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fromArchitectural Digest
1 day ago

David Thulstrup Brings Scandinavian Sophistication and Zen Tranquility to a Historic San Francisco Home

David Thulstrup's first US residential project merges Nordic and East Asian design traditions in a renovated San Francisco home.
NYC real estate
fromApartment Therapy
1 day ago

The "Two Wall Rule" Makes Sure I'll Never Live In a Dark, Stuffy Apartment Again

Renting an apartment sight unseen can lead to pleasant surprises, such as abundant natural light and a bright living space.
fromArchDaily
2 days ago

MVRDV, Diamond Schmitt, and Two Row Architect Reveal Design for the Temerty Building at the University of Toronto

The Temerty Building is designed to replace a 1969 wing on the west side of the existing Medical Sciences Building, forming a gateway to Front Campus, the historic heart of the university.
Toronto startup
Berlin
fromInsideHook
1 day ago

"A Room Should Satisfy All the Senses": The NYC Hotels Raising the Design Bar

Standout hotels like Firmdale defy cookie-cutter designs with unique aesthetics and thoughtful details, showcasing individuality and creativity.
Remodel
fromApartment Therapy
1 day ago

Designers Are Bringing This Kitchen Detail Into Living Rooms

Banquettes are making a comeback in home design, offering warmth and versatility beyond traditional kitchen settings.
#architecture
SOMA, SF
fromArchitectural Digest
3 weeks ago

Inside the New Museum's Long-Awaited Addition, Designed by OMA

OMA designed a glass-covered tower that integrates with an older building, featuring a complex atrium and stairway, creating a unique architectural experience.
LA real estate
fromArchDaily
3 weeks ago

Real House / HK Associates Inc

Real House transforms an introverted site into a family home that captures dramatic views of the Sonoran Desert and Santa Catalina mountains.
Renovation
fromwww.archdaily.com
1 day ago

Creston House / Mork-Ulnes Architects

Mork-Ulnes Architects restored a Roger Lee-designed home, preserving its mid-century essence while modernizing it for contemporary living.
Renovation
fromwww.archdaily.com
1 day ago

Moksha House / SAW // Spiegel Aihara Workshop

Moksha is an architectural project in Portola Valley, designed to harmonize with its dramatic landscape and showcase expressive material forms.
Design
fromArchDaily
2 days ago

The Alchemy of Mass: Peter Zumthor and the Perception of Lightness

Architecture engages gravity, where density can create a sense of lightness through material presence rather than absence.
SOMA, SF
fromArchitectural Digest
3 weeks ago

Inside the New Museum's Long-Awaited Addition, Designed by OMA

OMA designed a glass-covered tower that integrates with an older building, featuring a complex atrium and stairway, creating a unique architectural experience.
LA real estate
fromArchDaily
3 weeks ago

Real House / HK Associates Inc

Real House transforms an introverted site into a family home that captures dramatic views of the Sonoran Desert and Santa Catalina mountains.
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
1 day ago

'when I go to bed, I go to work': philippe starck describes a design practice guided by dreams

'When I go to bed, I go to work.' Starck describes dreaming as an active method in his design process, where sleep becomes a space for production and innovation.
UX design
fromArchDaily
1 day ago

The Bass Museum of Art Commissions Johnston Marklee for Campus Expansion in Collins Park, Miami Beach

Johnston Marklee's approach emphasizes formal clarity and contextual responsiveness, drawing from their extensive portfolio of cultural and academic projects, including the Menil Drawing Institute and the renovation of the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
Arts
Brooklyn
fromBrownstoner
3 days ago

Brooklyn Heights Showhouse Returns for a Fifth Year

Designers will showcase inspirational interiors at the Brooklyn Heights Designer Showhouse, benefiting the Brooklyn Heights Association, from October 2 to November 1.
NYC music
fromCurbed
2 days ago

The House Museum in Washington Heights

George Nelson Preston reflects on his rich artistic life and connections with influential figures in New York's cultural history.
fromInfoWorld
4 days ago

What the modern leadership shift means for architects like me

The CIOs I most want to work with are the ones who haven't abandoned either role. They're genuinely curious about how the infrastructure works, not just what it delivers.
Careers
Philosophy
fromThe Village Voice
5 days ago

Historic Preservation as Cultural Self-Reflection: Reclaiming Stories, Identity, and Meaning in a Changing Urban Landscape - The Village Voice

Historic preservation is a cultural practice that shapes community identity and values, rather than merely a technical effort to protect old buildings.
fromArchDaily
5 days ago

Centre Pompidou Expands to Seoul with the New Hanwha Center Designed by Wilmotte & Associes

The Hanwha Seoul Pompidou Center is conceived as both an exhibition venue and a meeting point where education and art converge, offering adaptable spaces to host a broad range of activities.
Paris food
Books
fromCurbed
5 days ago

The Bar That's an Office 4 Days a Week

The Francis Kite Club serves as a unique workspace and event venue for OR Books, fostering a creative community around meaningful work.
Board games
fromwww.archdaily.com
6 days ago

Playtime Cabin / Wiki World + Advanced Architecture Lab

The Playtime Cabin project features treehouses in a metasequoia forest, inspired by children's imagination and promoting diverse living spaces.
Design
fromArchitectural Digest
1 day ago

These Miami Homeowners Assembled a Dream Design Team for Their Modernist Home

The home's design emphasizes Miami Beach's essence, featuring an upside-down layout for views and contemporary interpretations of Art Deco.
#home-renovation
NYC real estate
fromAol
2 days ago

She Transformed a "Grimy" Brooklyn Apartment in Just 2 Weeks - The Kitchen Cost Under $300

Sarah Ingle transformed a neglected apartment in Clinton Hill into a meaningful home, embracing the challenge of renovation and personal growth.
Renovation
fromArchitectural Digest
2 weeks ago

This 1901 Brooklyn Townhouse Ignores Restraint-and Goes All in on British Florals and Color Drenching

The home was updated with a focus on distinct room identities while maintaining a cohesive design throughout.
Renovation
fromArchitectural Digest
3 weeks ago

They Needed a House That Could Host Everything, From Fundraisers to Playdates

The renovation transformed a 1920s home into a functional space for hosting diverse events and improving daily livability.
NYC real estate
fromAol
2 days ago

She Transformed a "Grimy" Brooklyn Apartment in Just 2 Weeks - The Kitchen Cost Under $300

Sarah Ingle transformed a neglected apartment in Clinton Hill into a meaningful home, embracing the challenge of renovation and personal growth.
Renovation
fromArchitectural Digest
2 weeks ago

This 1901 Brooklyn Townhouse Ignores Restraint-and Goes All in on British Florals and Color Drenching

The home was updated with a focus on distinct room identities while maintaining a cohesive design throughout.
Renovation
fromArchitectural Digest
3 weeks ago

They Needed a House That Could Host Everything, From Fundraisers to Playdates

The renovation transformed a 1920s home into a functional space for hosting diverse events and improving daily livability.
fromwww.npr.org
2 days ago

Kennedy Center leaders offer behind-the-scenes tour to explain need for closure

Floca showed the impact of water damage on the Center's underbelly, including corroded steel beams in the service tunnel, concrete degradation in the parking lot and rust on the marble facade.
Arts
Remodel
fromYahoo Shopping
2 days ago

15 Home Office Design Ideas to Inspire Fun

Transforming a home office involves mixing vintage and modern elements, using colorful rugs, and adding personality for a more inspiring workspace.
Washington DC
fromTheCollector
1 week ago

10 Iconic Examples of American Architecture Through History | TheCollector

American architecture reflects the nation's ambitions and ideologies, showcasing a journey from revolutionary classicism to modern American styles.
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Paper
4 days ago

Barclays Center's $150M overhaul adds new atrium, AmEx lounge and public art installations * Brooklyn Paper

Barclays Center is undergoing a $150 million renovation to enhance the fan experience with new designs and amenities.
Design
fromDesign Milk
2 days ago

After 77 Years, You Can Now Live in the Eames Pavilion System

Charles and Ray Eames revolutionized ergonomics and design with innovative projects like the Eames Pavilion System, emphasizing human-centric architecture.
#brooklyn
NYC real estate
fromCurbed
2 days ago

A Wood-Shingled House on Cranberry Street Full of Donald Judds /

25 Cranberry Street is a historic Brooklyn home, blending modern simplicity with preserved charm, listed for $4.9 million.
Brooklyn
fromBrownstoner
1 month ago

Planned Tower for Duffield Street Lacks Identity, LPC Says

The Landmarks Preservation Commission rejected the latest design for a high-rise tower behind historic Duffield Street houses, citing lack of identity and coherence.
NYC real estate
fromCurbed
2 days ago

A Wood-Shingled House on Cranberry Street Full of Donald Judds /

25 Cranberry Street is a historic Brooklyn home, blending modern simplicity with preserved charm, listed for $4.9 million.
Brooklyn
fromBrownstoner
1 month ago

Planned Tower for Duffield Street Lacks Identity, LPC Says

The Landmarks Preservation Commission rejected the latest design for a high-rise tower behind historic Duffield Street houses, citing lack of identity and coherence.
Renovation
fromArchitectural Digest
3 days ago

This Upstate New York Home Was Designed With One Goal In Mind: Living With Beautiful Objects

The renovated kitchen features oak cabinetry and lighting that reflect personal history and aesthetic choices of the owners.
Remodel
fromApartment Therapy
6 days ago

6 "Tacky" Home Trends Interior Designers Secretly Love

Embracing traditionally tacky design trends can lead to chic and stylish outcomes when executed thoughtfully.
fromDesign Milk
1 week ago

Sabah House NYC Pays Homage To Set + Setting

Sabahs are made entirely by hand from 100% leather in either Texas or Turkey—two regions with distinct yet deeply rooted relationships to the material. The result is a shoe that varies subtly from pair to pair, even within the same size.
Brooklyn
Design
fromDesign Milk
2 days ago

STARK Celebrates Canadian Design + Craft in Their New Office

STARK's Queensway office integrates regional craftsmanship and functional design to create an inspiring workspace that emphasizes transparency and collaboration.
fromwww.archdaily.com
3 days ago

MMMM Apartment / depaolidefranceschibaldan architetti

The refurbishment project is characterized by a dual stylistic code, which allows for a harmonious blend of modern and traditional elements within the apartment's design.
Renovation
Design
fromwww.amny.com
2 days ago

MADERA salon blends art, design and collecting with Grain & Gesture' | amNewYork

MADERA emphasizes the importance of materiality in art, advocating for a slower, more intentional engagement with artistic works.
fromForbes
4 days ago

Inside A Rare $16 Million Gilded Age Brooklyn Brownstone

C.P.H. Gilbert could design 'a mean Neo-Gothic mansion,' as one New York Times story put it, showcasing his architectural prowess during the Gilded Age.
Renovation
London food
fromRemodelista
4 weeks ago

Current Obsessions: Open House - Remodelista

Spring brings various events and trends in design, gardening, and crafts, highlighting creativity and sustainability.
Writing
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

Richard Meier obituary

Richard Meier was a poet and mental health policy advocate who revealed beauty in the ordinary and highlighted issues in NHS care outsourcing.
Renovation
fromwww.housingwire.com
5 days ago

How the post-war homebuilders built the modern playbook

The modern American homebuilding industry is rooted in post-WWII innovations that transformed construction into a systematic, efficient process.
Renovation
fromArchDaily
5 days ago

House & Office SH / 1-1 Architects

A construction company in Nagoya is repurposing unused timber from its warehouses for a new office and residence.
#home-design
fromArchitectural Digest
3 days ago
Design

Is Your Home Missing an It Factor? It May Need More Dec-Aura Points

A home's aura is defined by collected, layered interiors that tell a story and create a sophisticated, inviting atmosphere.
fromLos Angeles Times
8 years ago
NYC real estate

My Favorite Room: Val Chmerkovskiy lets the past lead in New York-inspired space

Val Chmerkovskiy designed his West Hollywood condo with New York aesthetics, incorporating Brooklyn elements and Manhattan loft-style features to maintain connection to his childhood home.
Design
fromArchitectural Digest
3 days ago

Is Your Home Missing an It Factor? It May Need More Dec-Aura Points

A home's aura is defined by collected, layered interiors that tell a story and create a sophisticated, inviting atmosphere.
NYC real estate
fromLos Angeles Times
8 years ago

My Favorite Room: Val Chmerkovskiy lets the past lead in New York-inspired space

Val Chmerkovskiy designed his West Hollywood condo with New York aesthetics, incorporating Brooklyn elements and Manhattan loft-style features to maintain connection to his childhood home.
fromDezeen
1 month ago

Mamdani launches ADU plan library designed by WXY Architecture

One of the solutions to the housing crisis can be found in our backyards, our attics, or our basements - in an Ancillary Dwelling Unit. By making it easier for New Yorkers to turn their homes into an extra place for a loved one or a little more income, we're allowing our city to grow while keeping the character of the neighborhoods we love.
New York City
fromwww.archdaily.com
5 days ago

Tiete178 / Gabriel Kogan

The building, with its discreet facade and lack of expressive gestures, explicitly conveys the intention of creating an austere, silent, contemplative space; with the minimum necessary elements.
Design
Photography
fromArchitectural Digest
1 month ago

35 AD-Approved Interior Stylists Who Will Elevate Your Project to Its Full Potential

Interior stylists optimize rooms for photography by creating visual narratives, distinct from designers who optimize spaces for living.
Arts
fromColossal
1 month ago

Explore a Growing City of Meticulously Crafted Miniature Paper Buildings by Charles Young

Charles Young creates intricate miniature paper models inspired by color combinations, showcasing diverse architectural styles and emphasizing color pairings.
Renovation
fromArchitectural Digest
1 week ago

In Their Ray Kappe Home, Alexandra Kerry and Julien Dobbs-Higginson Blend the Old and New

Designer Kate Driver reconciles the diverse tastes of clients in a 1966 Kappe house, blending modern and traditional elements.
NYC real estate
fromCurbed
4 weeks ago

Imagine Living in the Chrysler Building

The Chrysler Building may soon see a transformation into residential apartments as ownership changes hands amid financial struggles.
fromArchDaily
1 week ago

Getty Center to Close Temporarily for Its Largest Modernization Since 1997 Opening

The initiative focuses on enhancing visitor experience, improving accessibility, and advancing energy resilience, while supporting the long-term stewardship of the institution.
Renovation
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

What's So New About the New Museum Building?

The New Museum's $82 million OMA-designed expansion features new exhibitions and installations, reopening to mixed reviews after a two-year closure.
Remodel
fromApartment Therapy
1 month ago

This 1899 Brooklyn Brownstone Apartment Has Windows in Every Room (and So Many Plants!)

Alison Beshai found her ideal apartment after Hurricane Ida forced her to relocate unexpectedly.
Design
fromArchDaily
3 weeks ago

Cultural Centers Beyond the Building: 6 Unbuilt Projects Integrating Landscape

Cultural centers are evolving to reflect diverse architectural explorations and redefine public institutions' roles in various contexts.
Brooklyn
fromGalerie Magazine
1 month ago

Studio Gang Designs a Community-Focused Brooklyn Recreation Center

Studio Gang's Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center in Brooklyn combines sculptural brick architecture with environmental performance and community programming to honor the legacy of the first Black woman elected to Congress.
Web design
fromThedrum
1 month ago

How architecture firms are using inbound marketing to fuel their growth

Inbound marketing for architects uses valuable content to attract clients and build loyalty, mirroring how architecture creates meaningful experiences beyond visual form.
Television
fromLos Angeles Times
7 years ago

My Favorite Room: Lisa McRee curates and creates history in her home

Lisa McRee's den serves as a carefully curated 'memory museum' blending family, career achievements, and historical artifacts in an accessible, lived-in display.
fromArtforum
1 month ago

Field Conditions

Like the chambered nautilus, its shell was a logarithmic spiral. A wall of rough sandstone and aquamarine glass cullet twisted up fifty feet to an oil-drill-stem mast from which a floating roof was hung by the stainless-steel struts of World War II biplanes. You slid in with the humid air from the ravine outside to stroll a terraced garden of pools and plants, over which suspended and carpeted pods for living and sleeping drifted like clouds.
Miscellaneous
Environment
fromwww.archdaily.com
2 months ago

Woodleigh Futures Studio / McIldowie Partners

Regenerative Futures Studio is a carbon‑sequestering, solar‑powered living ecosystem school that filters pollution, fosters wildlife, achieves near‑zero waste, and supports project‑based regenerative learning.
fromArchDaily
2 months ago

Building with the "Blue Note": Tension, Deviation, and Structure in Architecture

By operating with only five notes, the pentatonic scale establishes a stable and intuitive musical system in which structural clarity allows for variation without the risk of excessive dissonance. From this consolidated structure, which forms the basis of countless musical styles, especially popular music, the blues introduced a decisive inflection by incorporating additional notes into the scale. Without delving into excessive technicalities, these are subtle tonal deviations,
Music
SF politics
fromSocketsite
9 years ago

Designs for Building up on Broadway

A two-story building at 1452 Broadway will be expanded by four stories and converted into seven residential condos with a seven-car garage.
fromLos Angeles Times
15 years ago

Modern notes grace a historic pedigree

Designed by noted residential architect Roland E. Coate, the home was built in 1926 for Annie Wilson, daughter of pioneering Southern California businessman and politician Benjamin Wilson, for whom Mt. Wilson is named. The gently sloping 1-acre-plus property was once part of the vast holdings of George S. Patton, father of the famed U.S. general.
LA real estate
fromArchitectural Digest
2 months ago

This Walter Gropius Wonder Narrowly Escaped Demolition-and Gained a Stained Glass Masterpiece

Gropius, who from 1919 to 1928 directed the Bauhaus in Weimar and Dessau, designed the house in 1921-22 for lawyer Fritz Otte. The property is considered a dramatic evolution of Gropius's earlier seminal Haus Sommerfeld, which was also located in Berlin, but destroyed in World War II. The Bauhaus founder embraced a forward-looking approach with an unadorned, sharp-edged structure that rejected the heaviness of 19th-century historicism.
Berlin
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

You can finally buy an Eames house. Sort of

"It has been estimated that one million five hundred thousand houses each year for a period of 10 years will be needed to relieve the urgent housing problem of this country. The enormity of such a need cannot even be partially satisfied by building techniques as we have known and used them in the past."
Renovation
Design
fromwww.archdaily.com
1 month ago

Today Design Workspace / studio edwards

Today Design Workspace promotes collaboration and sustainability in a 900m space within a 12-story office block in Collingwood.
NYC real estate
fromEnr
1 month ago

Foster + Partners Designs American Express Global Headquarters

American Express will build its global headquarters at 2 World Trade Center, relocating from its 40-year location and completing the final commercial office building at the World Trade Center campus by 2031.
Design
fromCurbed
2 months ago

The Best of the New New York Architecture

Recent New York architecture favors ensemble-driven, context-sensitive buildings over star-architect spectacle, producing rooted, civic-minded structures that complement the city's urban fabric.
fromArchDaily
2 months ago

Heritage Without Permanence: When Architecture Endures by Disappearing

A Gothic cathedral can take centuries to complete. A world exposition pavilion may stand for six months. A ritual structure in Kolkata rises and vanishes within five days. Yet each draws pilgrimage, shapes collective memory, and reorganizes urban life. If heritage has long been defined by what endures, architecture repeatedly shows that cultural authority can also belong to what gathers people.
Design
fromRemodelista
2 months ago

Quick Takes With: Alexander Widener - Remodelista

A year ago, Alexander Widener quit his job to move to Maine and follow an unlikely dream: to open an antiques shop. And it worked: Alexander's shop and guest cottage, Widener Company, is the talk of New England and beyond, thanks in part to Alexander's wild Instagram following. (Perhaps you caught his "Super Bowl" video last weekend-on, yes, bowls.) Before shopkeeper life in the small village of Wiscasset,
Renovation
fromwww.archdaily.com
2 months ago

900 Saint-Jacques / Chevalier Morales Architectes

At the heart of the Quartier des Gares, the 900 Saint-Jacques tower offers a contextually sensitive response to contemporary challenges of high density urban living.
Design
Renovation
fromJournal
2 months ago

Lead, Coordinate, Build: IMC Architecture Is Hiring a Project Architect in Brooklyn - Architizer Journal

Experienced Project Architect (10+ years) needed to lead complex residential and mixed-use projects in NYC, managing teams, Revit documentation, client relations, and construction administration.
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