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Ellie Stathaki is the Architecture & Environment Director at Wallpaper*. She trained as an architect at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and studied architectural history at the Bartlett in London. Now an established journalist, she has been a member of the Wallpaper* team since 2006, visiting buildings across the globe and interviewing leading architects such as Tadao Ando and Rem Koolhaas. Ellie has also taken part in judging panels, moderated events, curated shows and contributed in books, such as The Contemporary House (Thames & Hudson, 2018), Glenn Sestig Architecture Diary (2020) and House London (2022).
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 Inside Lily Allen and David Harbour's maximalist Brooklyn townhouse, now on the market for $8 million Inside Lily Allen and David Harbour's maximalist Brooklyn townhouse, now on the market for $8 millionThe former couple have listed their Billy Cotton-renovated Carroll Gardens brownstone, which has been immortalised in Allen’s new album ‘West End Girl’ 
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 This refined Manhattan prewar strikes the perfect balance of classic and contemporary This refined Manhattan prewar strikes the perfect balance of classic and contemporaryFor her most recent project, New York architect Victoria Blau took on the ultimate client: her family 
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 This is your chance to invest in some ultra-rare Maison Margiela Tabi boots This is your chance to invest in some ultra-rare Maison Margiela Tabi bootsPart of the new ‘Tabi Collector’s Series’, these one-of-a-kind Tabis are adorned with 8,000 hand-embroidered beads, sequins and metallic shards – an ode to the pioneering split-toe style, introduced by Martin Margiela in 1989 
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 Thomas Heatherwick's 2025 Seoul architecture biennale calls for ‘radically more human’ buildings Thomas Heatherwick's 2025 Seoul architecture biennale calls for ‘radically more human’ buildingsThe 2025 Seoul architecture biennale launches in the South Korean capital, curated by Thomas Heatherwick, who argues for creating buildings in tune with emotion, 'the thing that drives us' 
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 Join our tour of Taikaka House, a slice of New Zealand in Seoul Join our tour of Taikaka House, a slice of New Zealand in SeoulTaikaka House, meaning ‘heart-wood’ in Māori, is a fin-clad, art-filled sanctuary, designed by Nicholas Burns 
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 Studio Heech transforms a Seoul home, nodding to Pierre Chareau’s Maison De Verre Studio Heech transforms a Seoul home, nodding to Pierre Chareau’s Maison De VerreYoung South Korean practice Studio Heech joins the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2024, our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios 
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 Architect Byoung Cho on nature, imperfection and interconnectedness Architect Byoung Cho on nature, imperfection and interconnectednessSouth Korean architect Byoung Cho’s characterful projects celebrate the quirks of nature and the interconnectedness of all things 
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 2023 Seoul Biennale of architecture invites visitors to step into the outdoors 2023 Seoul Biennale of architecture invites visitors to step into the outdoorsSeoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism 2023 has launched in the South Korean capital, running themes around nature and land through the lens of urbanism 
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 K-Pop hit factory gets a futuristic new office in Seoul K-Pop hit factory gets a futuristic new office in SeoulUNStudio completes headquarters building for leaders in K-Pop scene YG Entertainment, in Seoul 
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 Brighten Hannam brings luxury living to Seoul’s trendy Hannam-dong district Brighten Hannam brings luxury living to Seoul’s trendy Hannam-dong districtBrighten Hannam by South Korean developer Shinyoung, architects Urban Agency and architecture studio Intg is Seoul’s latest luxury residential offering in the trendy Hannam-dong district 
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 Architects explore urbanism, heritage and power at Deoksugung Palace in Seoul Architects explore urbanism, heritage and power at Deoksugung Palace in Seoul‘Architecture and Heritage: Unearthing Future’ organised by the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Seoul unites imaginative installations by five international architects at the historic Deoksugung Palace