Headliners

“Tower of Power,” page 230

principal:

Patrick Jouin.

completed projects: Van Cleef & Arpels boutique and Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée restaurant in Paris; Auberge de L'Ill restaurant in Illhaeusern, France; Alain Ducasse restaurant at the Dorchester hotel in London; Mix Las Vegas restaurant; furniture for Cassina, Kartell, and Ligne Roset.

current projects: Altitude 95 restaurant on the lowest platform of the Eiffel Tower in Paris; a house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

honors: Maison & Objet Créateur de l'Année; Enseigne d'Or.

favorite: Grilled fish at a beachside restaurant.

least favorite: Asparagus in a béchamel sauce.

8 Passage de la Bonne Graine, 75011 Paris,France; 33-1-55-28-89-20; patrickjouin.com.

“Signs of the Times,” page 238

founding partner:

Felix Claus.

completed projects: Town hall in Tynaarlo, Netherlands; Royal Netherlands Embassy in Maputo, Mozambique; a residence in Tokyo.

current projects: Zuideramstel town hall in Amsterdam; master plan for the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp in Belgium.

honors: Grand Prix Rhénan d'Architecture.

big city: Claus and Kees Kaan cofounded their firm in 1988 with an office in Amsterdam.

big time: In 1997, they opened a second office in Rotterdam.

444 Krijn Taconiskade, 1087 HW Amsterdam, Netherlands; 31-20-626-03-79; clausenkaan.com.

“Calm, Cool, and Collected,” page 246

principal:

Francis D'Haene.

completed projects: Calder Foundation, Skarstedt Gallery, Le Pain Quotidien, apartments, and town houses, all in New York.

current projects: Public spaces in two apartment buildings in New York; a barn conversion in Remsenburg, New York; a house in Big Sky, Montana; design concept for AQ Kafé bakeries.

philosophy: “Simple, clear, pure, silent, relaxed.”

activity: Windsurfing.

392 Broadway, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10013; 212-965-1077.

“Author, Author,” page 268

principal:

Anton García-Abril.

completed projects: Escuela de Altos Estudios Musicales in Santiago deCompostela, Spain; an auditorium in Medina del Campo, Spain; an artist's studio in Madrid; houses in Madrid and Málaga, Spain.

current projects: Casa del Lector en el Matadero in Madrid; Torre de la Música in Valencia, Spain.

honors: International Award for Architecture in Stone; Premio Europeo di Architettura Luigi Cosenza, honorable mention; Mies van der Rohe, finalist.

rock: Working as an ensemble, like a band.

pile: Assembling materals to express the emotion of space.

55 Calle Cristobal Bordiú, 28003 Madrid, Spain; 34-91-541-08-48; ensamble.info.

“Ghetto Fabulous,” page 292

founding partner:

Bjarke Ingels.

completed projects: Harbor Bath water park, Maritime Youth House, and an apartment complex, all in Copenhagen; a psychiatric hospital in Helsingør, Denmark.

current projects: A housing development and an apartment complex in Copenhagen; hotels in Jessheim, Norway, and Arlanda, Sweden.

teen: Ingels's heroes were comic-book artists Régis Loisel, Frank Miller, and Milo Manara.

adult: “Now I make fictions materialize outside the frame of the comic—through architecture.”

66D Norrebrogade, 2nd Floor, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark; 45-7221-7227; big.dk.

“Ghetto Fabulous,” page 292

founder:

. Julien De Smedt

completed projects: A residence in Copenhagen; exhibition design for Louis Poulsen Lighting; bowls for Muuto.

current projects: Buildings in Trøjborg, Denmark, and Brussels; a ski jump in Oslo.

then: At the age of 9, De Smedt discovered his first hero, Prince, through the 1984 album Purple Rain .

now: As someone who's had a variety of obsessions, he's amazed that his interest in architecture remains steady.

69 Vesterbrogade, 1620 Copenhagen V, Denmark ; 45-3378-1010; jdsarchitects.com.

“Signs of the Times,” page 242

founder:

Claudy Jongstra.

completed projects: Wall covering at the Amsterdam Public Library; installations at Triodos Bank in Zeist, Netherlands; installation at the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Berlin.

current projects: Wall covering at AVL Hospital in Amsterdam; wall covering at Commujon children's behavioral facility in Almelo, Netherlands; installation at an office building in Wijchen, Netherlands; installation at the De Pont museum in Tilburg, Netherlands.

sheep: Jongstra's flock represents 20 percent of the Drenthe Heath population in the Netherlands.

lamb: Never—she's a vegetarian.

21 Lytse Buorren, 8843 KJ Spannum, Netherlands; 31-51-734-25-14; claudyjongstra.com.

“Wood Is Good,” page 284

principal:

Jayne Michaels.

completed projects: Apartments, a town house, and Balber Pickard Maldonado & Van Der Tuin in New York; a cottage on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts; a house in San Diego; a villa in Fiesole, Italy.

current projects: An apartment in New York; a house in Short Hills, New Jersey; a house in Michigan.

research: Joan spent years trying to find Swedish 1960's rugs.

development: Jayne snapped them up for her own apartment.

360 Central Park West, New York, NY 10025; 212-662-5358; 2michaelsdesign.com.

“No Reservations,” page 276

president:

Clive Wilkinson.

completed projects: Maguire Properties in Los Angeles; Disney Store headquarters in Pasadena,California; Google in Mountain View, California; Mother in London.

current projects: JWT in New York; Vitra in Birsfelden, Switzerland; Nokia in Helsinki, Finland; Macquarie Bank in Sydney, Australia.

honors: Interior Design Hall of Fame and Best of Year Awards; AIA National Honor Awards; Chicago Athenaeum Good Design Award.

in the office: Wilkinson is writing a book about workplace design.

in the sand: He plays beach volleyball weekly.

144 North Robertson Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90048; 310-358-2200; clivewilkinson.com.