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Palazzina Grazzi on the Grand Canal

For his first hotel designed in Italy, French designer, Philippe Starck, scored the Palazzina Grassi. The newest hotel in the heart of Venice, Italy is located on the Grand Canal, ...

Publisher at Large: The Liège-Guillemins Railway Station

After spending a week in Belgium it was time to venture out. The location of Ghent made many destinations possible including Paris and Amsterdam. But family comes first and it ...

Airsquare – Shelving Out of the (flat) Box

The cube makes a great building block, and a better shelving structure. We've seen them before using various materials and even more varied configurations. The Airsquare designed by Oliver Schick ...

Michelberger Hotel set to Open in Berlin

Hotel veterans might say newcomer Tom Michelberger is playing at being a hotelier which would be fine by him as “play” is a central theme to his brand new hotel. The ...

architecture

alt text Rafael del Pino Auditorium-Madrid, Spain

When Spanish architect, Rafael de La-Hoz Castanys was asked to design an auditorium... 

alt text Formosa 1140 – West Hollywood, CA

A new housing development in West Hollywood, California is turning heads for an... 

alt text City of Jaca Hockey Arena

The City of Jaca Hockey Arena in Spain was originally conceived as a facility of... 

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design hotels

alt text Palazzina Grazzi on the Grand Canal

For his first hotel designed in Italy, French designer, Philippe Starck, scored... 

alt text Michelberger Hotel set to Open in Berlin

Hotel veterans might say newcomer Tom Michelberger is playing at being a hotelier... 

alt text Jumbo Hostel-Sweden

There are many unique hotel concepts around the world. From the one room mobile... 

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kontakt papers

alt text Sofas

SKiN This is what happens when design, technology and workmanship collide. With... 

alt text Waxing Poetic

Harald Gründl is living the life of a rock star. Gründl, along with Martin Bergmann... 

alt text Alessi and haus modern living

Find them here. No wait, there. No wait – they’ve moved again! haus... 

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interior

alt text SEVVA – Hong Kong

SEVVA (pronounced savor) is the newest “it” spot in downtown Hong Kong. Hong... 

alt text Ogilvy & Mather Guangzhou Office – A Carnival of Ideas

  Ogilvy & Mather’s Guangzhou office has been selected as one of the recipients... 

alt text Armani/Fuksas Collaboration

The completion of the new Armani Fifth Avenue store in New York marks the hat-trick... 

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sustainability

alt text Giant Eco-Egg Skyscraper: A Conceptual Luxury Hotel

Source: Inhabitat by Haily Zaki From the unseen, unsung files of design competitions... 

alt text Tempe Transportation Center

The Tempe Transportation Center is many things. It is the first bike center in Arizona,... 

alt text Don’t Go Green

Forget about global warming, deforestation, the energy crisis and overflowing landfills.... 

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blog posts

alt text Publisher at Large: Lego and Architecture

When I was young, my go to toy was a big box of Legos. A mish-mash of colors, shapes... 

alt text Publisher at Large: The Liège-Guillemins Railway Station

After spending a week in Belgium it was time to venture out. The location of Ghent... 

alt text Publisher at Large: Belga Queen

At first glance, Ghent, Belgium might not seem to be a great city for the modern... 

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