Favorite room at home
My library—a much-used office for hand-drawing and email correspondence. I designed shelves that consolidate most of my books and serve as a great background for Zooms.

Hot spot
The zinc bar at BlackSalt for the best oysters and fresh fish, along with a great Sancerre.

Go-to couture
If I’m feeling extravagant, Paul Stuart, where I recently found an unusual, giant-scale paisley linen jacket. Sid Mashburn if I want reliable; I wear their polo shirts all summer for work or play.

Admired building
The old Penn Station in New York—a building I never saw. McKim, Mead & White’s Machine Age interpretation of the Baths of Caracalla provided a glorious way to enter the greatest city in the world.

Dream escape
The Brazilian Court Hotel in Palm Beach. It was originally a low-rise apartment building designed by Addison Mizner around a lush, tropical courtyard.

Recent read
The Waters of Rome by Katherine Rinne—a fascinating history and entertaining tour of the complex relationship between water and the Eternal City.