ANNABELLE SELLDORF, FAIA (1960-)
Selldorf was born in Cologne, Germany. She was inspired heavily by both her father, Herbert Selldorf, and his subtle architectural approach as well as modernist tradition. At the age of 12, Selldorf's father purchased a house in Cologne, Germany, making tiny adjustments to the lighting, furniture, and wall color that formed the foundation for her own architectural approach. Selldorf also found inspiration in Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe's designs, citing his 1930 Tugendhat House in particular. Selldorf moved to New York City in 1980 and earned Bachelor of Architecture degree from Pratt, working briefly for architect Richard Gluckman, followed by a Masters in Architecture from Syracuse University in Florence, Italy. Selldorf started her architecture firm in 1988. In 2004, Selldorf established Vica, selling her line of furniture; named after the design firm founded by her grandmother in Cologne in the 1930s. She has taught at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design and Syracuse University and won the 2016 AIANY Medal of Honor. Her commercial projects include Neue Galerie New York, The Rubell Museum, an expansion of the Frick Collection, and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. Her clients also include Christophe Van de Weghe. Bio adapted from Wikipedia.
2004 - aka Wainscott House, 71 Wainscott Stone Road, Wainscott NY. Photos byJason Schmidt, Manolo Yilera. Sold in 2014 to Nancy Albanese.
2006 - The William Macklowe House, aka Sagaponack Home, 539 Daniels Lane, Sagaponack NY. Photos by Nikolas Koenig.
2008 - The Beverley Kerzner Renovation, aka Chelsea Duplex, 213 West 23rd Street, New York NY. Photos by Nikolas Koenig.
2008 - The Vanessa Kong Kerzner House, aka Walden House,705 and 380 Whiskey Ridge, Edwards CO. Photos by Todd Eberle.
2009 - The Katrin Bellinger and Christoph Henkel House, aka Pika House, 8532 Road 38, Dolores CO. Located within the Dunton Hot Springs Resort which was a ghost town developed by Henkel into a luxury retreat.
2013 - The Kevin Mancuso Residence, aka Sag Harbor House, 101 Stony Hill Road, Sag Harbor NY.
2013 - The Per and Helena Skarstedt Renovation, 363 Daniels Lane, Sagaponack NY.
2016 - The Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Residence, aka Westchester County House, 82 Trinity Pass, Pound Ridge NY. Photos by Nicholas Venezia.
2018 - Condos, 21 East 12th Street, New York NY. Developed by William Macklowe./span>
Year Unknown - The Gordon VeneKlasen Residence, aka Collectors Townhouse, 7 MacDougal Alley, New York NY. Photos by Thomas Loof, Todd Eberle.
Year Unknown - aka West Village Residence, New York. Two story private residence above retail.