Dara Huang (born 1982/1983) is an American architect. In 2013, she founded the architecture and design firm Design Haus Liberty. She is the co-founder of Vivahouse, which converts disused commercial properties into co-living spaces.
Early life
Huang was born in Florida to Taiwanese immigrants. Her father is a retired NASA rocket scientist. She attended the University of Florida, from which she graduated in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts in design. She was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority. She earned a master's degree in architecture from Harvard University.
Career
After graduating, Huang worked at architectural firms Herzog & de Meuron in Switzerland and Foster and Partners in London. At these firms she worked on several large projects, including the skyscraper 56 Leonard Street in New York City, Tate Modern in London, and Manolo Blahnik stores around the world.
Huang has received several awards, including The Clifford Wong Prize, The KPF Travelling Fellowship, The Young Architects Award, and first place in the AIAS National Design Review.
Design Haus Liberty
In 2013, Huang opened her own architecture practice, Design Haus Liberty, in Clerkenwell, London. Its work has been exhibited at Somerset House in London and the Venice Biennale of Architecture.
Personal life
Huang was engaged to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, with whom she has a son. The engagement was broken off in 2018.
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Living people
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Year of birth missing (living people) Survivors of the 2008 Mumbai attacks