Jacu Strauss Creative Director Lore Group London and New York Early design memories? I grew up in the Kalahari Desert in South Africa. I was always sensitive to my surroundings. Growing up rurally, I had to create my own creative stimulation. I was always making things, building things, painting, or drawing. I remember from an early age drawing up plans for my dream house. Did you go to school for design? I started out doing spatial design but then moved on to architecture school. I did my fi rst degree at Auckland University and my subsequent two degrees at the University College London's Bartlett School of Architecture and Westminster University for the licensing part. Housed in the former Riggs National Bank, the Riggs Hotel in Washington, DC celebrates many original details like the barrel-vaulted ceiling in the lobby 064 September 2021 hospitalitydesign.comhttp://www.hospitalitydesign.com