New reading relates the history of mirrors, patchwork and a monumental teahouse, plus the struggle to make design more just.
Category: Architecture
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4 Books That Reflect on Faces, Fragments and Torments
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Rafael Viñoly, From the Drawing Board to the Keyboard
The New York Times – Music:There is something transcendent about the architect’s spaces: something unseeable that you experience when you enter. They are as fluid as music.
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An Architect Applies Her Skills to Giving Back
The New York Times – Business:Diana Kellogg specialized in high-end New York residences. Now, she has designed a girls school in India and is pursuing other projects that address social change.
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Taking a Baking Class at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin in Wisconsin
The New York Times – Travel:The writer gets a room of her own at the architect’s former home in the Wisconsin hills. A weekend workshop offers ample time to explore the grounds.
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In Search for Sustainable Materials, Developers Turn to Hemp
The New York Times – Business:Hemp blocks are costlier than traditional building products, but they help address environmental issues and can shave 20 to 30 percent off a typical construction schedule.
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Where Culture Flows Along London’s River Thames
The New York Times – Movies:The Southbank Center, the host of this year’s British Academy Film Awards, has become a focal point of the city’s arts and culture scene.
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Are Tiny Homes a Solution to the Housing Crisis? These Builders Think So.
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:At the International Builders’ Show, exhibitors offered mini prefab houses, kitchens ‘like Swiss Army knives’ and other strategies for dealing with a constrained market.
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Ron Labinski, Who Designed a Cozier Future for Stadiums, Dies at 85
The New York Times – Sports:An architect, he followed his hunch that teams would abandon ugly concrete multipurpose arenas for fan-friendly single-sport facilities, like Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
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Inside Christian Louboutin’s Portuguese Beach Compound
The New York Times – T Magazine:The designer gives T a tour of his colorful vacation home on a secluded stretch of Atlantic coastline.
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A Paris Opera House’s History and the Phantom
The New York Times – Music:The architecture and location of the Palais Garnier are intertwined with the history of France and Paris (and a famous phantom).
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T Magazine’s Favorite Homes of 2022
The New York Times – T Magazine:In a special edition of the T List, we look back on Robert Downey Jr.’s inflatable Malibu bungalow, a palace in Naples and more.