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The Architecture Edit: 12 tantalising houses we can’t stop looking at this monthFrom the still-for-sale Stahl House in Los Angeles to a blissful Lagos Lagoon retreat, and a London extension like no other, these are the residential projects that our editors loved this month
By Tianna Williams Published
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For sale, Georgia’s River Forest Lookout is a spectacular high-tech treetop structureTake your mind off midterm madness with this rarefied retreat in the heart of Georgia’s Chattahoochee National Forest
By Jonathan Bell Published
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The Hirshhorn's brutalist sculpture garden just got a makeover, thanks to photographer and architect Hiroshi SugimotoThe beloved Washington, DC art institute, first designed by famed modernist Gordon Bunshaft, has been sensitively restored – and has welcomed dozens of new artworks
By Anthony Paletta Published
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Another piece of King's Cross’ masterplan is complete – and is a fascinating example of prefab constructionWith a courtyard, reflecting pool, and social spaces, the completed Cadence residences have everything you need and more
By Tianna Williams Published
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Torre Velasca, Milan's brutalist icon, is about to be transformed into the city's most coveted residential addressMatteo Thun reveals his studio's design for the Torre Velasca Residences, a series of new luxury homes within Milan's iconic high-rise
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Concrete New York is the latest Blue Crow guidebook to sculptural architectural designFeaturing over fifty projects from across the five boroughs, Concrete New York is a guide to the city’s best brutalist and concrete contemporary architecture
By Jonathan Bell Published
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A hempcrete cabin in Iceland is a ‘house for the soul’This new hempcrete structure, titled Biobuilding and designed by architecture studio Lúdika, sits in rural Iceland as a case study for material experimentation
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Craig Ellwood’s Kubly House is for sale, a prime slice of mid-century modern in PasadenaDesigned in 1965 and in the same family for six decades, the Kubly House is an exemplary modern residence that pairs minimalist structure with clean modernist lines
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Lose yourself in these artists’ modernist houses, a lush journey across global creativity‘Artists’ Modernist Houses’, a new book by Harriet Thorpe for Batsford, takes us on a tour of some of the world’s most striking midcentury homes for the creative community
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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BIG presents ‘Refugee Cities,’ a proposal to redefine emergency housing, and moreThe new ‘Refugee Cities’ vision is designed to be a long-term answer to address emergency human displacement
By Tianna Williams Published
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Join the Zaha Hadid Foundation celebrations of the late architect's legacy on her birthdayThe tenth anniversary of Zaha Hadid’s death is being marked by the legendary architect’s foundation with a series of events – exhibitions, the launch of a refreshed home, and a symposium – which will showcase her enduring influence
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Discover Norwegian architect Wenche Selmer and her rural Nordic retreat‘Own House’ is a new book about Wenche Selmer’s personal escape; and it’s the perfect immersion into the Norwegian suburbs
By Natasha Levy Published
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Casa Lilaya is a holistic Brazilian house built on crystal-infused landJust north of Brasília, a single-storey house invites you to connect with nature, but also with yourself
By Tianna Williams Published
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For sale, the Lovell Beach House, one of California’s most significant modernist gemsOwned by the Lovell family for a century, the glass and concrete beach house that RM Schindler built for Leah and Philip Lovell is on the market for the first time since it was built in 1926
By Jonathan Bell Published
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A rural escape in Thailand's Khao Yai National Park playfully nods to its contextKhao Yai Mountain Grounded Villa by HAS Design and Research transforms what could have been a conventional family retreat into a playfully geometric home
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Catch a movie at Cine Tutu, the new São Paulo cinema by Isay WeinfeldCine Tutu by Isay Weinfeld brings style and mystique to a cinema venue in São Paulo’s bohemian Vila Madalena neighbourhood
By Scott Mitchem Published
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Hundreds of miles of stitching make up Hermès Maison's enchanting quilt windows in LondonArchitecture Space Popular dreamt up a lush, handmade fabric installation for the Maison's New Bond street display. Here's how it came together
By Harriet Thorpe Published
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During her lifetime, Zaha Hadid built just two private houses; one is now for saleZaha Hadid Architects completed Grosvenor Crescent Mews at the tail end of the last decade. For sale for the first time, we take a tour of this architectural unicorn
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Can a home evolve slowly to adapt to its owners' needs? This German house says yesHouse in Process, in Ludwigsburg, designed by SOMAA Architektur & Innenarchitektur, took a 50-year-old structure and continuously adapted it over the course of 12 years
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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This monolithic Greek island home is anything but a clichéOn Serifos, M Residence is an unexpected Greek island home and a much-welcomed addition to the Aegean landscape
By Tianna Williams Published
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A village house in Spain gets a richly detailed makeover by Anna and Eugeni BachDesigned to appear like an evolution of a traditional village house, the architects’ project near Girona blends crafted details with new functionality
By Jonathan Bell Published
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This warehouse-turned-art centre in Atlanta glows like 'Dan Flavin on steroids'Architectural designer Jennifer Bonner and arts organisation Goat Farm have unveiled Loop, a new cultural destination where anything goes
By Anthony Paletta Published
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A stunning house for sale above Ventura Beach showcases late-period Californian modernismArchitect Carl Maston’s 1984 Ventura Beach house hits the market for the very first time, offering panoramic views of one of the Pacific’s historic surf spots
By Jonathan Bell Published
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A simple timber envelope conceals the scale and drama of this waterfront house in BrazilMF+Arquitetos has completed Casa Celeiro in Minas Gerais, featuring two connected pavilions embedded in the landscape
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Savour a cocktail on the terrace of this Delhi apartment, an urban home in the skyBrickloom, a new Delhi apartment by Mold Design Studio, revels in its high-up location, blending an industrial identity with nods to the Greek islands
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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From young boxer to big-hitting architect, Tadao Ando’s life packs a punch: here’s his memoirThe architect’s new memoir, ‘Towards Light’, dissects his greatest buildings, but it is less about architecture than you may think; he tells us more
By Tianna Williams Published
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The idiosyncratic work of James Wines and SITE is the subject of a new monograph‘What Else Could It Mean?’ explores the world of James Wines, the founder of Sculpture in the Environment, who helped pioneer the art of integrating architecture with nature
By Jonathan Bell Published


