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The Ned is “a hideaway from real life” says designer Alice Lund

November 21, 2017 Calum Lindsay 0

In this movie, designer Alice Lund explains the concept behind The Ned, a club, hotel and dining venue in a converted London bank, which was named hotel of the year at the AHEAD Europe awards last night. Private members club Soho House was behind the huge project, which takes over the former headquarters of Midlands Bank in

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Up to 75% Off Farmhouse Favorites (169 photos)

November 21, 2017 Houzz 0

Bring the comfort of farm living to your space with the top-sellers below. Find stools and fixtures for your homestead kitchen, and heartland accessories for indoors and out.Sale ends November 23, 2017.

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Northside Library / NBBJ

November 21, 2017 Cristobal Rojas 0

Libraries are in transition. Once a point of knowledge dissemination and quiet introspection, they are becoming places to meet, socialize, study, hang out and plug in. Historically, we have seen a library’s civic value shift from a place for things, now, to a place for people. Its unique nature is that it maintains the tenants of a public service institution, while embracing the increasing proclivity of people to seek environments to carry out activities that blur the line between research, socialization, knowledge-seeking and play.

Foster + Partners’ Apple Park Visitor Center opens to the public

November 21, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

The visitor centre designed by Foster + Partners as part of Apple’s new California headquarters has welcomed its first guests. The centre on Tantau Avenue, Cupertino, opened its doors on Friday 17 November 2017. It is one of the several buildings that architect Norman Foster’s studio has created for the tech giant, as part of

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A Year of Architecture in a Day talks return to The Met in New York

November 21, 2017 Dezeen staff 0

Dezeen promotion: a symposium covering the most important architecture and design projects from the past 12 months will take place 9 December 2017 at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, with speakers including architects Wang Shu and David Adjaye. As media partner for In Our Time: A Year of Architecture in a Day, which The

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A 13-by-9-Foot London Kitchen Packs In the Storage (13 photos)

November 21, 2017 Sarah Warwick 0
Reworking the ground floor of a home often involves taking down walls, but the owners of this London row house actually put one up to create a distinct kitchen area. “It’s a narrow building, so it was difficult to make the kitchen feel separate,” says Nicky Spear, director at Sustainable…

Michael Viviano designs gabled house for his parents in Houston

November 21, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Architect Michael Viviano has worked with his mum and dad to create them this concrete and timber house with a gable roof in Houston, Texas. Situated on a narrow, noisy corner plot, the two-storey house measures 4,250 square feet (395 square metres). The building is constructed of custom-cut, stacked concrete bricks, with contrasting tongue-and-groove larch cladding

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