Headliners

"International Law," page 286

principal: Lauren Rottet, FAIA.

completed projects: Annenberg Foundation in Los Angeles; Broadcom in Irvine, California; Mattel in El Segundo, California; Royal Bank of Scotland in Houston.

current projects: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker in San Diego, Frankfurt, Milan, and Shanghai; Oaktree Capital Management and Kirkland & Ellis in L.A.; Artis Capital Management in San Francisco; Shell Oil in Houston.

honors: Interior Design Hall of Fame; Chicago Athenaeum Gold award; National AIA honor award; AIA state and local awards.

coffee: Hotel Costes or LeMeurice in Paris.

tea: Claridge's in London.

515 South Flower Street, 8th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071; 213-593-8357; dmjmhn.aecom.com; 808 Travis Street, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77002; 713-221-1830; rottetstudio.com.

"Big Bang Theory," page 300

principal: Jim Meredith, LEED AP.

completed projects: Bodman in Detroit; Auto Club Group in Dearborn, Michigan; DaimlerChrysler technical center in Auburn Hills, Michigan; University of Michigan student-activities building in Ann Arbor.

current projects: AT&T store in Detroit; 3M in St. Paul; Hollister in Libertyville, Illinois; Deloitte Development nationwide.

future: Meredith dreams of owning a farm in northern Michigan.

principal: Todd Baisch, AIA.

completed projects: IBM and Seyfarth Shaw in Chicago; Towers Perrin worldwide.

current projects: 3M in St. Paul; Jones Day in Chicago and Pittsburgh; Fallon Worldwide in Minneapolis.

past: Baisch grew up in North Dakota.

1 Woodward Avenue, Suite 601, Detroit, MI 48226; 313-965-1600; 30 West Monroe Street, Suite 400, Chicago, IL 60603; 312-456-0123; gensler.com.

"First-Aid Kit," page 276

partner: Rex Lalire.

partner: Christopher March.

completed projects: Aveda Academy in New York; Newseum shop in Washington, D.C.; an off-the-grid house in San Francisco.

current projects: Barneys New York men's floor in New York; a house in Forestburgh, New York; Waterworks showroom in Los Angeles; J. Crew Collection retail prototype.

no more tears: Lalire uses Johnson's Baby Shampoo.

no more carbon: March bikes to work.

304 Hudson Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10013; 212-807-1011; laliremarch.com.

"The Hybrid," page 318

partner: Russell Shubin.

partner: Robin Donaldson.

completed projects: Ogilvy & Mather, David & Goliath, Wong Doody, Ground Zero, and the Firm, all in Los Angeles; houses in L.A., Malibu, and Montecito, California.

current projects: Biscuit Filmworks, Ripe TV, Blind Visual Propaganda, Pandemic, and Cypress Sports Museum, all in L.A.

honors: AIA California Council award; AIA/Los Angeles awards; AIA Santa Barbara awards.

on the move: Shubin is renovating a modern A-frame house for his family in Malibu.

here to stay: Donaldson and his family have been living in the same Mediterranean-style ranch in Montecito for six years.

3834 Willat Avenue, Culver City, CA 90232; 310-204-0688; shubinanddonaldson.com.

"Microsoft's New Vista," page 310

principal: Shannon Rankin.

completed projects: Omnicon/DDB Worldwide and Tommy Bahama in Seattle.

current project: Microsoft visitor center and museum in Redmond, Washington.

honors: IIDA Northern Pacific Chapter Award.

weekends: Extreme movie-watching.

senior designer: Jami Howard.

completed projects: Bungie studios in Kirkland, Washington; an apartment in Seattle.

current projects: Microsoft visitor center and museum; Methodologie in Seattle.

weekends: Skydiving and the roller derby.

2333 Third Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121; 206-903-0575; skbarchitects.com.

"Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained," page 338

founder: James Phillips, AIA.

associate principal, managing design director: Luc Massaux.

completed projects: Cambridge University Press, EMI Music Publishing, and General Electric Company, all in New York; Citigroup in Long Island City, New York.

current projects: Arnell Group and Union Bancaire Privée in New York; United Way in Alexandria, Virginia.

trip: Phillips was recently "shocked" to stumble across old "hippie" pictures of himself with long hair and a beard.

trip: Visiting Dhaka, Bangladesh, Massaux loved the monumentality and cultural integration of the parliamentary building by Louis Kahn.

360 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010; 212-768-0800; tpgarchitecture.com.