Miami-based architect Chad Oppenheim’s work has been praised for its ability to transform through passion and sensitivity towards man and nature. He creates monumental architecture that elicits a site?s inherent power. A graduate of Cornell University and Fellow of the AIA, Chad has had the opportunity to lecture widely and has taught at various architecture schools, including Harvard University?s Graduate School of Design and Cornell University?s College of Architecture, Art and Planning. In 1999, he founded Oppenheim Architecture (Miami, Basel, New York), which has received global recognition for its large-scale urban architecture, hotels and resorts, private residences, interiors and furnishings. The international practice has received over 80 industry awards, including the AIA?s highest distinction ? the Silver Medal ? as well as a 2018 National Design Award from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Chad currently resides in Miami Beach with his wife and muse, Ilona, their son Hendrix and their daughter Liloo. Today Chad joins us for Friday Five!

1. Ski Touring

My wife, Ilona, and I love getting into the side or back country to catch some untracked runs. It?s an opportunity to disconnect from civilization. It’s just you and the wilderness. A wonderful mixture of serenity and exhilaration that?s a total recharge. To conquer the versatile conditions and terrain types we’d encounter on our journey, together with my friend and master ski maker Pete ...