Bennett DiDonna

1 month ago | dwell.com | Bennett DiDonna

View 18 PhotosAn architecture firm and a developer saved on budget and construction waste by adapting a prominent former post office in Brest, France, into full-service apartments for seniors. View 18 PhotosIt’s a coveted sunny afternoon in Brest, a port city in the northwest of France. As lunchtime hits, a stream of local office workers and residents fill the city’s central square, Place de la Liberté.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Bennett DiDonna

An architecture firm and a developer saved on budget and construction waste by adapting a prominent former post office in Brest, France, into full-service apartments for seniors. It’s a coveted sunny afternoon in Brest, a port city in the northwest of France. As lunchtime hits, a stream of local office workers and residents fill the city’s central square, Place de la Liberté.

Dec 20, 2024 | airmail.news | Bennett DiDonna

It’s 1934 at the Hôtel Claridge, a nightclub on the Champs-Élysées. Backstage, a young guitarist by the name of Django Reinhardt is leading an impromptu warm-up set. In a departure from the standards, Django weaves together popular Parisian Musette tunes with the Romani string rhythms he grew up with and some jazz licks he’s been listening to. Word begins to spread about these backstage sessions, and eventually this becomes the show itself.

Sep 6, 2024 | santabarbaralifeandstyle.com | Bennett DiDonna

Must See Exhibitions, Art Fairs, and Biennales Worth Traveling for this FallBy Bennett DiDonnaEven in the land of perpetual sunshine that is Southern California, there is a certain post-Labor Day blues that comes with the end of summer. Back to work, back to school, back to reality. The throngs of Aperol-Spritz-sipping tourists begin to dwindle, the city kicks back into gear.

Sep 6, 2024 | dwell.com | Bennett DiDonna

View 18 PhotosA narrow skylight cuts through the sculptural shape, letting a streak of natural light into the glass-and-wood home. View 18 PhotosIt’s a sunny morning in Normandy, and the light is beginning to peek through the trees, glimmering across the curved metal roof of Isabelle and Patrice Girard-Donnat’s home.