“The Villa Varoise, a retreat in the South of France by Boston firm NADAAA, is a geometric marvel.”
“Elements — like the hybrid CLT / steel structural system and the multi-faceted building program — elevate RISD North Hall far beyond your typical student dorm.‘
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Led by Dennis Wedlick, this program series, organized by AIANY Custom Residential Architects Network and co-hosted by the BSA Residential Design Committee, explored the unique perspectives of six practitioners who were recipients of the 2020 AIANY + BSA Residential Design Awards including NADAAA for the Villa Varoise. Watch NADAAA’s joint episode with Paul Schulhof HERE. (Above is our video contribution which describes the design and construction process behind the home.)
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NADAAA’s ‘Rural Apartment Building’ has been selected as a Finalist in the Architizer A+Awards in the unbuilt housing category! The mission of the Architizer A+Awards is to ‘nurture the appreciation of meaningful architecture in the world and champion its potential for a positive impact on everyday life.’
Our project is competing against only four others globally! Will you help us win? Vote HERE now!
‘His passion for architecture and design took root at Hotchkiss, where he was inspired by art instructor Blanche Hoar. He has said that he experienced an “aesthetic transformation” during his time at Hotchkiss, which may have started the day he first set foot on campus. During an interview for Hotchkiss Magazine in 2017, Tehrani recalled visiting Hotchkiss in 1978, following one of the worst nor’easters on record. Snow had drifted halfway up Scoville Gate, and Tehrani, who was touring prep schools with his friends, barely made the trip to Lakeville. But what he remembers most about his visit wasn’t the record-breaking blizzard, but his impression of Main Building, which, at the time, bore the design of modernist Hugh Stubbins, the architect best known for Citicorp Center’s landmark tower in Manhattan. When he looked out at Main, he remembers thinking to himself: “This is where I want to be.”’
On May 19th the American Academy of Arts and Letters will host their virtual ceremony for newly elected members including Nader Tehrani. Election to the Academy is considered the highest form of recognition of artistic merit in the United States.