KPF principal Hana Kassem joins the podcast to discuss her approach to human-centered design, designing within the tech industry, and transforming a section of Manhattan’s 1914 Farley Post Office into new office space for Meta.
Housed within a former orphanage, the Queen Silvia Concert Hall embraces organic forms with dynamic timber surfacing and trumpet-shaped pendant lights.
Named in homage to the long-demolished McKim, Mead & White hotel that formerly occupied the 5th Avenue site, the new amenities suite includes a cafe, workspaces, conference rooms, and fitness facility.
One of Aidlin Darling Design's most significant undertakings to date, the refurbished space will serve as the chapter's offices as well as the city's center for architecture and design.