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A Look at Zaha Hadid's Greatest Hits

by Jenny Xie

The late Pritzker-winning architect leaves behind an incredible body of work. Here's a closer look in photos.

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Incredible gingerbread replica of 1800s English manor is an edible masterpiece

by Barbara Eldredge

With the holiday season just around the corner, the U.K. National Trust commissioned an exquisite piece of gingerbread architecture. The 6-foot-long gingerbread replica of Waddesdon Manor took 500 hours to bake.

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Game of Thrones set designer reveals the show's architectural inspirations

by Patrick Sisson

"If you’re asking an audience to believe in direwolves, dragons, and giants, you need the world to be as believable as possible."

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Harry Gesner: An Architect, Maverick, and Modern Adventurer Riding the Waves

by Patrick Sisson

To grasp how 90-year-old Harry Gesner, Malibu's maverick modern architect, designs buildings, it helps to understand that while homes are his career, they're far from his life. The man was nearly born surfing; taught by lifeguards riding big balsa...

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Roommate Horror Story: Role-Playing and Roaches

by Matt Brigidi

Online role-playing, a personal infestation, and much more. Curbed found uniquely horrifying experiences that will make you truly appreciate your living situation.

Video: Peek inside Luis Barragán’s final house design

by Jenny Xie

In a new short film from Nowness, the latest in a series of videos documenting designer homes, we get a peek inside Barragán ’s final house design: the 1975 Casa Gilardi in Mexico City, created for ad agency partners Martin Luque and Pancho Gilardi.

Jenna Wortham's Home is Rooted in the Garden

by Matt Brigidi

Jenna Wortham, a technology reporter and staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, has a deep appreciation for getting in touch with nature.

Fredrik Eklund Loves the Kitchen

by Matt Brigidi

As a luxury real estate broker in New York City, Fredrik Eklund—star of Bravo's Million Dollar List New York and author of The Sell: The Secrets of Selling Anything to Anyone—spends his days eyeing sleek, expensive condos and townhouses and counts...

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Home Sweet Home: Warrick Dunn

by Matt Brigidi

To many, Warrick Dunn, a running back from Louisiana who went on to be a star at Florida State and the NFL, showed grace and character during an impressive football career. But Dunn has truly proven himself a role model thanks to his charitable...

23 candle hacks to hack your candle

by Matt Brigidi

Are you interested in decorating with candles but have no idea where to start? Here are 23 candle hacks to hack your candle.

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Facebook's new home assistant uses Morgan Freeman's voice

by Alissa Walker

What voice do we want responding to our orders to dim the lights? Facebook’s new AI talks back in the voice of God. Or at least someone who played him once in a movie once.

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An HGTV show is coming to D.C.

by Michelle Goldchain

The nation’s capital doesn’t usually get film crews in the city, but, next month, a new HGTV show will make its premiere. The show, D.C. Flippers, will run its pilot episode on January 8 at 2 p.m. EST. The show will be hosted by Ati and Rob Williams.

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Finally, someone is building a model of D.C. in Minecraft

by Michelle Goldchain

The Washington, D.C. Metro area is going virtual, thanks to one Minecraft architect, called Thor_IAD. The player revealed his efforts to recreate the region in the popular sandbox video game on the Washington, D.C. section of Reddit.

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This swan ladle and tilting wine holder will never fall down

by Lauren Ro

Swanky is a swan-shaped ladle that floats upright in a pot of soup, or balances on a table top.

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Flipped: After and After

by Matt Brigidi

Because "before" photos can be so depressing

Pat Kiernan on His First New York Apartment

by Jessica Dailey

NY1 anchor Pat Kiernan reminisces about his first apartment in New York City.

Photographer Sophie Elgort Reflects on Her Childhood

by Asad Syrkett

For Home Sweet Home, Sophie Elgort talks about how her childhood on Manhattan's Upper West Side and her family's love of photos influence her style.

Michelle Beadle on Growing Up in Italy and Texas

by Adrian Glick Kudler

For Home Sweet Home, the ESPN host talks about her childhood homes, her love of family photos, and tweeting from the toilet.

Desus Nice and Kid Mero on Growing Up in the Bronx

by Mercedes Kraus

Internet personalities, podcast artists, and comedy duo The Bodega Boys took us on a tour of the Bronx, with stops at their childhood homes, and showed us what it means to be from New York's only mainland borough.

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Home Sweet Home: Harry Gesner

by Patrick Sisson

The 90-year-old modern architect Harry Gesner reflects on designing a home for his wife in Malibu