The house and grounds former student David Applebaum ’84
designed for actor Cuba Gooding Jr. was featured in the May 2006
edition of InStyle Magazine.
“I was just interviewed this past Thursday and the West
Coast Editor told me that he loved the house so much that he
had convinced the magazine to exclusively feature this house
instead of showcasing the typical two or three homes,” Applebaum
reported in a March 2006 e-mail to the college. “That was
sweet to hear, but in reality, it is probably the deal that Cuba’s
publicists brokered to time the publication with a movie premiere.”
The project, Applebaum said, was “a wonderful team effort.” He
worked with landscape designers, Jay Griffith, and experience
he described as “a hoot!”
“There is a piece of you all in the work that will be
published.” he wrote to his former professors Rodney Hill,
George Mann, Michael Murphy, John Greer and John Fairey. “All
of my work for that matter, as well as the choices that I make
in clients and direction. Thank you for your enthusiasm, love
for the field, attention and care. At 47, my career is just starting.”
Read about Applebaum practice and school days at Texas A&M
in the story, “Architect to the Stars: Former student David
Applebaum makes it big with a small practice,” which was
published in the Winter 2004 issue of archone.
http://archone.tamu.edu/college/news/
newsletters/?winter2004/ArchoftheStars.html
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