.

Park Hyatt Kyoto

tonychi studio

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Inspired by the natural surroundings of the historic Higashiyama Hills, tonychi studio designed the Park Hyatt Kyoto as a modern “Mountain House” interpretation of timeless Kyoto culture.

Pairing traditional Japanese design, architecture, and artisanal craftsmanship with sleek, contemporary curation, the hotel serves to amplify the silence of the mountains and rolling hills that envelop it.

Park Hyatt Shenzhen

Yabu Pushelberg

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Park Hyatt Shenzhen represents an elegant and urban oasis of culture, artistry and intimate experience. Situated in the heart and central business district of southern China, the hotel stands on the ground of a formerly sleepy fishing town.
Yabu Pushelberg took a narrative based approach to design the project, crafting and creating for a story following a poet who’s left his hometown village for a global journey, collecting inspired items from his adventures and bringing them back home.

Residential

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Plot # 2186-2187

BERNARD KHOURY / DW5

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Plot # 2186-2187 is a private residence located on a site of 3,714 square meters in Sakiet El Misk, Mount Lebanon; at an altitude of approximately 900 meters.

With a total built-up area of 2,390 square meters, the scheme is based on the desire to preserve the large number of trees scattered throughout the site. The trees, along with a 10-meter drop at the northern periphery of the site, jointly formed the constraints which led to the resulting programmatic organization of the project.

NYC Townhouse

Brad Ford ID

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Located on one of New York City's most bucolic tree-lined blocks, this stunning 21’ wide townhouse is noteworthy for its handsome Italianate brick façade, and beautiful interiors. Sun-filled, open and airy, the 7411 square foot house is comprised of five stories, an immaculately finished basement, and over 1400 square feet of manicured gardens and terraces.

Villa Mandra

K-Studio

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The house sits on the ridge of the hill of Alogomandra in Mykonos. Sheltered from the prevailing north wind, it looks straight onto the sunset over the neighbouring island of Delos. A 6-bedroom holiday house for a young, dynamic couple to enjoy with their family and friends, it celebrates spectacular views from a grounded viewpoint blended into a sensitively landscaped garden.

Contrasting Guest House

Landry Design Group

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The concept of this guest house began with the owners’ desire to create a secluded sanctuary for family and friends to stay in when they visit. They were open to the idea of creating a contemporary structure and innovative entertaining space that takes advantage of the hillside lot and surrounding pine tree views without crowding the existing Mediterranean-style home that our firm had designed for them 20 years ago. This presented an exciting opportunity to use materials that would reflect the native landscape and create a compelling relationship between the old and the new. The result is a sculptural folly that not only hosts guests but also offers a backyard escape for the owners.

Wooden Villa

nicolas dahan architects

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“A space to live and move within the pine forest”. The wooden villa is a see-through heaven inviting the beauty of its surrounding environment inside. A seamless wonder built with unique expertise of the best wood engineers. The floor and the ceiling mirrors each other’s dimensions, breaking down all notions of hierarchy. The Eyesight glides between pine trees and interior perspectives, feet wander with ease from the warm sand - outside onto the softness the okoume wood flooring - indoors.

Flatiron Aerie

SheltonMindel

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On the edge of Manhattan’s Flatiron and Chelsea districts, this 12th floor and rooftop space offered the potential of four exposures. Large-scale fenestration was cut into all four facades as well as the foot to incorporate vistas from the Hudson to the East Rivers and from the Statue of Liberty to the Empire State Building.

Rumah Purnama

Studio Jencquel

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Rumah Purnama, which means “The House of the Full Moon” in Bahasa Indonesia, is a heritage Balinese wantilan home that was recently fully restored and renovated by Studio Jencquel, to now encompass the luxuries of modernity while retaining the charm of Bali’s bohemian heyday. In the shade of the centennial coconut trees and under a thatched roof, this charming 3-bedroom home boasts spectacular jungle and moonrise views across the sacred Campuhan Ridge, reminiscent of Walter Spies’ influential paintings from 100 years earlier. The Campuhan village is known for its temple, Pura Gunung Lebah, located nearby where two mystical rivers unite. Spiritually significant to the Balinese Hindus as an energy center, this area has long been a source of inspiration for artists — and still holds the gentle enchantment of a bygone era.

House on the Sand

Studio MK27

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There are limits, such as the ocean, that appear to our eyes and soul like boundless openings. When confronted with these powerful natural elements, architecture must also open itself and project towards the limit. The house on the Sand, with its extraordinary view to the Atlantic Ocean in the northeast of Brazil, undertakes this venture.

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Butterfly
Hannes Peer for SEM

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The Paesaggio collection was born from the collaboration with the designer Hannes Peer and SEM - Spotti Edizioni Milano.The Butterfly console is part of this collection, it has a complex, organic configuration with new shapes, in which architecture, engineering and design meet. CONSOLE 'BUTTERFLY'

A console like a bridge. Homage to the structure of the Basento bridge, designed by the Italian engineer Sergio Musmeci in 1967 concretizing the theories on the structural minimum of the designer, according to which it was necessary to outline a single solution with a mathematical formula of a static nature to be sure of the best use, that is the minimum weight, of a given structure. Butterfly, like Musmeci's bridge, has a complex, organic structure, with unusual shapes, it creates harmony between architecture, engineering and design, its modernity is represented by the outcome of a creative approach that extracts its expressive abilities from the structure, providing a complete, clear and fascinating information on the functions to which it responds.

Puffy Lounge Chair
Hem/Faye Toogood

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The detachable upholstery of the Puffy Lounge Chair is fat and plump, its generous shape spills freely over the sides of the steel frame which, in stark contrast, is hard-lined and strong.
The two key elements of this seating design by Faye Toogood are in purposeful and playful juxtaposition. The elementary frame is inspired by the rational structure of classic modernist design, whilst the extravagant quilt-like upholstery warmly embraces and envelopes, is comforting and reassuring.
The idea behind the Puffy Lounge Chair is to emphasise the two almost contradictory ideas at play in the furniture. First, stability and strength, highlighted by leaving the stainless-steel framework on display; and second, comfort and reassurance, in the form of the puffy upholstery.
The Puffy Lounge Chair frame is available in powder-coated or sand-blasted steel finishes and a choice of thick canvas or luxurious leather upholstery.

New Moon Couch
MURRMURR

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The New Moon Couch is part of murrmurrs Moon collection. The phases of the moon and selestrial body inspred the design of the 6 pieces of which the New Moon Couch is the signature piece.
The endless curves and lies create a mesmerising and elegant look.
The couch is not only eye catching but suprisingly comfortable.
It was the first piece designed by designer and owner of murrmurr, Mia Senekal.

Artist's Hand
Niamh Barry

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This series is based on the concept of drawing with bronze in mid air.

As each piece within this series is created, every one of the works will be site and client specific and will therefore be completely unique.
Working entirely by hand allows for endless possibilities of varying forms and the finishes can vary from the brightest mirror polished bronze to the deepest of dark patinas.

The illumination of each piece can be controlled to be a subtle line of light or to give a stronger and more definite light emission.

Custom Rainbow Bubbly Installation
Rosie Li Studio

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We created this colorful Bubbly installation for a Manhattan living room designed by Frampton Co. Shown in a custom rainbow PVD finish with hand-blown opal glass.

Reconciled Fragments, Coffee-table Collection
T SAKHI - Tessa & Tara Sakhi

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This collection is inspired by the the notion of decomposing materials as fragments in order to recompose them into one solid whole. “Reconciled Fragments” interprets this movement with gathered waste of Forest Green marble and aggregates of brass powder, from the surrounding local factories in Beirut, which they dispersed on a wooden organic-shaped wooden mold. Resin was later poured to unite the materials into one rich texture with an uncontrolled pattern. After solidification, the resin slate is cut into a 2 cm thickness and carefully hand-crafted to chamfer the edges of 5 mm, and allow a transparency in the material that highlights the different layers of depths of the aggregates. It serves as the top of the table that rests on an oxidized bronze or resin base.

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Chicago Architecture Biennial tackles land rights, social justice, and more

Written by Aileen Kwun
CNN Style

Photo: Zug-Tourismus-Fotografie-Daniel

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For this story, I visited the 2019 Chicago Architecture Biennial, the largest architecture survey of its kind in the United States, and reported a critical take on how its timely theme, "...and other such stories," subverted the typical focus of such events. Bereft of flashy aesthetics and the usual roster of starchitects, the 2019 edition's curatorial team instead took the global platform to look beyond buildings as objects, and discuss long overlooked issues tied to architecture — including land rights, indigenous histories, social justice, housing rights, environmental concerns, and more.

The Father of Dansaekhwa

Written by Charlie Lee-Potter

Cereal magazine

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The piece explores the design principles of the Dansaekhwa movement founded by South Korean artist Park Seo Bo. Including a rare, original interview with the 89-year-old artist, the article defines Dansaekhwa's ethos and suggests ways in which its tenets are as relevant today as they were in the 1970s when the movement was founded.

15 Architects On Being Black In Architecture

Written by Elizabeth Fazzare
Cultured Magazine

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Though anti-racism statements have been made and justice, equity, diversity and inclusion actions have been pledged, the fact remains that only two percent of all of the licensed architects in the United States are Black. I spoke with a group of 15 Black architects about their challenges, successes and hopes for the future in the architecture industry, where change is a long time coming.

A shot in the dark: Who killed nighttime photography?

Written by Fred Nicolaus
Business of Home

Photo by Leland Y. Lee.

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Summary: For decades, interiors were photographed at night. Now, almost never. What happened?

James Goldstein's Ever-Expanding World

Written by Jared Frank
Openhouse Magazine

Photo by Justin Chung & Graham Walzer

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"James Goldstein's Every-Expanding World" tells the story of a man whose identity has been subsumed by the house he lives in. In 1973, a young businessman purchased a modern masterpiece, John Lautner's "Sheats Residence," which had fallen on hard times. Over the next 40 years, James obsessively restored, renovated, expanded and showcased his property in film and TV, making both it and himself famous. Now in his twilight years, he looks back and considers who really controls a home's legacy, the architect or the client?

Objects of the Void: Anish Kapoor's Illusory Practice

Written by Ollie Horne
Cereal Magazine

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In March 2020, I met Anish Kapoor at his studio in South London. I explored Kapoor’s multifaceted practice, including his ritual works, mirror works and Vantablack works - which are yet to be shown to the public, and are made from the darkest material in the universe. In this story, published in November 2020, I trace the development of his practice over the four decades of his career, and focus particularly on his investigations into the void and the immaterial, as well as the metaphysical and art history implications of his work.

Mark Grattan Won't Be Put Into a Box

Written by Ryan Waddoups
Surface

Photo by Jorge Abuxapqui

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In June, Mark shot an evocative campaign for VIDIVIXI that meditates on his queer Black identity. Surface hadn't covered his work before, so I proposed an interview that reveals his experiences with racism, how the industry can achieve equity, and why media should stop grouping all Black talent together. Over a two-hour call, we became fast friends. Our conversation felt unbound—we spoke passionately about race-related issues within design, which skews overwhelmingly white. I spent the next day meticulously editing and producing this interview, which hopefully helped illuminate the industry’s racial equity imbalances.

Exploring the Work in Progress That is Chinese Design

Written by Yoko Choy
Sight Unseen

Photo: Atelier Tao+C

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As part of Sight Unseen’s first-ever guest editor series – in what the New York-based online publication hopes to increase the diversity of its coverage, in terms of race, gender, geography, discipline, and point of view – Hong Kong-born, Amsterdam-based Yoko Choy was invited to curate a week-long content series for the platform, where she explored the burgeoning creative scene in China. The series is composed of an introductory essay and a conversation with China’s leading studio Neri&Hu penned by Choy, and four features center around an independent design scene that's emerging in the shadow of China’s history as a manufacturing behemoth.

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Knowlton Residence
Adrien Williams

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The Knowlton Residence is located in the rural Eastern Townships of Quebec, and it was photographed for TBA Architects. The images are made to emphasize the contrast between the rural setting of the traditional A-frame farmhouse, and its modern two storey extension.

Panoramic House
Eduardo Macarios

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The residence was designed by Eliza Schuchovski for a family in search of a new lifestyle in the port city of Itajaí, Brazil. An atmosphere of belonging and identity, a panoramic view of the sea, elements of Brazilianness and an ecofriendly construction were some of the premises of the project.

Palazzo Bentivoglio project
Francesco Dolfo

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Innovation, in the artistic field, has often been delegated to enlightened patrons. It still happens nowadays, and this wonderful location in Bologna is the living proof of it. Settled in Palazzo Bentivoglio, former property of the family who, in the fifteenth century , were the lords of Bologna.
All this wonderful space has been infused with new life when it suddenly became an important part of a local couple's life.

City In The Country
Jan Liégeois

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An old industrial distillery transformed in to a contemporary residential space. By keeping most of the old elements and impementing new elements a very suttle link between past, present and future is created. Unique in its kind concidering the size of the project.

SheltonMindel Curtain Wall Too
Michael Moran

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A modest single story L-shaped cottage on a bay side site in Sag Harbor was converted into a single two-story building. A key intent of the design was to create a sense of privacy from the street on the front of the house while on the back opening the interior to nature and open waterfront views.

Mar Tirreno
Rafael Gamo

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Photographic essay of Mar Tirreno, a residential building in Mexico City designed by architect Frida Escobedo.

John Lautner/ Garcia House
Roger Davies

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Originally built in 1962 for Mr. and Mrs. Russ Garcia this house was designed by legendary architect John Lautner. The original design was specific for the Garcias', Mrs. Garcia was a big entertainer who loved to throw parties for 150 people or more, while her husband, a composer, needed peace and quiet to work on his music. This is why, while appearing unified due to the iconic and dramatic arch structure, the house is actually divided in two. The challenge was to find ways to tell the story of the design and to capture the sinuous lines of Lautner’s creation.

Trousdale Estates Modern
Roger Davies

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Designed by architects Kovac Design Studio in collaboration with the owner Lori Kanter Tritsch, this house is a new take on indoor-outdoor LA living. Located in the Trousdale Estates area of Beverly Hills, the designers pay homage to the past modernist masters who have built in this stylish enclave, a community where celebrities such as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Elvis Presley called home.

Process

Product designers, photographers, journalists and architectural/design firms from all over the world will be able to submit their product/projects and articles for consideration in the following categories:

Best Residential Project

Best Hospitality Project

Best Product Design

Best Project Photography

Best New Product Collection

Best Design Collaboration

INTRODUCING :

Excellence in Creative Journalism

The Andrée Putman Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded to professionals who, during their lifetimes, have made important contributions of outstanding design significance to the field of architecture, interior and product design.

CDA NOMINEES

Watch CDA's award presentation and results on January 31, 2021

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Collection

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Residential

Product

Journalism

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Process

Best Residential Project

Best Hospitality Project

Best Product Design

Best Project Photography

Best New Product Collection

Best Design Collaboration

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INTRODUCING :

Excellence in Creative Journalism

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