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10 movies featuring buildings that move or change shape

May 2, 2017 Trudie Carter 0

Over the last few months we’ve been publishing short movies about shape-shifting architecture on our Facebook page. Here are 10 of the best, including projects with sliding walls, kinetic facades and rotating rooms. Zoomlion Headquarters Exhibition Centre by amphibianArc This conceptual “transformer building” was designed by Californian architecture firm amphibianArc as an exhibition space for a

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Refaced Cabinets Brighten a California Kitchen (6 photos)

May 2, 2017 Jenn Cox 0

The owners of this Northern California kitchen were ready for a change from its honey-colored oak cabinets and oversized white floor tile. So they hired designer Samantha Crow to transform it with refaced white cabinets, warm wood floors and a gray-pa…

Chaos-Free Zone: How to Keep the Bathroom Organized (10 photos)

May 2, 2017 Laura Gaskill 0

The bathroom is so often a minefield of half-used tubes of toothpaste, unloved bath products and messy makeup. “Inspiring” is probably the last word that comes to mind to describe it. Periodically getting it orderly is one thing; keeping it that way on a daily basis is something else entirely….

Blackburn House / ArchiBlox

May 2, 2017 Rayen Sagredo 0

This family home is nestled amongst the gums, cantilevering dramatically over the sloped site so it feels more like a treehouse than a regular home.

“Subversive, shocking and truly unique” artist and architect Vito Acconci dies

May 2, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

Vito Acconci, whose provocative works range from an artificial island to a performance that involved masturbation, has died aged 77. The Brooklyn-based artist and architect passed away on 27 April 2017. The cause of death has not yet been disclosed. Art Agency Partners, which worked closely with Acconci and his studio, has paid tribute to him as

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Shop Houzz: White and Gray in the Kitchen (118 photos)

May 2, 2017 Houzz 0

Make a bold statement sans color with a white-and-gray kitchen that takes neutral to the next level. The cool, crisp and on-trend pieces here can help you make a stunning setting for displaying your gourmet dishes and hosting those dinner parties. We’ve got all of the essentials for a white-and-gray…

We Can Dream: 5 Stunning Staircases With Curve Appeal (7 photos)

May 2, 2017 Brenna Malmberg 0

Dreamy entries with a dramatic curved staircase ooze elegance. But how do designers make that happen? Let’s take a look at five curved staircases and the ways the designers used the walls, furniture and light fixture to give the room grand appeal.

NITAPROW uses reclaimed wood to construct versatile venue in thailand for bodycare brand

May 2, 2017 philip stevens I designboom 0

located in a residential area of bangkok’s thonglor district, the flexible scheme serves as a shop, showroom, and small café.

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How to Finally Organize Your Family Keepsakes (8 photos)

May 2, 2017 The Photo Organizers 0

Our keepsakes are tangible proof of our experiences, and they carry a significant weight of meaning and tell a story of their own. Many of us have boxes, or even rooms, filled to the brim with these keepsakes: family heirlooms, your grandmother’s birth certificate, baby clothes or your children’s artwork…

Raíces Educational Park / Taller Piloto Arquitectos

May 2, 2017 Cristobal Rojas 0

The architectural fact as a tool for the construction of the memory and identity of a community is the fundamental principle on which the project is based, having as elements of creation the collective imagination of culture, traditions and history, shaped and shaped by the Same landscape and territory in which they are.