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Life-enhancing vs product-oriented design - would you agree?

Making Architecture “Relevant” Will Involve Changing the System It Operates In A new translation of a book by Soviet artist Boris Arvatov sheds light on architects’ ongoing fight for the legitimacy of their work.

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Midcentury Modern in Wellfleet As earthmovers groaned and power saws whined, one of those giant turtles, the pride of Wellfleet, showed up at the site. It might be fairer to say that the turtle showed up not just at the site but at his site,

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A Japanese Home Designed Around a Climbable Earthquake-Proof Bookshelf Floor-to-ceiling bookshelves are lovely, and can act as a robust focal point in any home, though accessing the high shelves can be a problem. The common sidekick has always been ladders which can also add character and charm, but for smaller homes like in Japan they can be a nuisance, occupying too

Frances Gabe, Inventor of the Self-Cleaning House, Dies at 101 Equal parts quixotic dreamer and accomplished visionary, Ms. Gabe made the house do its own scrubbing.