FAVORITE LANDMARK IN DC?
The National Gallery of Art designed by John Russell Pope. It's a superb modern classical building...clean, powerful and unfussy.

RECENT READ THAT MADE A LASTING IMPRESSION?
This is Happiness by Niall Williams, a poignant and stunning Irish novel.

WHERE DO YOU GO TO SAVOR FALL FOLIAGE?
Lost Mountain Vineyards (formerly RdV Winery) in the rolling hills of Delaplane, Virginia. The wines, especially the reds, are magnificent. And the building designed by Neumann Lewis Buchanan Architects mixes cast-in-place concrete and traditional local vernacular.

NAME AN ICONIC CHAIR YOU ADMIRE.
The wood and rattan V-leg chair that architect Pierre Jeanneret and his cousin Le Corbusier designed for the city of Chandigarh, India. Using modest and approachable materials, they arrived at the perfect balance of comfort and aesthetics.

MOST MEMORABLE HOTEL STAY?
The RAAS Devigarh in Udaipur, India, is the most beautiful and comfortable hotel I've ever visited. The lovingly restored, 18th-century palace features carved limestone details as well as small towers and chhatri that articulate the skyline.