Leopoldo Villardi is managing editor at Architectural Record. He joined RECORD in 2022 after nine years working as an editor, writer, and researcher. Trained as an architect, Leo holds a master’s degree from Columbia University and a bachelor of architecture from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
The project’s lucid celebration of craft and materiality came about through a seasoned ensemble of collaborators, from expert carpenters to ‘mudslinging’ plasterers.