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Shingled fixer becomes rustic family home in New England

by Mary Jo Bowling

Three years ago, the house was in such bad shape that it brought Nicole to tears and she refused to let her children live in most of it. The story of how it became a happy family home in just four months is a testament to sheer remodeling grit.

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Inside Paola Navone's adventurous interiors

by Lauren Ro

Tham ma da: The Adventurous Interiors of Paola Navone, a new book by Surface magazine’s Spencer Bailey, showcases the Italian designer’s eclectic, vivid work.

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7 best homes for sale in Poundbury, Prince Charles’s buzzing model village

by Jenny Xie

Prince Charles’s nostalgia-driven model village has long been ridiculed, but it also turns out to be a kind of appealing place to live. Here’s a closer look at what you can buy there right now.

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Drone tour the amazing $7M Hammock House in Coconut Grove

by Josh Baumgard

One of the most unique homes in South Florida, take a tour through and above one of the most distinctly designed homes you’ll comes across in the Magic City.

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Walker Art Center unveils addition and renovation plans

by Patrick Sisson

The Minneapolis institution unveils first step in campus redesign.

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Map: A guide to Insecure filming locations in Los Angeles

by Jenna Chandler

The new HBO comedy captures what it's really like to live in Los Angeles.

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Tesla to build second 'gigafactory' in Europe

by Selina Cheah

Tesla, the electric carmaker and energy storage behemoth, is planning to expand past American soil and open a second "Gigafactory"—this time in Europe, according to CEO Elon Musk. In addition to batteries, "Gigafactory 2" will also make the...

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San Diego’s burgeoning new tech hub poised to reshape downtown

by Patrick Sisson

A budding innovation district in wants to redefine SoCal’s city of sun and surf.

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Hey Kanye: Here's a mood board to help that room come together

by Lauren Ro

Kanye West is starting his interior decorating scheme from scratch and we thought we’d help.

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Kendall Jenner buys a ‘groovy’ $52,000 sofa

by Jessica Dailey

The "large woven nest" is made of shiny blue velvet. "As soon as I saw the couch, I fell in love," says Jenner. Who wouldn’t?

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The ultimate holiday gift: A rose gold private plane

by Lauren Ro

Though it’s no Hyperloop One, the pilot-and-three-passenger conveyance is one of the fastest piston aircrafts in the world.

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Brangelina (RIP) is selling their enchanting French chateau

by Lauren Ro

It appears that divorce proceedings are well underway for former super-star couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.

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Donald Trump wants to hold on to his Fifth Avenue penthouse

by Ameena Walker

The President-elect is trying to figure out how he can spend time in his beloved apartment once he assumes role as President.

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Create your own chandelier with Plumen’s modular kit

by Lauren Ro

Chandeliers don’t have to be ornate, made-of-crystal affairs. In fact, they can swing the opposite way and be minimalist and industrial. But if a many-armed light fixture is not your thing, then Plumen’s modular chandelier may be a good place to...

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Mortgage rules explained, from credit scores to income requirements

by Janet Thomson

New programs and updated regulations are changing the lending game. We went to the experts to understand the basic standards for getting a mortgage.

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Midcentury Palm Springs oasis with fortress-like walls and original furnishings asks $2.5M

by Lauren Ro

This midcentury desert oasis is back on the market (or perhaps it never left), with all its eclectic and funky art and furnishings in tact.

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Airbnb vs. the city

by Megan Barber

It’s a story enshrined in tech history: in 2007, two entrepreneurs struggling to make rent in pricey San Francisco latched onto a novel idea. A design conference was coming to town and hotels were sold out. The pair decided to throw three air...

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Win a dreamy Scottish island resort for $75

by Barbara Eldredge

If you didn’t have enough cash on hand to buy that $2.4 million Scottish island a few weeks back, here’s a far more affordable chance to live on a bonny Scottish isle. The owners of a seven-acre resort on the island of Arran are raffling it off...

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LGBT-friendly states are more innovative, new study finds

by Barbara Eldredge

An analysis of patent rates from nearly 60,000 companies finds substantial correlations between non-discrimination laws and innovation.

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Donald Trump’s White House: 7 ideas for subdued gold decor

by Jenny Xie

While we can’t know for sure yet what a Trump presidency will mean for everything from infrastructure to the environment, we do know that come January, the President-elect, along with future First Lady Melania, will be moving into the White House...

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Rent this surprisingly sophisticated former bunker for your next holiday

by Lauren Ro

The full-floor flat boasts polished floors, rough hewn walls accented with marble, wood, and bronze details, and designer furnishings.

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Trump’s transportation transition leader loves building roads

by Alissa Walker

Martin Whitmer has been heralded as an expert on "surface transportation policy"—which translates to being good at building lots and lots of highways.

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Honeycomb-shaped urban garden may inspire you to create your own

by Lauren Ro

Designed by OFL Architecture in collaboration with furniture brand Miliashop, the miniature urban oasis is also sustainable.

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Strawberry-covered facade is an eco-friendly upgrade to scaffolding

by Barbara Eldredge

According to engineering firm Arup, these green facades can reduce air pollution by up to 20 percent. Not to mention they’re just more sightly than the typical construction eyesore.

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Trump’s election sends U.S. construction stocks soaring

by Jenny Xie

In the days since Trump’s victory, markets have more or less stabilized and one sector has actually soared. Indeed, U.S. construction companies, in anticipation of Trump’s big infrastructure promises, saw stocks rise to record heights.

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Why old shopping malls need to become living prototypes

by Patrick Sisson

Suburban retail centers have bright futures, if they can adapt to a shifting retail environment

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Japanese residential architecture gets show at Zaha's MAXXI museum

by Lauren Ro

"The Japanese House: Architecture and Life After 1945" explores the role of the home and its influence on the culture through three principal themes.

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10 streets that define America

by Curbed

We take an exhaustive look at the forces shaping our cities today: the regenerative power of small businesses, changes brought by new development, alternative transportation options, and rich, if burdensome, cultural legacies.

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How cities voted for transportation funding, coast to coast

by Alissa Walker

Over $200 billion was at play through local and state ballot measures. Of the 45 measures exclusively focused on transportation, it appears that 33 passed this week.

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Midcentury gem with original furniture goes on market for first time, asks $2.3M

by Lauren Ro

The spirit of Frank Lloyd Wright runs strong through this single-level home in San Rafael in Marin County built in 1968.

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How an MIT lab plans to build more data-driven cities

by Patrick Sisson

The new Real Estate innovation Lab will push data analysis, 3D printing, and new construction technologies.

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Hamburg’s $870M concert hall completes after over a decade

by Barbara Eldredge

It’s not uncommon for massive building projects to run over budget and exceed their timeline, but Hamburg’s recently completed Elbe Concert Hall is a bit of an extreme case. Now that it’s finally done, take a peek inside.

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When should we build a national monument to the Global War on Terror?

by Patrick Sisson

A campaign to memorialize our country’s lengthiest conflict may face a long road to the National Mall

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Mapping San Francisco's biggest construction projects

by Adam Brinklow

A look at San Francisco's skyline these days provokes an inevitable question: Are we really using all of those cranes? The answer, of course, is not only yes, it's a resounding, "Yes, and," as smaller but no less ambitious new buildings and are...

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Modular furniture is also a puzzle, and a picture frame

by Lauren Ro

The series establishes a whimsical system of interconnected slabs that transform into surprising works that are simultaneously functional and decorative.

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Wild modern home has 9 vegetated roof terraces

by Jenny Xie

While Vietnam is no stranger to radical vertical homes, this contemporary home in city of Ha Tinh certainly stands out—after all, the house manages to spread nine vegetated terraces over three breezy stories.

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Would you stay at this tiny cabin precariously perched on a rocky cliff?

by Lauren Ro

Built in collaboration with local structural engineers CBD to withstand extreme weather conditions like record snowfalls, rain, and high winds, the cabin literally cantilevers off a cliff, resembling a whale mid-breach.

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