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Rigorous yet relaxed minimalist residences that pay the utmost respect to their context are Steven Harris’s specialty. “Our highest aim is for our designs to appear effortless and fully integrated into their site, whether urban or rural,” says the Manhattan architect, who is also a professor at Yale. Espousing a holistic approach, Harris often works closely with the interiors and landscape firm Rees Roberts + Partners, which shares his office space. Citing John Lautner, William Wurster, and Geoffrey Bawa as influences, Harris has a global outlook that’s reflected in his current far-flung projects: restoring 15th-century structures in Croatia; designing an apartment building in Pune, India; and revamping Barneys New York’s Madison Avenue and Beverly Hills stores. stevenharrisarchitectom

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