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American Modern Home

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This statement is a key to the philosophy of the firm, whose houses are suffused with a kind of quiet sophistication that mingle elegant, subtle modernism, with respect for local vernacular traditions. Low-key on the outside, on the inside these houses offer dancing symphonies in white.

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Fifteen landmark projects by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner David Chipperfield

Deezen

Museum of Modern Literature, 2007, Germany In 2007, David Chipperfield Architects won the RIBA Stirling Prize for the Museum of Modern Literature at Marbach am Neckar in Germany. Opened in 2009, it sits at the border of Barcelona and l'Hospitalet to unify their government's legal departments in one place.

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Inside an award-winning Primrose Hill home by Eldridge Smerin

The Spaces

Arts and Crafts meets angular contemporary design at this London property in Primrose Hill, renovated and expanded by award-winning practice Eldridge Smerin. Eldridge Smerin scooped RIBA’s Building Design One-off House Architect of the Year award in 2009. Now, The Modern House is listing the Primrose Hill home for £11.5m.

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Emil Eve Architects brightens London house with terracotta tile-clad extensions

Deezen

A window seat overlooks the garden At the end of the ground-floor extension, a sliding window designed to offer a contemporary twist on a traditional bay window is fitted with a large window seat.

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In the Round: The Amazing Architecture of Contemporary Carousels

Architizer

The oldest predecessor of carousels comes from 6th century Byzantium, while the modern version emerged from early jousting traditions in Europe and the Middle East. The SeaGlass Carousel was designed as a collaboration to create a distinctly contemporary ecologically themed environment for this public space.

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Event: AED Presents: Eric Höweler of Höweler + Yoon

Bustler

Höweler's work has been exhibited widely, including at the Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum in New York City, and the Venice Biennale. Read the full post on Bustler

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Eight interiors that are stepped up by the addition of ladders

Deezen

In contemporary interior design , ladders can be specified as an alternative to staircases due to their space-efficient nature, their ability to be moved to access different areas and the sense of playfulness they foster. Our latest lookbook focuses on kitchens and living rooms that are elevated by their inclusion of ladders.

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