Dara Huang | |
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Born | 1982or1983(age 40–41) [1] Florida, U.S. |
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Partner | Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi (2015–2018) |
Children | 1 |
Practice | Design Haus Liberty |
Dara Huang (born 1982/1983) is an American architect. [2] In 2013, she founded the architecture and design firm Design Haus Liberty. [3] She is the co-founder of Vivahouse, which converts disused commercial properties into co-living spaces. [4]
Dara Huang was born in Florida to Taiwanese immigrants. [5] [6] Her father is a retired NASA rocket scientist. [6] [1] She attended the University of Florida, from which she graduated in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts in design. [7] She was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority. She earned a master's degree in architecture from Harvard University. [6] Huang was engaged to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, with whom she has a son. [8] The engagement was broken off in 2018. [9]
After graduating, Huang worked at architectural firms Herzog & de Meuron in Switzerland and Foster and Partners in London. [10] At these firms she worked on several large projects, including the skyscraper 56 Leonard Street in New York City, Tate Modern in London, and Manolo Blahnik stores around the world. [11] Huang has received several awards, including The Clifford Wong Prize, The KPF Travelling Fellowship, The Young Architects Award, and first place in the AIAS National Design Review. [12]
In 2013, Huang opened her own architecture practice, Design Haus Liberty, in Clerkenwell, London. [13] Its work has been exhibited at Somerset House in London and the Venice Biennale of Architecture. [14]
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