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New Offices for Betaworks and Startapp

Katherine Chia March 31, 2014

Desai Chia is designing a 17,000 SF office for the tech incubator Betaworks in the Meatpacking District and a 3,000 duplex office in SoHo for the Israeli-based, social data platform company Startapp.

 
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In New Project Tags Betaworks, Startapp

NYRP Edge/ucation Exhibition opens

Katherine Chia January 31, 2014

Come to the opening of the NYRP Edge/ucation exhibition at the Center for Architecture NYC.  The display includes Desai Chia's FloodLAB design, one of 4 finalists.

 
 FloodLAB

FloodLAB

 
In Exhibitions, Competitions, New Project Tags NYRP, FloodLAB

Best of Year Award presented to Desai Chia for the LM Guest House

Katherine Chia December 3, 2013

The LM Guest House received a Best of Year Award in the residential category. Cindy Allen, the Editor-in-Chief of Interior Design, announced all of the award winners at a gala event at the IAC Building in New York.

 
 
In Awards Tags LM Guest House, Interior Design Magazine, Best of Year Award

Katherine Chia to speak at MOCA with Anita Lo and Mary Ping

Katherine Chia October 22, 2013

Katherine Chia will join chef Anita Lo and fashion designer Mary Ping for a panel discussion on creativity in food, fashion and design at the Museum of the Chinese in the Americas on October 26, 2013, from 2-4pm. 

 
 
In Lecture Tags MOCA

Desai Chia shortlisted for NYRP Competition

Katherine Chia October 10, 2013

The New York Restoration Project, led by Bette Midler, has shortlisted Desai Chia's FloodLAB entry for the final round of the Edge/ucation Pavilion and Boathouse competition.

 
 FloodLAB

FloodLAB

 
In Competitions Tags NYRP, FloodLAB

The Dek House project to be exhibited at the Center for Architecture NYC

Katherine Chia October 5, 2013

Surface Innovation: Redefining Boundaries of Interior & Exterior Spaces is a multi-media exhibit presenting new concepts for Dekton by Desai Chia and 5 other New York architecture firms.  Sponsored by the AIA and Cosentino.

 
 Dek House by Desai Chia Architecture

Dek House by Desai Chia Architecture

 
In Exhibitions, New Project Tags Dek House, Center for Architecture, AIA Award

Katherine Chia presents the LM Guest House at the World Architecture Festival

Katherine Chia October 3, 2013

The LM Guest House was an awards finalist at the World Architecture Festival in Singapore.  Katherine Chia presented the project to an international jury during the 3-day event.

 
 
 
In Awards, Exhibitions Tags World Architecture Festival, LM Guest House

Katherine Chia joins Cindy Allen for the OHNY Panel

Katherine Chia September 21, 2013

Interior Design Editor-in-Chief Cindy Allen hosted a panel discussion with Katherine Chia & 5 other designers to discuss their work at the "What's New What's Next" showcase for OpenHouseNewYork.

 
 
In Lecture Tags OpenHouseNewYork

LM Guest House Exhibited at the Buenos Aires Biennial

Katherine Chia September 5, 2013

This year's Buenos Aires Design Biennial features works by AIA award-winning architects including Desai Chia's LM Guest House.

 
 
In Exhibitions, Awards Tags Biennial, LM Guest House

NYRP selects Desai Chia Architecture for the Edge/ucation Competition

Katherine Chia July 30, 2013

Desai Chia Architecture and seven other firms have been selected to develop a state-of-the-art, flood-resistant recreation learning center at the Sherman Creek site in Inwood, NY, which was hit hard by Hurricane Sandy last year.  The competition is sponsored by the New York Restoration Project & led by Bette Midler.
 

 
 Sherman Creek site

Sherman Creek site

 
In Competitions, New Project Tags NYRP, FloodLAB

Interior Design features LM Guest House

Katherine Chia July 20, 2013

Interior Design's July issue dedicated an 8-page feature to the LM Guest House.  Craig Kellogg praised the house for its refined, compact simplicity and compelling connection to the landscape.

 
 
In Press Tags Interior Design Magazine, LM Guest House

LM Guest House shortlisted for the World Architecture Festival Prize

Katherine Chia July 19, 2013

The World Architecture Festival has shortlisted the LM Guest House for a prize in the “Villa” Category (house in a landscape environment.) Eight projects are under consideration for this annual international award. The grand award winner will be announced on October 4th at the World Architecture Festival event in Singapore.

 
 
In Awards Tags World Architecture Festival, LM Guest House

Dwell Asia praises the LM Guest House

Katherine Chia July 1, 2013

Dwell Asia's July/August feature of the LM Guest House calls the project "brilliant."  

 
 
In Press Tags Dwell, LM Guest House

Peranakan Museum's "Luminous Depths" Unveiled in Singapore

Katherine Chia June 20, 2013

"Luminous Depths," a collaboration with artist Lee Mingwei at the Peranakan Museum in Singapore, opened on June 20th and will be on display through September 2013.  The diaphanous installation engages every story of the museum, filtering light down from the skylit atrium.

 
 
In Exhibitions, Press, New Project Tags Luminous Depths

LM Guest House receives SARA NY Gold Award of Excellence

Katherine Chia April 25, 2013

The Society of American Registered Architects SARA NY Gold Award of Excellence was given to the LM Guest House in the Housing & Sustainability Category.  Katherine Chia accepted  the award at the Design Awards Dinner on June 25th.

 
 

The Wall Street Journal's full page feature of the LM Guest House

Katherine Chia March 16, 2013

Susanna Sirefman of the Wall Street Journal writes: "Though the 2,000-square-foot, one-story dwelling, located on the clients' working farm, is meticulously detailed, its layout is uncomplicated... When you finally spy the house, it appears as a graceful box hovering over the landscape."

 
 
In Press, New Project Tags Wall Street Journal, LM Guest House

LM Guest House receives an AIA NY Design Award & an Architizer A+ Design Award

Katherine Chia March 3, 2013

The LM Guest House receives two distinguised awards: the AIA NY Design Award for Architecture and the Architizer A+ Design Award special mention. Thank you to our clients and our collaborating consultants.

 
 
In Awards Tags AIA Award, Architizer A+ Award, LM Guest House

Peranakan Museum: project update

Katherine Chia January 19, 2013

"Luminous Depths" is in the final stages of fabrication at the Peranakan Museum in Singapore.  Katherine Chia traveled to Singapore with artist Lee Mingwei to make final preparations before the opening on June 20th.

 Section drawing of the installation

Section drawing of the installation

 
In Exhibitions Tags Luminous Depths

Katherine Chia is selected for the Good Design Awards Jury

Katherine Chia December 15, 2012

Katherine Chia joins the Good Design Awards Jury to select the best product designs from around the world.

 
 
In Awards Tags Good Design Awards

Desai Chia in SURFACE Asia

Katherine Chia November 12, 2012

SURFACE Asia discusses the work & design approach of Desai Chia Architecture.  The article features a number of our projects.

 
In Press Tags SURFACE Asia
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