Oceanside Retreat, Santa Barbara, California
Barry and Sheryl Schwartz’s retreat by the Pacific Ocean in Santa Barbara would be stunning even if it were completely unfurnished. The spectacular...
Architecture
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January 11, 2020
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December 16, 2019
Jiunvfeng Study, Mount Tai, Dongximen Village Shangdong, China
Floating white clouds are a common sight on the flanks of Mount Tai, a mountain of historical and cultural significance located north of the city of...
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December 15, 2019
E Pang Bookstore, Fengdong, Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province, China
A bookstore by definition is a store that sells books. And the traditional western retail thinking assumes that every square inch of a bookstore earns...
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December 8, 2019
Estancia Morro Chico, Patagonia – Argentina
At Estancia Morro Chico, Patagonia, Argentina, a group of white, angular buildings stand in the vastness of the landscape. Yet more than appearing to...
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December 4, 2019
Restaurant Pavilion The Traveller, Amsterdam – The Netherlands
The Traveller is a pavilion-like 900 square-metre (9,687.5 sq. ft) restaurant in Amsterdam’s multicultural Zuidoost neighbourhood. Its façade is...
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October 15, 2019
Piazza Dell Ufficio School Administrative Office – Melbourne, Australia
Close your eyes and think of what a school admin office from the 70s/80s might look like – if you can remember that far back or have seen TV series...
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September 19, 2019
PUBLIC Hall, Co-working Space, Westminster, London, UK
Coworking spaces have grown up. Gone are the stereotypical – and therefore utterly boring – beanbag, pool table and cereal bar infested startup...
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September 3, 2019
Selfridges Buying Offices – London, UK
Selfridges department store on Oxford-Street in London’s Marylebone has been a shopping haven for fans of respected brands for 111 years. In those...
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September 1, 2019
The Skyscape Rooftop House – Bangkok, Thailand
Urban development is under a microscope – as it should be. We are starting to learn, among other things, from the mistakes that the...
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August 28, 2019
‘Casa Delle Suore’ House At Castello Di Reschio – Umbria, Italy (Review)
Six years have elapsed since we last had the pleasure of visiting one of Italy’s most exclusive and best-kept secrets, Castello Di Reschio, way back in...