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Inside the Mind of Louis Vuitton’s Designer (Design Masterclass)

To go inside the mind of Louis Vuitton’s designer Cristián Mohaded is to encounter an approach shaped by craftsmanship, materiality, landscape and the belief that objects should carry stories. The Argentinian designer and artist traces his creative instincts to childhood,…
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mirrored acrylic skin dissolves cube pavilion into its surroundings in mexico

MIRROR-FINISH ACRYLIC PANELS CONCEAL pavilion IN GUADALAJARA Designed by errre taller, Sfumato is a temporary reflective pavilion that reinterprets the Cubo MEM, a prominent sculptural landmark at the ITESO architecture complex in Guadalajara, Mexico. Selected as the winning proposal for…
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Why You Should NEVER Buy The Most Expensive Tiny House

The difference between a $30,000 and an $80,000 prefab tiny house is NOT what you think. In two cases on this list, the cheaper home actually gives you more house than the expensive one — and one $79K studio quietly…
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A 1908 Japanese Prison Finds New Life as a Luxury Hotel

Constructed in 1908 by government architect Keijiro Yamashita, the landmark Nara Prison is the only complex among Japan’s monumental “Five Great Prisons of Meiji” to survive almost entirely intact. More than a century later, Hoshino Resorts has transformed the former…
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Previously Uninhabited Island in Seoul Just Hit a Major Milestone and Is Now Open to the Public

Sara Barnes is a Staff Editor at My Modern Met and Manager of My Modern Met Store. She is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art where she earned her BFA in Illustration and MFA in Illustration Practice.…
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Architect Buries a Home in a Hillside So the Neighbours Can’t See It (House Tour)

When an architect buries a home in a hillside, the result is a close connection between architecture and landscape. At Toro Canyon House, Marmol Radziner has created a contemporary hillside home overlooking Montecito, Santa Barbara and the Pacific Ocean. Designed…
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262 Fifth Avenue Pairs Sculptural Architecture With Serene Interiors

At 262 Fifth Avenue, the elevator shafts, major MEP risers, and service infrastructure sit outside the perimeter of the apartments. Architecture studio Meganom developed this exo-core arrangement for the 860-foot NoMad tower in collaboration with structural engineers at WSP and…
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A New Book Preserves the Lost Interiors of Ebony and Jet’s Chicago Headquarters

For decades, Ebony and Jet were among the most important publications documenting Black American life and culture, making Johnson Publishing Company the era’s most influential Black-owned media corporation. Completed in 1972, its headquarters at 820 South Michigan Avenue in Chicago…
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four pitched-roof volumes build timber-clad coastal house in belgium

Four triangular timber volumes shape coastal ‘house of cards’ House of Cards is a coastal residence in Koksijde, Belgium, designed by Vantieghem Talebi around the structural and zoning constraints of an existing foundation. The new house follows the foundation’s asymmetrical cruciform…
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Inside Local People, a Contemporary Cafe Beneath an Istanbul Dome

A dormant dome in the heart of Istanbul has been reimagined as a contemporary cafe. Designed by international design and creative studio Mitte, Local People transforms an underused structure in Başakşehir, one of the city’s densely developed residential districts, into…
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Architect Designs a Dream Home Into a Cliff Above the Ocean (House Tour)

Set against the rugged coastline of Montauk, New York, an architect designs a dream home into a cliff, creating a beach house that balances architectural precision with its natural surroundings. Designed by SAOTA with interior design by Rafael de Cárdenas,…
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three ceramic sculptures diffuse distinct fragrances evoking puglia’s landscapes

Coco Brun translates Puglia’s eroded landscapes into ceramics Landscape Memories is an olfactory installation by French artist and designer Coco Brun that translates the landscapes of Puglia, southern Italy, into three ceramic sculptures that diffuse distinct fragrances. Developed during the D.Puglia…
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Inside the Stunning Prefab Home Built for NEGATIVE 45 Degrees!

This week I went to see a brand new Modular Home with a modern yet rugged exterior. This is the Summit from Alta Fab, a brand new prefab home that was designed to withstand all four seasons and then some.…
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A West Vancouver Home Appears to Float Among the Trees

You wouldn’t think a 7,000-square-foot West Coast modern home would settle in so perfectly on a historical site above the West Vancouver oceanfront. But Openspace Architecture made sure of it, relying on an ultra-minimal material palette of wood, concrete, and…
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10 Affordable Barndominium Kits Under $100K — Real Shells From $35K (3 Bed, 2 Bath)

Real barndominium kits starting at $35,000 — code-approved, engineered for your county, and shipped straight to your land on flatbed trucks. These 10 barndo shells go from a $35K starter all the way to a $95K dream build with room…
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planted roof extends garden over tato architects’ timber house in mibu, japan

house’s rotated timber volume responds to the existing backyard House in Mibu is a two-story timber house for a couple and their three children, designed by Tato Architects in the backyard of the family’s parental home in Mibu, Tochigi Prefecture,…
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Paola Lenti’s São Paulo Flagship Turns Architecture Into a Living Frame

For Paola Lenti’s São Paulo flagship, Armentano Arquitetura (AARQ) designed a building that knows when to recede. Wrapped in glass, dark metal, and a growing veil of vegetation, the three-story showroom acts less like a conventional retail interior and more…
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10 Prefab ADU Homes You Can Buy on Walmart, Wayfair & Home Depot Right Now From $5K

🏡 New to Tiny Homes? Start Here: Tiny House Made Easy If the idea of building a tiny house feels overwhelming, this guide was made for you. Tiny House Made Easy simplifies the entire process into clear, manageable steps —…