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Staff -- Interior Design, 8/1/2005 12:00:00 AM

Büro für Form und Ereignis

"Driving Force," page 174

principal: Lars Debbert.

principal: Kai Ratschko.

completed projects: A restaurant in the Museum für Völkerkunde in Hamburg, Germany.

current projects: Renovating historic houses in Wolfenbüttel, Germany.

summer: Debbert likes to run and rock-climb.

winter: Ratschko does his ironing in front of a roaring fire.

46-48 Eduardstrasse, 20257 Hamburg, Germany; 49-40-85-40-0280; formereignis.com.

Elliott + Associates Architects

"Oklahoma Pavilion," page 158

principal: Rand Elliott, FAIA.

completed projects: Ackerman McQueen in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and London; an athletic facility for Heritage Hall and the 1001 West Wilshire offices in Oklahoma City; ImageNet in Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Houston, Dallas, and Washington, D.C.

current projects: A campus plan for Chesapeake Energy Corporation and a 100-foot-tall public sculpture in Oklahoma City.

honors: Nine AIA National Honor Awards, among 175 international, national, and regional design awards.

poet: Writing verse is always part of his design process, helping him share with clients the feeling he hopes to evoke.

muse: His architecture inspired Dallas Morning News critic David Dillon's monograph Elliott & Associates: Listening to the Land.

35 Harrison Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73104; 405-232-9554; e-a-a.com.

Hammel, Green and Abrahamson

"The Twin Cities' Little Sister," page 152

associate vice president: Kara Hill, AIA.

completed projects: Ceridian Corporation in Bloomington, Minnesota; Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth, Minnesota.

current projects: The Como Park Zoo & Conservatory visitor and education center in Saint Paul; the Columbus State University arts center in Georgia; the California State University, Northridge, performing-arts center in Los Angeles.

honors: AIA Minnesota Honor Awards; an American Architecture Award; an IDEAS Merit Award.

far away: As an Aga Khan Scholar, Hill traveled between France and Egypt to research her PhD on the countries' cross-cultural influences.

close to home: She completed her dissertation in just three months, working at her parents' cabin on Minnesota's Deer Lake.

701 Washington Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55401; 612-758-4000; hga.com.

AC Martin Partners

"A Congregation of Talent," page 186

design principal and cochairman: David Martin.

completed projects: Sanwa Bank Plaza in Los Angeles; a humanities building at the University of California, Irvine; Springleaf Tower, a mixed-use building in Singapore; the Joe E. Serna, Jr., Cal/EPA headquarters in Sacramento.

current projects: A library at California State University, Fresno; the Ventura County Museum of History and Art in Ventura, California; a resort in South Korea.

honors: A BOMA Pacific Southwest Region Earth Award; Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design awards; AIA/San Fernando Valley Chapter awards.

in the arts: Martin, who plays jazz guitar, has shown his watercolors at Michael's Santa Monica.

on the road: His classic car collection includes a 1932 hot rod.

444 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071; 213-683-1900; acmartin.com.

Shinberg Levinas

"Heads Up!" page 142

principal: Salo Levinas.

completed projects: A penthouse in Washington, D.C.; Byblos, Cartier, and Hugo Boss in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

current projects: The Dance Institute of Washington, D.C.; service pavilions at the Chicago Botanical Gardens; a modern-art museum in Chaco, Argentina.

book smart: Levinas, along with Cesar Pelli and Rafael Viñoly, was one of 10 architects featured in Arquitectos: Made in Argentina.

newsworthy: From 1983 to 1984, Levinas was architecture editor at Buenos Aires's La Razón.

4733 Bethesda Avenue, Suite 550, Bethesda, MD 20814; 301-652-8550; shinberglevinas.com.

Thrasher Design Company

"Heads Up!" page 142

principal: Jeffrey Thrasher.

completed projects: Residences in southern Florida.

current projects: Restoring an 1822 house in Kentucky; four Icon Tower apartments in Miami Beach.

old south: Thrasher grew up in south-central Kentucky.

new south: He moved to South Beach in 1986.

P.O. Box 398506, Miami Beach, FL 33239; 305-538-9442.

2arkitekter

"Driving Force," page 174

principal: Anders Sælan.

principal: Oliver Grundahl.

completed projects: A Samsung showroom, the Birger Christensen fur department, Københavns Lufthavne, Ivan Grundahl stores, and the Reef N' Beef restaurant, all in Copenhagen.

current projects: A headquarters for Avis, a conference center, and a house, all in Copenhagen.

behind the wheel: Sælan rides a Fabia scooter. Grundahl drives a Citroën XM.

behind the scenes: Out of the office, Sælan produces electronic music. Grundahl plays piano.

23B Bredgade, 3rd Floor, 1260 Copenhagen, Denmark; 45-33-32-25-00; 2arkitekter.dk.

Xten Architecture

"Power Couple(s)," page 168

principal: Monika Haefelfinger.

principal: Austin Kelly.

completed projects: TheKinsing Building, Crave Films, and residences in Los Angeles.

current projects: A fashion studio and residence Õe; in Los Angeles; the Podhotel in Palm Springs, California; a residence and an office-building renovation in Southern California; apartment complexes in Basel and Bern, Switzerland.

on her résumé: Haefelfinger has worked for Herzog & de Meuron Architects and DMJM/ Keating Architects.

on his résumé: Kelly is an alum of Frank O. Gehry & Associates and Eric Owen Moss Architects.

201 South Santa Fe Avenue, Suite 202, Los Angeles, CA 90012; 213-625-7002; xtenarchitecture.com.

Photographers in this issue

Peter Bastianelli-Kerze ("The Twin Cities' Little Sister," page 152 ), 218-744-2092.

Diephotodesigner.de ("Driving Force," page 174), 1 Brückenstrasse, 10179 Berlin, Germany; 49-30-275-923-80; diephotodesigner.de.

Art Gray ("Power Couple(s)," page 168), 171 Pier Avenue, 272, Santa Monica, CA 90405; 310-450-2806.

Tim Griffith ("A Congregation of Talent," page 186), 739 27th Street, San Francisco, CA 94131; 415-640-1419.

Eric Laignel ("Heads Up!" page 142), ericlaignel@hotmail.com.

Bärbel Miebach ("Roughing It," page 194), 21 Gramercy Park South, 2A, New York, NY 10003; 212-475-7754.

Bob Shimer ("Oklahoma Pavilion," page 158), Hedrich Blessing, 11 West Illinois Street, Chicago, IL 60610; 312-321-1151.

Scott Stulen ("The Twin Cities' Little Sister," page 152 ), 532 22nd Street NE, Rochester, MN 55906; 612-239-8005.

Designers in walk-through

Roger Ferris + Partners ("The Writing Is on the Wall," page 62), 285 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT 06880; 203-222-4848.

Greenhill Jenner Architects ("A Sight for Sore Eyes," page 57), 9 Northburgh Street, London EC1V 0AH, U.K.; 44-20-7566-2500; greenhilljenner.co.uk.

Corrections

• In "Green Gets Gold" (June, page 86), the office pictured belongs to the Natural Resources Defense Council. The chairs in the conference room are from Krug, their fabric from Designtex.

• "Beyond Ikea" (June, page 142) should have mentioned Norway's Design Year 2005 and the Finnish Design Year 2005. For information on Norway's program, contact the Norwegian Design Council; for Finland, contact Design Forum Finland.

• The Dada kitchen system pictured in "Market" (July, page 91) is the Vela.