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fromArchitectural Digest
2 weeks ago

An Architect Asked His Clients to Describe a Perfect Rainy Day-Then Designed Their House Around It

A deeply collaborative, art-school–inspired design process produced a hemlock-clad, site-sensitive home that prioritizes music, weather, and blended indoor-outdoor family living.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

High art: the museum that is only accessible via an eight-hour hike

A remote, unstaffed mountain bivouac functions as an austere, site-specific museum exposing visitors to elements with the sky as its sole artwork.
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 month ago

A Documentary Journey Through Frank Lloyd Wright's Revolutionary Architecture - Yanko Design

When Edgar and Liliane Kaufmann commissioned Wright to design their Pennsylvania weekend retreat, they expected a house with a view of their favorite waterfall. Wright had other ideas. He placed the entire structure directly above Bear Run's cascading waters, explaining simply: "I want you to live with the waterfall, not to look at it." Concrete terraces cantilever dramatically beyond their supports, mimicking the natural rock ledges of the stream below.
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fromArchDaily
2 months ago

Casa Condriada / LA^arc Architecture

Casa Condriada on Lefkada integrates local geology, Venetian and Mediterranean heritage, dramatic topography, and contemporary refinement as a living gallery for art.
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