Architectural Digest China features the Los Angeles residence of actor and filmmaker Daniel Wu, with architectural design by Synthesis Design + Architecture.
The March 2023 issue of California Dreaming: Architectural Design is focused on the current state of architectural design & discourse in California. Author Max Kuo postulates that there are three ways to be Californian. In “Californian, the Third Way” Kuo determines that Alvin Huang, principal of Synthesis Design + Architecture, is a third-way Californian, he charts his emergence as an architect via his postgraduate studies at the Architectural Association in London and working at the esteemed offices of Zaha Hadid and Amanda Levete, before moving to California to start his own practice and finding China particularly hospitable to his architecture.
Abstract
Max Kuo’s profile describes Alvin Huang as a “third-way Californian”: a Los Angeles native whose architectural identity was shaped by USC, the Architectural Association, Zaha Hadid Architects, Amanda Levete Architects, and extensive work in Asia before returning home to establish SDA. The essay follows Huang’s pursuit of digital craft from the [C]Space Pavilion through projects such as the Durotaxis Chair, La Burbuja Lamp, and The Groove at CentralWorld, framing his practice as a synthesis of computational research, material experimentation, cultural inquiry, and pragmatic building.
Alvin Huang and Synthesis Design + Architecture are featured among 50 global innovators under the age of 50 in this international survey of emerging creative leadership.
Editors: Beverly Russell, Eva Maddox, and Farooq Ameen Publisher: Images Publishing Group, Australia Year: 2015 ISBN: 978-1-86470-600-0 Pages: 286–291 Type: Selected feature
Architect Magazine profiles Alvin Huang and Synthesis Design + Architecture, examining the studio’s integration of computation, material experimentation, and contemporary craft.
