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20 Lovely Low-Curb Showers (20 photos)

May 24, 2024 Jeannie Matteucci 0

A low curb provides a safe entry into a shower. It keeps water from escaping and helps a bathroom feel open and spacious. A low-curb, or walk-in, shower can also be a budget-friendly alternative to a fully curbless design. Check out this roundup of st…

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First train station by MAD designed to feel like a “museum about time”

May 24, 2024 Francesca Tesler 0

Architect Ma Yansong explains how his studio MAD combined historical and contemporary elements for its first train station in this talk, hosted by Dezeen for the Beijing architecture practice. The one-on-one conversation between Yansong and Dezeen editor Tom Ravenscroft was held to celebrate the opening of the project, named Train Station in the Forest. MAD’s first station

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Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego / Selldorf Architects

May 24, 2024 Andreas Luco 0

The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) in La Jolla traces its origins to philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps. Her last home, a modern oceanfront dwelling completed in 1916 by Irving Gill, served as the Museum’s first location. Since opening in 1941, the Museum has undergone several architecturally distinct expansions; Mosher & Drew completed a series of expansions in 1950, 1960, and again in the late 1970s; and Venturi Scott Brown & Associates completed a renovation of MCASD’s La Jolla location in 1996. However, as the Museum’s art collection continued to expand, the building’s galleries became inadequate to display its holdings. In 2014 Selldorf Architects was tasked with developing new architecture that would expand and enhance spaces for art and the public. The new design includes the renovation of 28,000 square feet of existing spaces, as well as the addition of 46,400 square feet of new spaces to MCASD, effectively doubling the Museum’s existing square footage. Selldorf Architects’ new plan provides significantly more gallery space for the collection, creates a more welcoming and clear entry, and gives greater coherence to the site enhancing the Museum’s connection to its spectacular coastal setting.

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Which Window Treatment Should You Choose? (9 photos)

May 24, 2024 Julie Sheer 0

When it comes to deciding how to dress a window, there’s more to consider than just how to control light or provide privacy. Do you want the window treatment to be a design focus for the room or an inconspicuous neutral element? What is the architectu…

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RIBA confronts colonial history of London HQ in Raise the Roof: Building for Change exhibition

May 24, 2024 Nyima Murry 0

A graphite mural and pine sculptures are among the artworks in an exhibition examining the colonial history embedded in the Royal British Institute of Architects’ London headquarters. The exhibition, named Raise the Roof: Building for Change, grapples specifically with the colonial symbolism in two of the building’s most divisive interior features. These are the Jarvis

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Brick-wrapped lobby by Merge Architects wins Gold in Brick in Architecture Awards

May 24, 2024 Dezeen staff 0

Promotion: more than 9,000 red bricks form a curved volume within the interior of this mixed-use building’s lobby, which has been awarded Gold in the Commercial category at the Brick in Architecture Awards. The lobby, which forms the entrance to an office building at Kendall Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has a brick curtain wall that was

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The Nest House / Ho Khue Architects

May 24, 2024 Hana Abdel 0

The Nest House, situated on a standard 4,5×16 urban lot, embodies the aspirations and hard work of a young couple seeking a sophisticated living space. This charming home not only enhances their professional lives but also provides a nurturing environment for their children to grow and cherish fond memories.