Architecture
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Step inside a coastal Costa Rican retreat that floats amid the palm trees
Casa Solai, by local firm Studio Saxe, prioritises sustainability as much as beauty
By Carli Philips Published
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Visiting an experimental UK home: welcome to Housestead
This experimental UK home, Housestead by Sanei + Hopkins, brings together architectural explorations and daily life in these architects’ own home
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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This Michigan lakeside house is an exercise is sculptural minimalism
Explore a Michigan lakeside house, designed by Disbrow Iannuzzi and featuring sculptural timber interiors and a contemporary minimalist feel
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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This historic Sicilian house cost one euro. Go inside its transformation
Palermo-based firm Didea teamed up with AirBNB to reimagine the once-dilapidated property in vibrant colour blocks
By Anna Solomon Published
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You will never believe this lush garden house is in the middle of Sao Paulo
This garden house by Brazilian architecture studio Kika Camasmie is engulfed in greenery, bringing nature right in the heart of the metropolis of São Paulo
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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A house in Leamington Spa is a domestic oasis infused with contemporary sensibilities
This house in Leamington Spa, by John Pardey Architects, brings together flood risk considerations, a conservation area's historic character, and contemporary sensibilities
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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A garden explaining carbon capture in nature? Head to Kew in London
Kew unveils 'Carbon Garden', a new offering at London's Royal Botanic Gardens that's all about carbon capture within nature; and how plants and soil can be leveraged to help us battle climate change
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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A dramatic Brazilian house on a hillside was inspired by the creative passions of its client
Tetro Arquitetura has completed a contemporary Brazilian house, combining a linear plan with a dramatic curved roof
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Mies Van der Rohe architecture: modernist pomposity and proportional perfection
Our deep dive on Ludwig Mies van der Rohe revisits the modernist master's history and key works; scroll down to read about the influential 20th-century architect behind the well-known dictum, 'less is more'
By David Plaisant Published
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Welcome to How House, a revived Rudolph Schindler gem in Los Angeles
The latest owner of How House, an early Rudolph Schindler gem, is taking a contemporary approach to conserving its heritage
By Michael Webb Published
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Tour a simple Brazilian forest retreat that's designed to dissolve into the trees
This humble vacation home by Arkitito Arquitetura was built to withstand weather — and errant pinecones
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Studio Bark has transformed a Victorian villa into an eco-friendly family home
A Victorian villa in the South of England has been overhauled with new low-energy systems and a self-build addition to create a home fit for the future
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Nearly a century after it was completed, Bruce Goff’s revolutionary Adah Robinson House astonishes once again
The flamboyant building in Tulsa, Oklahoma is beginning its latest chapter as a charitable event space, known as The Oath Studio. See the restoration
By Taylor Hall-O'Brien Published
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A courtyard house in northern Spain plays with classical influences and modernist forms
A new courtyard house, Casa Tres Patis by Twobo Arquitectura, is a private complex that combines rich materiality and intriguing spatial alignments
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Malabar Hill’s elevated micro-forest trail brings nature to Mumbai’s urban experience
An elevated trail in the Malabar Hill neighbourhood is where nature meets design in the ‘urban jungle’ of Mumbai
By Giovanna Dunmall Published
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George Lucas’ otherworldly Los Angeles museum is almost finished. Here’s a sneak peek
Architect Ma Yansong walks us through the design of the $1 billion Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, set to open early next year
By Beth Broome Published
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In Brazil’s Minas Gerais, Casa Koba is an ‘unserious’ house full of freedom and comfort
A relaxed, high-altitude home is Estudio Haa's latest residential project; welcome to Casa Koba, a house designed for comfort and fun
By Tianna Williams Published
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How an icon of Japanese Metabolist architecture took on a life of its own – even after its destruction
When Kishō Kurokawa designed the modular Nakagin Capsule Tower more than 50 years ago, he imagined it boarding ships and travelling the world. Now it has, thanks to a new show at MoMA
By Diana Budds Published
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Florencia Rodriguez on the importance of curiosity, criticism and cultural freedom
Florencia Rodriguez, architect, writer and artistic director of this year’s Chicago Architecture Biennial, comments on the state of the States
By Florencia Rodriguez Published
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Boathouse Zaka is the radical renovation of an ageing structure into a light-filled workspace
OFIS Architects turns a traditional boathouse into a lakeside laboratory on one of Slovenia’s best-loved bodies of water
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s The Fountainhead – a shining example of Usonian design – is now on the market
This quintessential Wright home – built in a vibrant mid-century neighbourhood – was named after a novel inspired by the architect
By Anna Solomon Published
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A house near São Paulo combines Brazilian design, convivial living and a strong sense of privacy
KG Studio’s JF Residence synthesises the best of contemporary Brazilian design, inside and out, to create a sleek set of spaces for entertaining and relaxing
By Jonathan Bell Published
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The Zaha Hadid Foundation announces a new programme to support emerging architects
The Zaha Hadid Scholars Program will fully fund two architecture students per year for the duration of their studies at the American University of Beirut
By Anna Solomon Published
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A street-like Pune clubhouse celebrates the ‘joy of shared, unhurried experiences’
A brick clubhouse in Pune by Studio VDGA reflects the fluidity and openness of the Indian way of life with a series of welcoming plazas, courtyards and lanes
By Léa Teuscher Published
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A 432 Park Avenue apartment is an art-filled family home among the clouds
At 432 Park Avenue, inside and outside compete for starring roles; welcome to a skyscraping, art-filled apartment in Midtown Manhattan
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Discover this sleek-but-warm sanctuary in the heart of the Wyoming wilds
This glorious wood-and-stone residence never misses a chance to show off the stirring landscape it calls home
By Anna Solomon Published
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Inside a Montana house, putting the American West's landscape at its heart
A holiday house in the Montana mountains, designed by Walker Warner Architects and Gachot Studios, scales new heights to create a fresh perspective on communing with the natural landscape
By Diana Budds Published