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Category: Architecture
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Looking for a House in This Tight Market? Consider an Octagon.
A 19th-century fad, octagonal houses don’t appeal to everyone. But that’s one more thing to love about them.
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Stadiums as High Art in a World Cup Fantasyland
From a desert tent to a golden bowl, the spectacular arenas Qatar has built in and around Doha showcase the majesty, and the folly, of this World Cup.
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Destined for the Dump, Construction Waste Gets New Life in the Garden
A new program to reuse architectural mock-ups in community gardens is gaining interest as a way to keep them out of the landfill.
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The Colombian Architect Who Reimagined Modernism for a New Era
Rogelio Salmona transformed the look of Bogotá, while also considering how to build homes for an increasingly liberal society.
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In Paris, a New Incense Room to Awaken the Senses
The Japanese store and restaurant Ogata Paris offers custom aromatic blends.
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Thai Creatives Breathe New Life Into Bangkok’s Oldest Neighborhoods
A nostalgic romp along Charoen Krung Road reveals salvaged shophouses, boutique inns and a scuba-diving cafe.
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At Home Beneath the Waves
Those fascinated by the ocean can now vacation, dine or even live underwater in these specially designed locations.
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In Search of a Lost Spain
In the southern part of the country, churches and streets hold the remnants of eight centuries of Islamic rule.
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Steve Keene Made 300,000 Paintings in a Home Full of Easels
The artist’s studio and living space, created with his wife, Starling Keene, an architect, houses a one-man assembly line of affordable art — enough to fill a new book.
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Cartier to Reopen Its Paris Home
The Rue de la Paix building has been under renovation for the last two years. Next week, it will emerge in its new, redesigned form.
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After Decades, the Philharmonic’s Hall Sounds and Feels More Intimate
Judgments on the hall’s acoustics at this early stage are provisional, but a mighty improvement is already obvious.