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Sam Cochran

Global Features Director

Sam Cochran currently serves as the brand's Global Features Director. In that role he shepherds coverage of design, culture, travel, and architecture news for the print magazine while contributing to all of AD's international platforms, editorial initiatives, and events. As an expert in sustainability, renovation, and contemporary design topics, he makes regular appearances on television and industry panels. Sam is also the co-author of several books, including Colin King's bestselling monograph Arranging Things. Raised in Westchester County, New York, he studied the history of art at Brown University and currently lives in Brooklyn.

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AD’s 2024 Hotel Awards: 20 Stunning New Hotels for Global Exploration

Book the world's finest hotels now
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Detroit’s Michigan Central Station Is Restored to Its Original Glory

More than 3,000 artisans helped revive the 1913 Beaux Arts train terminal
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At the Ali Forney Center, a New Project With MoMA Celebrates Team Effort

Tei Carpenter and Chris Woebken collaborate on two centering spaces for the largest provider of shelter for LGBTQ+ youth
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A Design Duo Finds Inspiration and Creative Community on Fire Island

Noam Dvir and Daniel Rauchwerger are the founders of Manhattan-based architecture studio BoND
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A Vibrant New Poolscape Dazzles at Famed Italian Hotel Le Sirenuse

Artist Nicolas Party makes a creative statement at the hotel in Positano
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Tapped by Louis Vuitton, OMA’s Shohei Shigematsu Creates an Immersive Retelling of the Brand’s Venerable History

The one-of-a-kind exhibition was realized at Louis Vuitton’s new Bangkok flagship
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Bottega Veneta’s Matthieu Blazy Finds Inspiration in a Classic Le Corbusier Design

Realized with Cassina, the brand’s most recent take on a 1952 seat is debuting during Milan Design Week
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The Dubai Skyline Sets a New Record

The One&Only One Za’abeeL Hotel features what is being called the world’s longest cantilever
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Copenhagen Is a Sustainability Success Story—Now What?

Architect Dan Stubbergaard of the local firm, Cobe, has big ideas for the future of his hometown
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How Star Landscape Designer Edmund Hollander Is Revolutionizing Gardens in the Hamptons and Beyond

His new book shares highlights from  past collaborations with star clients such as Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka
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AD100 Talent Sara Story Builds the Ultimate Home Sauna

With the help of Clayton Korte architects, the designer conceived a Scandinavian-inspired sauna for her family’s Texas compound