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Architect Peter Marino Discusses the Key to Career Longevity and Reveals His Self-Care Routine

New York–based architect Peter Marino is known for his uniform of leather: trousers, biker cap, vest, and variety of accessories. Yet his architectural style, while consistently sleek, is chameleonic, subtly adapting a facade to its customer—consider the minimalism of Giorgio Armani’s Madison Avenue flagship, or Dior’s 30 Montaigne parlay between classic and contemporary. Since founding his firm in 1978, Marino has designed hundreds of these award-winning luxury projects, often commissioning site-specific artworks to complete them. One of his most recent projects is a personal one: the Peter Marino Art Foundation, which houses the architect’s art collection, from Ferdinando Tacca to Cy Twombly, in Southampton, New York.

  • October 18, 2022
A man standing behind a piece of art.
Architect Peter Marino.

Photography by Manolo Yllera.

WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER INTEGRAL TO CAREER LONGEVITY?

Talent and hard work.

DO YOU PRACTICE ANY ACTS OF SELF-CARE?

Delving into new aspects of the art scene. And I do one hour of calisthenics every morning. Very old school.

DO YOU LEARN ANYTHING NEW WHEN YOU LOOK BACK ON YOUR HISTORY OF WORK?

I’m always surprised at the vast quantity of built projects from my studio. Not so much on revisitations, I’m usually looking forward.

WHAT, IF ANYTHING, GETS EASIER WITH TIME? WHAT GETS HARDER?

With 40 years of experience, I am much more efficient at reaching good design solutions. Harder? Management.

  • October 18, 2022

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