The KPF Director reflected on how scale and perspective shape the firm’s approach to architectural craft in a recently published magazine article.
“The way that we think about our projects is in the Powers of Ten: What does it look like at 10,000 feet, 1,000 feet, 100 feet? What does it look like when you’re really up close to it, like ten feet, and then when you’re actually touching it from a foot away? The perspective on craft changes as you design across these different scales,” Darina said.
With a pronounced interest in craft, urban design, and civic space, Darina has been instrumental in forming and executing the design vision on several of KPF’s interior projects, including the lobbies at 1411 Broadway, 1211 Sixth Avenue, and 245 Park Avenue. An active member of her architectural community, she has taught as an Adjunct Professor at both Harvard GSD, RISD, and Columbia GSAPP. Darina also founded the Young Designers’ Forum at KPF.
The article recaps the roundtable, “How Can We Celebrate Craft in Architecture Today?”, which was hosted by Metropolis Editor in Chief Avinash Rajagopal earlier this year. The event brought together designers from 19 firms to explore how craft manifests across a range of practices and project types.
