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AON IN PRINT MAGAZINE'S 'THE DAILY HELLER'

Honored to see Daniel Kaven’s Architecture of Normal featured in PRINT Magazine’s The Daily Heller, a design digest dubbed a “must-follow feed in the world of design” by Wired Magazine.

"Kaven has assembled an enticing visual narrative that includes extensive historical photography, architecture commentary, personal anecdote and original art. It serves as a critical travelogue of what the world accepts as the American landscape, but leaves the door open for further debate over whether it is a dream-scape or nightmare."

- Steven Heller, The Daily Heller / PRINT Magazine

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HEARTWOOD NOMINATED FOR ARCHDAILY’S BUILDING OF THE YEAR AWARD

We’re excited to announce that our Heartwood Residence has been nominated for ArchDaily's 2023 Building of the Year Award in the Houses Category.

The Building of the Year Award is a peer-based, crowdsourced architecture award showcasing projects chosen by the general public. Over a two-week period, readers filter nominated projects down to the 15 best works featured on ArchDaily in 2022.

The more nominations we receive from the general public from now through February 15th, the better our chances of being shortlisted for the final vote.

Help us get Heartwood to the finals — vote before 2/15!

Thanks for all of your support.

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HEARTWOOD RESIDENCE IN GLOBAL DESIGN NEWS

“William / Kaven Architecture has designed a luxurious private residence organized around a central courtyard, breaking the boundaries of indoor and outdoor spaces.”

-Global Design News

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W/K PARTNER DANIEL KAVEN ON UNFROZEN PODCAST

Episode 35: Architecture of Normal - William / Kaven Architecture’s Daniel Kaven with Host Daniel Safarik

W/K partner Daniel Kaven sat down with Unfrozen Podcast host Daniel Safarik (Director, Research and Thought Leadership at Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat) to talk about his new book, Architecture of Normal (Birkhäuser, 2022), along with suburbanization, flying cars, and why “Generation Z needs to get out in the streets and be really pissed off about work-from-home.”

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ARCHITECTURE OF NORMAL IN SPACING MAGAZINE

"Book Review: Architecture of Normal – The Colonization of the American Landscape" by Sean Ruthen

Architecture of Normal was reviewed in Toronto-based Spacing Magazine.

“Part Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, and part Learning from Las Vegas, this honest portrayal of the connection between urbanization and colonization from Portland-based artist Daniel Kaven is a cornucopia of visual imagery.”

—Sean Ruthen, Spacing Magazine

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Architecture of Normal: The Colonization of the American Landscape reads like an enthralling textbook—a breezy history teeming with photography, original artwork, and timelines—even as its author offers a more cautionary take on what we have wrought.”

—Brian Libby, Metropolis

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ARCHITECTURE OF NORMAL IN METROPOLIS MAGAZINE

"On the Road or In the Air, Daniel Kaven Sees the Journey as Destination": Daniel Kaven sits down with Metropolis to discuss Architecture of Normal and the future of cities in America.

Architecture of Normal: The Colonization of the American Landscape reads like an enthralling textbook—a breezy history teeming with photography, original artwork, and timelines—even as its author offers a more cautionary take on what we have wrought.”

—Brian Libby, Metropolis

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"TEN BEDROOMS WITH BALCONIES THAT BRING THE OUTSIDE IN": DEZEEN FEATURES ROYAL

"Ten Bedrooms with Balconies That Bring the Outside In": Dezeen Features Royal in Roundup

“US studio William Kaven Architecture added an expansive double-aspect balcony to this bedroom in a black house standing on the hillside of an Oregon forest. The feature was a crucial part of the design idea, which firm partner Daniel Kaven explained was ‘to live among the trees.’”

—Dezeen

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ARCHITECTURE OF NORMAL IN GRAY MAGAZINE

“In his new book, Architecture of Normal (through Birkhäuser), Portland-based architect Daniel Kaven explores the contrast between the grandeur of the American landscape and the underwhelming architecture of its suburban strip malls, fast-food chains, motels, and tract housing.”

—Rachel Gallaher, GRAY MAGAZINE

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SKYVIEW + ROYAL NOMINATED FOR ARCHDAILY’S BUILDING OF THE YEAR

We’re excited to announce that both our Skyview Residence and our Royal Residence have been nominated for ArchDaily's 2022 Building of the Year Award in the Houses Category.

The Building of the Year Award is a peer-based, crowdsourced architecture award showcasing projects chosen by the general public. Over a two-week period, readers filter nominated projects down to the 15 best works featured on ArchDaily in 2021.

The more nominations we receive from the general public from now through February 9th, the better our chances of being shortlisted for the final vote. Help us move the needle on Skyview and Royal!

Thanks for all of your support.

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W/K IN REDFIN FEATURE: 2022 HOME DESIGN TRENDS

Redfin recently asked W/K co-founder Daniel Kaven, along with several other architecture and design experts, which home design trends we should expect to see in 2022.

DANIEL KAVEN:
“Living spaces designed around centralized and protected outdoor spaces have a great history throughout ancient civilizations and are particularly relevant in today’s times. These smaller and well-curated landscapes are accessible throughout the home, provide a visual connection to nature from the primary interior spaces, and create additional circulation that encourages pathways outside. In almost every home we design the program is dedicated to blurring the lines between architecture and nature and courtyards are perhaps the greatest design tool for realizing this virtue.”

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ROYAL PUBLISHED IN REFORMA'S ENTREMUROS MAGAZINE

Royal has made the cover of the October 2021 issue of Entremuros, a specialized architecture magazine published by one of Mexico’s major newspapers, Reforma. The issue’s theme centers on modern houses located in the forest.

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HEARTWOOD RESIDENCE IN ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST INDIA

Architectural Digest has featured our Heartwood residence!

“Encased within glazed walls that offer direct views of the living space, the courtyard seems to look straight through the house to the water, thereby visually merging the interiors with the outdoors.” — Avantika Shankar, Architectural Digest

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DESIGN TEAM:⁠
Daniel Kaven, Partner-in-Charge
Trevor William Lewis, Partner-in-Charge
Max Taschek, Project Designer
Joel Dickson, Project Designer

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