Lyndon Neri's guest appearances

Lyndon Neri

World Architecture Festival Podcast

GSAPP Conversations

Talking Practice

Hospitality Design: What I've Learned

Talking Practice Podcast

Rossana Hu

Kersten Geers

David Benjamin

Tara Bernerd

Chip Conley

Daniel Boulud

Joe Gebbia

Bobby Berk

Mark Wigley

Amelyn Ng

Annabelle Selldorf

Lucy Navarro

Anthony Acciavatti

Tim Battelino

Pedro y Juana

OwlTail

Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu's  Shanghai-based practice is as prolific as its work is thought-provoking, thanks to the leadership provided by the husband-and-wife duo, who met while they were studying architecture as undergraduates at the University of California, Berkeley. They both cut their teeth with Michael Graves before deciding to go out on their own in 2004 after moving back to Shanghai. One of their early projects was the Waterhouse hotel, which established Neri&amp;Hu as a firm known for a sensitive approach to design. In addition to helming the firm, they both teach at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design as visiting professors. Beyond the iconic buildings they’ve created, the duo sees it as their legacy to give back what they’ve learned to the next generation of designers and architects.

<p>Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu's  Shanghai-based practice is as prolific as its work is thought-provoking, thanks to the leadership provided by the husband-and-wife duo, who met while they were studying architecture as undergraduates at the University of California, Berkeley. They both cut their teeth with Michael Graves before deciding to go out on their own in 2004 after moving back to Shanghai. One of their early projects was the Waterhouse hotel, which established Neri&amp;Hu as a firm known for a sensitive approach to design. In addition to helming the firm, they both teach at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design as visiting professors. Beyond the iconic buildings they’ve created, the duo sees it as their legacy to give back what they’ve learned to the next generation of designers and architects.</p>

Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, Neri&Hu Design and Research Office

In this episode of Talking Practice, host Grace La interviews Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, partners and co-founders of Neri&amp;Hu Design and Research Office, and the John C. Portman Design Critics in architecture at the GSD. Lyndon and Rossana reflect on the beginnings of their personal and professional partnership, and the deep significance of founding their practice in Shanghai. Discussing the risks and rewards involved in starting a practice in a foreign city, Lyndon and Rossana provide insights into their working dynamic and the ways in which they leverage China as a laboratory for product design and architectural production. Presenting an inside glimpse into the logistics of their office, they stress the importance of moving beyond an “idealized practice” by experimenting with different business models. As practitioners working across multiple scales, cities, and industries, they articulate their attempts to balance tactility and diagrammatic thinking while leveraging the unique cultural contexts of their practice. Lyndon and Rossana also describe the ways in which their practice serves as a catalyst for the revitalization of China’s depopulated rural villages, and how their work with adaptive reuse projects lies at the core of their relationship with developers. For more on Lyndon and Rossana’s work in adaptive reuse, check out their fall 2019 option studio.  Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu are partners and co-founders of the Shanghai-based Neri&amp;Hu Design and Research Office, and the John C. Portman Design Critics in architecture at the GSD. Lyndon and Rossana are known internationally for their work in adaptive reuse projects, including the Waterhouse at South Bund, the Aranya Art Center, and the Tsingpu Yangzhou Retreat. Working across disciplines in industrial and product design, they are also the creative directors of the furniture brand Stellar Works and founders of Design Republic, a retail brand and online platform that showcases the work of internationally renowned designers. Lyndon and Rossana are the recipients of the Elle Décor International Design Awards, and have been inducted in the U.S. Interior Design Hall of Fame. They are currently teaching a studio at the GSD entitled “Reflective Nostalgia: Alternative Futures for Shanghai’s Shikumen Heritage.” About the Show Developed by Harvard Graduate School of Design, Talking Practice is the first podcast series to feature in-depth interviews with leading designers on the ways in which architects, landscape architects, designers, and planners articulate design imagination through practice.  Hosted by Grace La, Professor of Architecture and Chair of Practice Platform, these dynamic conversations provide a rare glimpse into the work, experiences, and attitudes of design practitioners from around the world. Comprehensive, thought-provoking, and timely, Talking Practice tells the story of what designers do, why, and how they do it—exploring the key issues at stake in practice today. About the Host Grace La is Professor of Architecture, Chair of the Practice Platform, and former Director of the Master of Architecture Programs at Harvard University Graduate School of Design.  She is also Principal of LA DALLMAN Architects, internationally recognized for the integration of architecture, engineering and landscape. Cofounded with James Dallman, LA DALLMAN is engaged in catalytic projects of diverse scale and type.  The practice is noted for works that expand the architect’s agency in the civic recalibration of infrastructure, public space and challenging sites. Show Credits Talking Practice is produced by Ronee Saroff and edited by Maggie Janik. Our Research Assistant is Jihyun Ro.  The show is recorded at Harvard University’s Media Production Center by Multimedia Engineer Jeffrey Valade. Contact For all inquiries, please email practicepodcast@gsd.harvard.edu.

<p>In this episode of <em>Talking Practice, </em>host <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/person/grace-la/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grace La</a> interviews <a href="https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/person/lyndon-neri/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lyndon Neri</a> and <a href="https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/person/rossana-hu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rossana Hu</a>, partners and co-founders of <a href="http://thepractice.neriandhu.com/en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Neri&amp;Hu Design and Research Office</a>, and the John C. Portman Design Critics in architecture at the GSD. Lyndon and Rossana reflect on the beginnings of their personal and professional partnership, and the deep significance of founding their practice in Shanghai. Discussing the risks and rewards involved in starting a practice in a foreign city, Lyndon and Rossana provide insights into their working dynamic and the ways in which they leverage China as a laboratory for product design and architectural production. Presenting an inside glimpse into the logistics of their office, they stress the importance of moving beyond an “idealized practice” by experimenting with different business models. As practitioners working across multiple scales, cities, and industries, they articulate their attempts to balance tactility and diagrammatic thinking while leveraging the unique cultural contexts of their practice.</p> <p>Lyndon and Rossana also describe the ways in which their practice serves as a catalyst for the revitalization of China’s depopulated rural villages, and how their work with adaptive reuse projects lies at the core of their relationship with developers. For more on Lyndon and Rossana’s work in adaptive reuse, check out their fall 2019 <a href="https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/course/reflective-nostalgia-alternative-futures-for-shanghais-shikumen-heritage-fall-2019/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">option studio</a>.</p> <p></p> <p><a href="https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/person/lyndon-neri/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lyndon Neri</a> and <a href="https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/person/rossana-hu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rossana Hu</a> are partners and co-founders of the Shanghai-based <a href="http://thepractice.neriandhu.com/en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Neri&amp;Hu Design and Research Office</a>, and the John C. Portman Design Critics in architecture at the GSD. Lyndon and Rossana are known internationally for their work in adaptive reuse projects, including the <a href="http://www.neriandhu.com/en/works/the-waterhouse-at-south-bund" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Waterhouse at South Bund</a>, the <a href="http://www.neriandhu.com/en/works/aranya-art-center" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aranya Art Center</a>, and the <a href="http://www.neriandhu.com/en/works/the-walled-tsingpu-yangzhou-retreat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tsingpu Yangzhou Retreat</a>. Working across disciplines in industrial and product design, they are also the creative directors of the furniture brand <a href="https://www.stellarworks.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stellar Works</a> and founders of <a href="http://www.thedesignrepublic.com/en/about/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Design Republic</a>, a retail brand and online platform that showcases the work of internationally renowned designers. Lyndon and Rossana are the recipients of the Elle Décor International Design Awards, and have been inducted in the U.S. Interior Design Hall of Fame. They are currently teaching a studio at the GSD entitled “<a href="https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/course/reflective-nostalgia-alternative-futures-for-shanghais-shikumen-heritage-fall-2019/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reflective Nostalgia: Alternative Futures for Shanghai’s Shikumen Heritage.</a>”</p> <h2>About the Show</h2> <p>Developed by Harvard Graduate School of Design,<em> Talking Practice </em>is the first podcast series to feature in-depth interviews with leading designers on the ways in which architects, landscape architects, designers, and planners articulate design imagination through practice.  Hosted by <a href="https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/person/grace-la/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grace La</a>, Professor of Architecture and Chair of Practice Platform, these dynamic conversations provide a rare glimpse into the work, experiences, and attitudes of design practitioners from around the world. Comprehensive, thought-provoking, and timely, <em>Talking Practice</em> tells the story of what designers do, why, and how they do it—exploring the key issues at stake in practice today.</p> <h2>About the Host</h2> <p><strong><a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/person/grace-la/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a></strong><a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/person/grace-la/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grace La</a><strong> </strong>is Professor of Architecture, Chair of the Practice Platform, and former Director of the Master of Architecture Programs at Harvard University Graduate School of Design.  She is also Principal of <a href="http://www.ladallman.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">LA DALLMAN</a> Architects, internationally recognized for the integration of architecture, engineering and landscape. Cofounded with James Dallman, LA DALLMAN is engaged in catalytic projects of diverse scale and type.  The practice is noted for works that expand the architect’s agency in the civic recalibration of infrastructure, public space and challenging sites.</p> <h2>Show Credits</h2> <p><em>Talking Practice</em> is produced by <a href="https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/person/ronee-saroff/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ronee Saroff</a> and edited by <a href="https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/person/maggie-janik/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maggie Janik</a>. Our Research Assistant is Jihyun Ro.  The show is recorded at Harvard University’s <a href="https://ims.fas.harvard.edu/media-production" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Media Production Center</a> by Multimedia Engineer Jeffrey Valade.</p> <h2>Contact</h2> <p>For all inquiries, please email <a href="mailto:practicepodcast@gsd.harvard.edu">practicepodcast@gsd.harvard.edu</a>.</p>

Talking Practice: Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu

Daniel Bernal

Dual-degree student Daniel Bernal speaks with Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, co-founders of Neri&amp;Hu, in advance of their lecture on October 8, 2018. Their firm works internationally across multiple disciplines, including architecture, master planning, interior, graphic, and product design. Neri&amp;Hu is composed of a multicultural team that reinforces a core vision for the practice: to respond to a global worldview incorporating overlapping design disciplines for a new paradigm in architecture."By virtue of being interdisciplinary, you attract a number of people who have varying interests. A product designer thinks very differently from a master planner... It allows seemingly very different people within the design field to come together and work together, and they realize that they actually have more similarities than differences." - Lyndon Neri

Dual-degree student Daniel Bernal speaks with Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, co-founders of Neri&amp;Hu, in advance of their lecture on October 8, 2018. Their firm works internationally across multiple disciplines, including architecture, master planning, interior, graphic, and product design. Neri&amp;Hu is composed of a multicultural team that reinforces a core vision for the practice: to respond to a global worldview incorporating overlapping design disciplines for a new paradigm in architecture.<br>"By virtue of being interdisciplinary, you attract a number of people who have varying interests. A product designer thinks very differently from a master planner... It allows seemingly very different people within the design field to come together and work together, and they realize that they actually have more similarities than differences." - Lyndon Neri

Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu in Conversation with Daniel Bernal