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John Hejduk Builder of Worlds
Renowned American architect, John Hejduk, has built a riveting career around his unique and striking creations. A poet among architects and an innovator among educators, Hejduk sits down for a conversation with poet David Shapiro at The Cooper Union where the two review Hejduk's sketches and stru...
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Studio Edwards
Studio Edwards talk about their design for Invert 2.0 Mini Living.
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Melbourne International
A film describing the development of International Style corporate architecture in the city of Melbourne, Australia. Spanning the period 1950-1980, the film charts the rise of the glass box, curtained walled office building and explores subsequent local developments of the the genre.
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Restorative Bacteria
Regenerative medicine uses innovative molecules from bacteria found in the seabed. These polysaccharides can form a hydrogel, ideal for bone's and cartilage's reconstruction.
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Rathfarnham
Dermot revamps a Rathfarnham four-bed to suit the changing needs of its occupants
Peter, Lisa and their twins Grace and Louise (9) live in a four-bed house in Rathfarnham, Dublin 14. They moved into their detached home just three years ago, shortly afterwards Lisa was diagnosed with MS. Now her...
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The Darwin project
Renovating instead of demolishing: this sustainable approach seems logical, but it is still far from being obvious.
Everywhere in France, abandoned urban wastelands could be demolished in favour of new constructions which aren't always necessary.
In the Bastide neighbourhood in Bordeaux, abando... -
Loving Gio Ponti
A picture of the man and the architect, aspiring painter, promoter ante litteram of Italian design who, in more than fifty years of activity, has tried it all – arts, occupations, objects, architecture and material – with untiring energy, from small to big, from the design of a handle to the form...
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Inbetween House
Sometimes you don't need to do much to have a huge impact, and the home of Melbourne architect John Liu of Inbetween Architecture is a testament to that idea. Their 1970s home had great bones, plenty of natural light, and a fantastic north-facing backyard, but his family was beginning to outgrow ...
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Christianity
Across the world, there’s an astonishing variety of buildings, ancient and modern, humble and grand, that are sacred to Christianity.
More than mosques and synagogues, Christian places for praise and devotion have been created in every conceivable size and shape. And often their form is a functi...
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James Wade
Filmed in his home in Shropshire, England, James Wade revisits old sketchbooks from his schooldays as he was developing his incredibly detailed and precise drawing style.
Despite the proliferation of computer renders, James Wade still hand-drafts all his work in order to maintain that special c...
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Jourdain
In search of an affordable home in Paris, architect Matthieu Torres and his partner picked out a small, dark space with a beautiful view of Paris city. Completely gutting the neglected apartment allowed them to add a previously missing toilet and shower, as well as introduce a mezzanine level by ...
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Simple Design
Clean and bright, a description of Morten Jensen's danish apartment, a gem of simplicity and organization in Copenhagen.
Hotels also get their makeover. Unkempt and outmoded, this small establishment undergoes a chic face lift to reveal at last all of its charms.