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Home » Authors » Pilar Viladas

Pilar Viladas

Pilar Viladas wrote about design and architecture for a variety of publications.
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Royal Hotel

Giannone Petricone Associates Gives a Long-Abandoned Victorian Hotel in Canada the Royal Treatment

Picton, Ontario
Pilar Viladas
February 9, 2023
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The Toronto-based firm transforms a dilapidated Ontario hotel into a feast for the eyes.
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Villa LL.

Mohamed Amine Siana Fashions a Curving Villa in Casablanca

Morocco
Pilar Viladas
October 17, 2022
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Closed off to the street, a Casablanca Villa opens up to expansive interiors and serene courtyards.
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Burge Residence.

MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple's Essay in Weathering Steel

Pilar Viladas
July 19, 2022
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A weathering-steel residence in central Nova Scotia by the Halifax-based firm fits in with the landscape.
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Round Library.

Design Vanguard 2022: Group AU

Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Pilar Viladas
June 1, 2022
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Tessa Kelly and Chris Parkinson of Massachusetts-based Group AU grew their practice doing community projects, some initiated and built by them.
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SOM New York Office.

SOM & 7 WTC Office by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

New York City
Pilar Viladas
May 1, 2022
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SOM walks the talk in a new space for its New York studio at 7 World Trade Center.
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Cast Iron House.

Cast Iron House by Shigeru Ban Architects

New York
Pilar Viladas
August 23, 2021
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Keeping its ornate facade intact, Shigeru Ban transforms a 19th-century Manhattan commercial building into luxury residences.


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Jonathan and Curtis Moody

Paving the Way: Moody Nolan

Pilar Viladas
September 1, 2020
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The largest Black-owned architecture firm in the U.S. is run by a father-son team.
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Adam Sokol Architecture Practice

Design Vanguard 2019: Adam Sokol Architecture Practice

Los Angeles
Pilar Viladas
June 3, 2019
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A Los Angeles–based firm combines an emphatically modern aesthetic with historical references.
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CH Design Tri

Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial 2019 Explores Remedies for a Fragile Planet

Pilar Viladas
May 15, 2019
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On view at the Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum through January 20, 2020, the Triennial showcases the transformative potential of multidisciplinary design.


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Bayhouse

Bayhouse by Studio Rick Joy

Northeast U.S.
Pilar Viladas
April 1, 2019
No Comments

A weekend place in the Northeastern United States owes its calm presence to its highly crafted use of granite walls and slated roofs.


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