Headliners

-- Interior Design, 7/1/2009 12:00:00 AM

DODK Denise Dih Ole Klingemann

Students of History
PRINCIPAL:Denise Dih.
PRINCIPAL:Ole Klingemann.
COMPLETED PROJECTS: Hamish Morrison Gallery in Berlin; a house and a town house in Hamburg, Germany.
CURRENT PROJECTS: A stage set for Radialsystem V art space, Gingi Sushi Sashimi restaurant, and a house, all in Berlin.
SKY: Dih has taken up kite-flying near the North Sea.
SEA: Klingemann just started surfing there.
60 Oderberger Strasse, 10435 Berlin, Germany; 49-30-44058122; dodk.net.

Kanner Architects

Fill 'Er Up
PRESIDENT:Stephen Kanner.
COMPLETED PROJECTS: In-N-Out Burger, Luckman Plaza office tower, low-income family housing, and a luxury condominium complex, all in Los Angeles; Performance Capture Studio with Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects in Novato, California; Puma shops worldwide.
CURRENT PROJECTS: Sunset + Vine Tower and Superior at Venice apartments and Lafayette Park youth and senior recreation center, all in L.A.; Quiksilver shops worldwide.
HONORS: National, state, and local AIA awards; Los Angeles Business Council Architectural Awards.
DROVE: A 2006 Maserati Quattroporte.
DRIVES: A 2007 Mini Cooper.
1558 10th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401; 310-451-5400; kannerarch.com.

Marchi Architectes

Under the Provençal Sun
PRINCIPAL:Adélaïde Marchi.
PRINCIPAL:Nicola Marchi.
COMPLETED PROJECTS: Apartments in Paris; a house in Saint-Malo, France.
CURRENT PROJECTS: Competition for a high school in Longjumeau, France; an installation with artist Thomas Schütte in Roanne, France; a skyscraper competition in Saudi Arabia.
STARTING POINT: They met while studying in the architecture department at the University of Porto in Portugal.
MOVING ON: They went on a study trip to Myanmar, Vietnam, and China.
20 Rue Sainte-Croix de la Bretonnerie, 75004 Paris, France; 33-1-82-83-52-82; anmarchi.com.

Rudy Ricciotti Architecte

Under the Provençal Sun
PRINCIPAL:Rudy Ricciotti.
COMPLETED PROJECTS: Stadium de Vitrolles and houses in France; Nikolaisaal in Potsdam, Germany.
CURRENT PROJECTS: International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor in Cadarache, France; Stade Jean-Boudin in Paris.
ART: Ricciotti collects contemporary art.
VERSE: He also directs Editions Al Dante, a publishing house.
17 Boulevard Victor Hugo, 83150 Bandol, France; 33-4-94-29-52-61; rudyricciotti.com.

Saucier + Perrotte Architectes

Canadian/Scandinavian
PRINCIPAL:Gilles Saucier.
PRINCIPAL:André Perrotte.
COMPLETED PROJECTS: Jet Films, Cinemathèque Québécoise, and Théâtre d'Aujourd'hui, all in Montreal.
CURRENT PROJECTS: John Abbot College extension and a hotel in Montreal; a hotel in Toronto.
HONORS: Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Award of Excellence; Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Award.
RURAL: Saucier grew up in La Pocatière, Quebec.
URBAN: Perrotte was raised in Quebec City.
7043 Rue Waverly, Montreal, Quebec H2S 3JL, Canada; 514-273-1700; saucierperrotte.com.

SelgasCano

Nature as Muse
PRINCIPAL:José Selgas.
PRINCIPAL:Lucía Cano.
COMPLETED PROJECT: Palacio de Congresos de Badajoz in Spain.
CURRENT PROJECTS: A house in Madrid; Auditorio de Cartagena and Palacio de Congresos in Plasencia, both in Spain.
LIFE: Selgas and Cano were both born in 1965.
STUDIES: They attended the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
27 Calle Guecho, 28023 Madrid, Spain; 34-91-307-64-81; selgascano.com.