{"id":34844,"date":"2025-02-25T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/muse.international\/?p=34844"},"modified":"2025-08-11T11:38:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T11:38:42","slug":"interview-daria-yang-du-lda-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muse.international\/index\/interview-daria-yang-du-lda-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Designing Across Borders: Daria Yang Du on Innovation & Transforming Spaces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Daria Yang Du is a Los Angeles-based architectural designer with experience at firms like BIG, RIOS, Gensler, and MAD. Bringing a multidisciplinary approach to projects across hospitality, education, culture, and interiors in both the U.S. and China. Driven by a lifelong fascination with transformation and beauty. She specialises in spatial narrative design that connects deeply with human experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daria Yang Du Q1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m Daria Yang Du, a Los Angeles-based architectural designer with a diverse portfolio of work experience at BIG, RIOS, Gensler, MAD, and Woods Bagot in both the U.S. and China. I have extensive experience working on interdisciplinary design projects, including hospitality, education, sports, culture, residential, landscape, and interior design. I apply my expertise in spatial narrative design, bringing a unique and more contextual approach to every project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For me, the passion for all things with beauty drives me to the architecture field. I was also deeply inspired from a young age by a TV Reality show called Exchange Your House in 48 Hours. Watching the transformation of spaces after renovation. And seeing how the interior designer brought new life to each home, left a lasting impression on me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What intrigued me even more was how two families would swap homes and become part of the entire rebuilding process. This also reminds me that the design process can deeply engage with human experience, making the journey even more meaningful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve had the opportunity to work across various design typologies. Including science & education, commerce & retail, Culture & arts, sports & landscape, and interior & experience design. I specialise in contextual spatial narrative design, creating spaces that blend functionality with aesthetic value and tell a story through architecture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m passionate about collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to deliver innovative. Sustainable designs that put the human experience at the centre of every project.Design has the power to tell stories. Shape emotions, and connect people to their surroundings. It\u2019s not just about making something visually appealing but about crafting spaces or objects that are thoughtful, purposeful, and harmonious with their context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love designs that organise time, space, and events in a clear sequence. For me, guiding people through spaces that reveal new experiences at each step creates a dynamic and immersive journey, making the design more engaging and meaningful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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