7+ hour, 7+ min ago  (855+ words) And some buildings they helped make famous, according to two architects and a curator. "Pounding earth or making mud bricks out of earth [as opposed to firing clay bricks] is one of the most universal and ancient building techniques," says…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (61+ words) The New York Times new video loaded: We Tried Styles of Rothy's Flexible Flat More in Wirecutter " Tips for Making a Bathroom Cozy Trader Joe's Dip Head-to-Head Taste Test Mac Book Neo Is the Best "Budget' Laptop This Sweater Is…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (61+ words) The New York Times new video loaded: House Tour | Mario Milana and Gabriella Campagna More in T House Tours " House Tour | Eleni Petaloti and Leonidas Trampoukis House Tour | Lulu Guinness House Tour | Faye Toogood House Tour | Francesco Vezzoli House Tour…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (347+ words) The New York Times THE FRENCH INTERIOR designer Fran'ois Champsaur has become known over the past four decades for imagining the kinds of big, sophisticated residences and hotels " including the interiors of Ian Schrager's Edition in Madrid and of Public…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (89+ words) Ordinarily on view in the museum's permanent display, the doll's house was moved to be the centerpiece of the exhibition "At Home in the 17th Century.". .. new video loaded: Dollhouse At Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum Is Taking Center Stage More in Culture " How…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (151+ words) In the 1960s, the children's television show Sesame Street was being conceived at the same time that the urban design book "The Death and Life of Great American Cities" by Jane Jacobs was exploding in popularity. Anna Kod, a reporter for…...

10+ mon, 6+ day ago  (110+ words) Using neon, searchlights " or even shadows " he dramatically shaped the look of prominent spaces in almost every corner of the world. Paul Marantz, a prominent architectural lighting designer who illuminated disco floors and skylines, libraries and chic hotels, train stations…...

11+ mon, 4+ week ago  (226+ words) A couple wanted to build a house on a sloped lot in Washington State, but they didn't want to cut into the hillside to lay a foundation. They found a better solution. For more than a decade, Kas Kinkead and…...