Nick Mafi

3 weeks ago | admiddleeast.com | Hannah Martin |Nick Mafi |Pratyush Sarup

Zaha Hadid’s most famous buildings changed how the world views modern architecture. From Saudi Arabia to China and Iraq, these impossibly sinuous structures pushed both the design and construction industries beyond their limits, raising the bar for creative, material and structural innovation. Did these structures always stick to project budget and timeframes? Not always; maybe there is some merit to the saying that greatness can't be rushed.

3 weeks ago | architecturaldigest.in | Nick Mafi

During his lifetime, Vincent van Gogh had no inkling that his work would become one of the world’s most famous paintings. Far from it. But that didn't stop the Postimpressionist artist from sharing his musings on art with friends and family. On June 5, 1890, Vincent van Gogh sat to write a letter to his younger sister, Wilhelmina. The Dutch artist was less than two months from a gunshot to the abdomen that would tragically end his life.

Dec 30, 2024 | vogue.com.tw | Nick Mafi |Jessica Cherner |Katherine McLaughlin |Elizabeth Stamp

在美麗的街道漫步、來一場精彩的公路旅行以及迷人的鐵道之旅⋯⋯，以緩慢的步調踏上旅程確實別有一番滋味。這樣的體驗不僅讓旅途充滿驚喜，也提醒著我們只要願意花時間尋找與體會，身邊到處都有美好的事物。Vogue去哪玩「全球最美街道」專題來到美洲篇，23條落在北美和南美的城市街道，有些是好萊塢電影的取景地，有些定格了城市的發展軌跡，更有藝術家在街頭揮灑抗爭極權，只有親身造訪才知道它們的魅力的確足以作為城市代表。原文出自AD US

Nov 26, 2024 | architecturaldigest.com | Nick Mafi

The exterior of the Populus hotel in Denver. Photo: Jason O’RearPhoto: Jason O’Rear“I’m a big nature fanatic,” confesses architect Jeanne Gang, an avid hiker and the genial founding partner of the award-winning firm Studio Gang. Her outdoorsy predilections, not to mention her knack for balancing flair and function, reveal themselves fully in a new project, the Populus hotel in Denver.

Nov 25, 2024 | admagazine.fr | Nick Mafi

À New York, le One World Trade Center est construit sur le site des attentats du 11 septembre 2001. Il est aussi connu sous le nom de Freedom Tower, qui fête ses 10 ans d’existence. L’édifice a un pouvoir culturel si fort que certains le considèrent comme l’incarnation même de la liberté. Depuis l’avènement du One World Trade Center, je me suis mis à travailler en tant que journaliste pour Architectural Digest US dans les bureaux de Condé Nast situé au sein même de cette tour.