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Among the prototypes for low-cost housing designs in an innovative
community in Hidalgo, Mexico is a barrel-vaulted brick abode by Escobedo
Escobedo transformed La Tallera, the former
home and studio of late muralist David Alfaro
Siqueiros, into an immersive public experience
Escobedo's pavilion for the Serpentine Gallery in
Kensington Gardens, London was framed by latticed
walls and featured a curving mirrored ceiling
work on her master's degree from Harvard's Graduate School of
Design in 2012.
If the Eco project was her big break, then the Serpentine
Pavilion was the " tipping point, " she says, in terms of her visibility
as an architect. In 2018, at 38 years old, she was selected to design
the pavilion in London's Kensington Gardens, becoming the
youngest architect to receive the prestigious annual commission.
Drawing on her earlier work, she conceived a courtyard-based
structure with latt iced cement breeze walls surrounding a pool of
water. A pivoted axis refers to the Prime Meridian in Greenwich,
London-the imaginary line that indicates 0 degrees longitude.
" It became almost like a sundial and a compass that can situate
you within a larger geography, one that's not just physical but also
social, " Escobedo explains.
The architect's ambitious portfolio includes a partnership
with patron and philanthropist Dasha Zhukova, whose latest
art-centric real estate venture, Ray, includes a transformation
of the historic National Black Theatre in Harlem into a 21-story
building designed by Escobedo. The designer's 17-person team has
also partnered with beauty brand Aesop to design the interiors
of fi ve retail boutiques, and she was among 32 architects and
studios to create low-cost housing for the Housing Research and
Practical Experimentation Laboratory, an innovative community
development in Hidalgo, Mexico led by Mexico's National
Workers' Housing Fund Institute.
Although her work spans disciplines, Escobedo's projects
share a unifying thread: the use of materials to tell a complex
narrative. The approach is evident in Puebla, Mexico where
she is working with hotel developer and operator Grupo Habita
to transform a 19th-century house into a 10-room hotel slated
to open this year. While cleaning out the property, her team
found a basalt water reservoir. The simple object inspired the
hotel's design, which incorporates volcanic rock in guestrooms,
stairwells, and a dedicated wellness space. " It's like carving out
of a quarry, " says Escobedo.
Her focus on materials is shared more broadly in local
architecture. " Belonging and patrimony aff ect the way we design.
It's important to build something that will last, so you can pass
it on to the next generation, " she explains. " That's one of the
reasons we're so in love with materials here in Mexico. "
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contents
from the editor
sketchbook
project breakdown: biodome
Interview: collaborations
interview: on our radar
interview: influential people
hd expo preview
from the show director
conference highlights
products
profile: emerging designers
hardware
casegoods
lighting
change agents
the new icons: william harris, kristina o'neal, adam farmerie, + greg bradshaw
the big thinkers: piero lissoni + stefano giussani
the curators: carrie + alex vik 
the investor: kendra plummer
the design advocate: michael k. chen
the storyteller: lukas rungger 
the hotelitarian: euan mcglashan
the inventors: v. mitch mcewen + amina blacksher
the disruptor: charlie macgregor 
the materialist: frida escobedo
the natural leader: bill walshe
the humanist: jeremy bull
the rebel designer: paula scher
the empathetic hotelier: phil hospod 
ad index
back space: markus schreyer
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - Intro
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - Cover1
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Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - sketchbook
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Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - Interview: collaborations
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Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - interview: on our radar
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Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - interview: influential people
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Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - hd expo preview
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - from the show director
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 53
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - conference highlights
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Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - products
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Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - profile: emerging designers
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Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - hardware
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Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - casegoods
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Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - lighting
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Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - change agents
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - the new icons: william harris, kristina o'neal, adam farmerie, + greg bradshaw
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Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 92
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 93
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 94
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 95
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - the big thinkers: piero lissoni + stefano giussani
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 97
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - the curators: carrie + alex vik 
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 99
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 100
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - the investor: kendra plummer
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - the design advocate: michael k. chen
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 103
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 104
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 105
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - the storyteller: lukas rungger 
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Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 109
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - the hotelitarian: euan mcglashan
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 111
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - the inventors: v. mitch mcewen + amina blacksher
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 113
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - the disruptor: charlie macgregor 
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 115
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - the materialist: frida escobedo
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 117
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - the natural leader: bill walshe
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 119
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - the humanist: jeremy bull
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 121
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - the rebel designer: paula scher
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 123
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - the empathetic hotelier: phil hospod 
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 125
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - ad index
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - 127
Hospitality Design - June/July 2021 - back space: markus schreyer
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