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Dara Huang (born 1982/1983) is an American architect.[1] In 2013, she founded the architecture and design firm Design Haus Liberty.[2] She is the co-founder of Vivahouse, which converts disused commercial properties into co-living spaces.[3]
Early life
Huang was born in Florida to Taiwanese immigrants.[4][5] Her father is a retired NASA rocket scientist.[5][6] She attended the University of Florida, from which she graduated in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts in design.[7] She was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority. She then attended Harvard University,[5] from which she graduated with a Master of Arts in architecture.
Career
After graduating, Huang worked at architectural firms Herzog & de Meuron in Switzerland and Foster and Partners in London.[8] At these firms she worked on several large projects, including the skyscraper 56 Leonard Street in New York City, Tate Modern in London, and Manolo Blahnik stores around the world.[9]
Huang has received several awards, including The Clifford Wong Prize, The KPF Travelling Fellowship, The Young Architects Award, and first place in the AIAS National Design Review.[10]
Design Haus Liberty
In 2013, Huang opened her own architecture practice, Design Haus Liberty, in Clerkenwell, London.[11] Its work has been exhibited at Somerset House in London and the Venice Biennale of Architecture.[12]
Personal life
Huang was engaged to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, with whom she has a son.[13] They broke up in 2018.[14]
Huang is a survivor of the 2008 Mumbai attacks. She and her then boyfriend John Fesko were at the Leopold Cafe when the terrorist started shooting.[15]
Huang became a British citizen in January 2022.[16]
References
- ↑ Tastemakers: Dara Huang. The Times(2017-08-11). Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ↑ Dara Huang. DH Liberty. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ↑ Modular home system turns empty commercial spaces into co-living spaces. Dezeen(2018-11-16). Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ↑ THE STATUTE OF LIBERTY. Design Haus Liberty(July 2019). Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Why long-haul flights are the best time to disconnect for celebrity architect Dara Huang, founder of Design Haus Liberty(5 January 2020). Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ↑ Dara Huang to speak about being an entrepreneur at Dezeen Day. Dezeen(2019-09-16). Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ↑ OUTSTANDING YOUNG ALUMNI AWARDS. University of Florida(12 April 2014). Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ↑ Design Haus Liberty's Dara Huang on Setting Up First Asia Outpost in Hong Kong. www.homejournal.com. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ↑ Dara Huang founder of Design Haus Liberty architecture, interiors and design firm. Young Notting Hill entrepreneur. www.architectsdatafile.co.uk(June 24, 2013). Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ↑ Dara Huang, Gow, Femke. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ↑ 5 Minutes With... Design Haus Liberty's Dara Huang. www.indesignlive.hk(July 15, 2019). Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ↑ Dara Huang. reSITE. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ↑ Mother of Princess Beatrice's Stepson Poses for Touristy Photos Outside Buckingham Palace(27 October 2020). Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ↑ Another royal wedding! Meet Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, the man who has charmed Princess Beatrice. The Daily Telegraph(September 28, 2019). Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- ↑ Couple that evaded terror, twice!. www.rediff.com. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
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