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Staff -- Interior Design, 1/1/2005 12:00:00 AM

Cheshire Architects

"New Zealand Riviera," page 208

principal: Pip Cheshire.

completed projects: Residences in Auckland, New Zealand.

current projects: Residences and the redevelopment of Britomart Precinct in Auckland.

course of study: He graduated from the University of Auckland with a bachelor's degree in architecture.

head of the class: He's now an adjunct professor of architecture at his alma mater.

130 Quay Street, Level 1, Auckland, New Zealand; 64-9-358-2770; cheshirearchitects.com.

Dufner Heighes

"Loft: The Sequel," page 162

principal: Gregory Dufner.

principal: Daniel Heighes Wismer.

completed projects: Houses in Michigan and California; apartments in New York; a restaurant in Brooklyn, New York.

current projects: Apartments in New York; a house in Burlington, Vermont; a three-level office building in Bakersfield, California.

spare time: Preparing a 300-page co-op board application for their new apartment.

spare change: Buying U-Line refrigerator and freezer drawers for the kitchen.

195 Chrystie Street, 602B, New York, NY 10002; 212-420-1605; dufnerheighes.com.

Alexander Gorlin Architects

"You Can Go Home Again," page 184

principal: Alexander Gorlin.

completed projects: Daniel Libeskind's loft in New York; the sanctuary of North Shore Synagogue in Syosset, New York; a house in Genesee, Colorado.

current projects: A house in Nova Scotia; an apartment building in Miami Beach, Florida; low-income housing in Brooklyn, New York; a house in Southampton, New York.

honors: The Rome Prize in Architecture; numerous AIA awards.

inspired by: Sunlight, air, and greenery.

inspired to: Photograph tulip gardens in the Netherlands.

137 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013; 212-229-1199; gorlinarchitect.com.

Terry Hunziker

"New Zealand Riviera," page 208

principal: Terry Hunziker.

completed projects: Residences in the U.S.; Benaroya Hall in Seattle; Marché restaurant in Menlo Park, California; furniture for Sutherland and Gulassa & Co.

current projects: The Bluewater Holding Co. corporate headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand; residences in Seattle, Denver, New York, and Montecito, California; an indoor-outdoor furniture line for Sutherland.

on a leash: His beloved Norwich terrier, Hugo.

on a tight leash: "I like to keep my office small. It allows more personal control."

208 Third Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98104; 206-467-1144.

Shamir Shah Design

"Out of Africa," page 200

principal: Shamir Shah.

completed projects: Two restaurants, apartment renovations, and loft conversions, all in New York; a boutique hotel in Great Neck, New York.

current projects: Apartment and town-house renovations, a loft conversion, and a spa, all in New York; a hotel in Chicago.

short haul: A slow-motion weekend on Fire Island, New York, at his modernist shack on stilts.

long haul: Seven days of snowboarding at his partner's converted Swedish Lutheran church, a historic landmark in rural Montana.

10 Greene Street, New York, NY 10013; 212-274-7476; shamirshahdesign.com.

Stubbins Associates

"Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator," page 170

president and CEO: Scott Simpson, FAIA.

completed projects: The Amgen Center and BioSquare II in Boston; Cheshire Medical Center in Keene, New Hampshire.

current projects: BioSquare III and Emerson College in Boston; Millennium Pharmaceuticals in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

sweet treat: Chocolate-covered macadamias.

associate principal: Audrey O'Hagan, AIA.

completed projects: The Amgen Center.

current projects: Millennium Pharmaceuticals; Hillel House at Boston University.

sweet treat: Anything chocolate.

1030 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138; 617-491-6450; stubbins.us.

Clive Wilkinson Architects

"Water Works," page 192

president: Clive Wilkinson.

completed projects: TBWA\Chiat\Day in Los Angeles and New York; Fox Digital Studios in Los Angeles; Foote, Cone & Belding Worldwide in Irvine, California.

current projects: Google in Mountain View, California; a Quiksilver store in Costa Mesa, California; J. Walter Thompson and TBWA\Chiat\Day Worldwide in New York.

honors: California and national AIA awards; NeoCon Gold Award; Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award.

desert: His favorite, outside Walvis Bay in Namibia, is a desolate expanse of endless dunes.

nomad: Taken from a Tuareg proverb, his mantra is, "That which you do not need will kill you."

101 South Robertson Boulevard, Suite 204, Los Angeles, CA 90048; 310-248-1090.

Yabu Pushelberg

"Orient Express," page 176

principal: George Yabu.

principal: Glenn Pushelberg.

completed projects: The W New York–Times Square hotel, Blue Fin and Dos Caminos restaurants, Stone Rose and Whiskey Blue bars, and Amore Pacific spa, all in New York; Whiskey Blue in Los Angeles; Fiamma Trattoria in Las Vegas; Maimon restaurant and a Four Seasons Hotel in Tokyo.

current projects: Terra restaurant in San Francisco; a restaurant in Las Vegas.

honors: Interior Design Hall of Fame; a James Beard Foundation award for excellence in restaurant design.

call the doctors: Both Yabu and Pushelberg received honorary doctorates from their alma mater, Ryerson University.

prescription for success: "We don't ask, 'Is this too sophisticated? Will people be afraid of it?'" says Pushelberg. "We just design it."

55 Booth Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4M 2M3, Canada; 416-778-9779. 138 Spring Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10012; 212-226-0808.

Designers in walk-through

Meyer Davis Studio ("A Brighter Shade of Pale," page 66), 270 Lafayette Street, Suite 1001, New York, NY 10012; 212-627-5574; meyerdavis.com.

Claudio Silvestrin Architects ("Open Sandwich," page 74), Unit 412, Kingswharf, 301 Kingsland Road, London E8 4DF, U.K.; 44-20-7275-7515; claudiosilvestrin.com.

Giancarlo Tintori ("Red, Hot, and New," page 59), 128 Via Gadames, 20151 Milan, Italy; 39-02-3087523.

Designers in kitchen & bath

Christopher Coleman Interior Design ("Bath Time for Junior," page 142), 55 Washington Street, Suite 707, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 718-222-8984.

Murphy Burnham & Buttrick ("Keeping It Clean," page 131), 48 West 37th Street, New York, NY 10018; 212-768-7676; mbbarch.com.

Photographers in this issue

Peter Aaron ("Keeping It Clean," page 131), Esto Photographics, 222 Valley Place, Mamaroneck, NY 10543; 914-698-4060.

Benny Chan ("Water Works," page 192), Fotoworks, 8885 Venice Boulevard, Suite 103, Los Angeles, CA 90034; 310-842-9446.

Jeff Goldberg ("Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator," page 170), Esto, 222 Valley Place, Mamaroneck, NY 10543; 914-698-4060.

Ken Hayden Photography ("New Zealand Riviera," page 208), 1330 West Avenue, 1914, Miami Beach, FL 33139; 305-781-9364.

David Joseph ("Orient Express," page 176), Hillary Aiges Represents, 212-247-2992.

Eric Laignel ("Red, Hot, and New," page 59"; "A Brighter Shade of Pale," page 66; Loft: The Sequel," page 162; "Orient Express," page 176; "Out of Africa," page 200), ericlaignel@hotmail.com.

Michael Moran Photography ("You Can Go Home Again," page 184), 10 West 18th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10011; 212-334-4543.

Matteo Piazza ("Open Sandwich," page 74), 69 Corso di Porto Ticinese, 20123 Milan, Italy; 39-02-5810-6564.

Corrections

• The following people should have appeared in the project team for "Call Us Anytime" (November, page S74): project architect Mark Borchardt, job captains Michael Chan, Steve Handleman, and Marc Schweitzer, intermediate designer Tammy Tsao, junior designer Mille Kwong, technical support Ana Ganovic, and FF and E specialist Shirley Munoz Henderson.

• In "Change Is in the Air" (November, page 98), Magne Magler Wiggen was mistakenly referred to as "herself" rather than "himself."