Word: saitowitz
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Designers Massimo and Lella Vignelli. Too grand to be monastic and too spare to be imperial, the Vignelli headquarters could have been oppressive in their severity. They are redeemed by intriguing, humble materials -- particle board, panes of sandblasted translucent glass -- that add up to a winning industrial posh. Stanley Saitowitz's design for the Quady Winery in California's San Joaquin Valley embraces a kindred sort of gritty elegance. Again, ordinary materials are enriched by thoughtful treatment: plywood walls are exposed within and covered in stucco outside, while the arc of the crimped metal roof gives the building an unpretentious...