A new version of the Pritzker Prize-winning architect’s Paper Log House is on display at the Glass House in New Canaan, Conn.
Category: Architecture
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An Upper West Side Home With Wallpaper Murals and Terrazzo Everywhere
“We were pushing it,” the architect said of the design, which includes a hidden playroom and a soaking tub where you wouldn’t expect it.
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In North Carolina, a Tiny Home for $365 a Month Comes With a Hot Tub
After a lifetime of seeking out tiny spaces, she finally found a keeper: a former barbershop in an old mill village in North Carolina.
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Gaetano Pesce, Designer Who Broke the Rules, Is Dead at 84
He brought surrealism, and politics, into the design world, disdaining conformity and right angles. “He was an enemy of the grid.”
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Renovating a Second Home in Newfoundland Without Road Access
Two saltbox houses on the island of Newfoundland, in Canada, were hard to resist. What would be harder still: Renovating them without road access.
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How Do You Build a Jungle?
In the cities of Brazil, a landscape architect creates abundant private gardens that rewild the terrain from which these metropolises grew.
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In Japan, a Place for a Famous Artistic Director to Hide by the Sea
The designer and record producer Nigo has built a minimalist retreat where the Pacific Ocean itself is practically an architectural feature.
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Preserving Traditional Korean Homes, One Tile at a Time
The hanok, a traditional home design, has been bypassed in Seoul’s vertical building boom. But some fans are trying to preserve it.
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In Furniture, Marks of Distinction that Were Formally Known as Flaws
How design is celebrating an aesthetic of imperfection.
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Secret Doors Are Having a Major Moment
Homeowners are adding hidden doors and rooms to foil burglars, eke out extra storage space and prepare for Armageddon.
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John Walker, Tech Executive Who Popularized AutoCAD, Dies at 74
He avoided the spotlight, but he helped bring to market an explosively popular computer program that revolutionized the architecture and design industries.
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Green Architecture Hits a Growth Spurt
Buildings made shaggy with vegetation or fragrant with wood are no longer novelties.