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  • SPONSORED POST: A Q&A with Architect Michael Chen

    Inspired by BP Gasoline with Invigorate®, The Next Mile explores the stories of trends, products and people who go a little farther than the norm. The series is a collaboration between BP Fuels and Vox Creative. We recently sat down...

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  • Curbed Maps: Ski homes these days are not...

    Ski homes these days are not all chalets made of stone and timber according to Curbed Ski, which just mapped the top ten "architecturally surprising" properties for sale in ski country. Fairytale castles, renovated gold mines, and stunning contemporaries are...

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  • Restoration Watch: Bitter strife! Critical discord! Trompe-l'oeil marble...

    Bitter strife! Critical discord! Trompe-l'oeil marble patterns! Two advisory board members of the American Friends of Chartres Cathedral have responded to Martin Filler's thoroughgoing denunciation of the Chartres Cathedral restoration project, and Filler has responded to their response.

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  • Restoration Watch: How Not to Restore an 800-Year-Old Gothic Cathedral

    Photo via Arch Daily UPDATE: Two advisory board members of the American Friends of Chartres Cathedral have responded to Filler, and Filler has responded to their response. Architecture critic Martin Filler recently took a trip to France's Chartres Cathedral, and...

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  • Office Spaces: An Architecture Office Lives Inside this '50s Printing Plant

    All photos courtesy of Philippe Chiambaretta Architecte An architecture firm in Paris has converted a midcentury printing plant in the Marais into their new headquarters. Preserving the building's gabled roof and many structural...

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  • DIY: God's Eye Ornaments with a Scandi Twist

    Honestly, I never imagined I'd meet a God's eye I liked. But recently, when trying to conjure a Christmas tree star for Gardenista (see A Star Is Born: DIY Foraged Tree Topper), I remembered the old camp craft, and I thought, maybe it's not the object itself that lacks appeal—perhaps it's just the…

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  • STARCHITECTURE: 23 Projects That Prove 2014 Was Bjarke Ingels' Year

    There's perhaps no designer who has had a more productive 2014 than Danish starchitect Bjarke Ingels. He's spent the entire year creating dazzling proposals for oft-embattled projects, winning commissions all over the planet, and completing glorious visions in sum...

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  • Social Calls: Interested in getting more of that...

    Interested in getting more of that Curbed life (read: beautiful homes and gorgeous design news) happening in your social streams? Do check out Curbed's Pinterest page, a trove of beautiful, personality-filled interior design and architecture photos to add a bit...

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  • Blockbusters: The Creator of Minecraft, Who is Not Beyoncé, Bought that Unbelievable Beverly Hills Spec Home

    Rumors spoke of a bidding war that Beyoncé and Jay Z were winning, over a 23,000-square-foot spec home in Beverly Hills. Now, it would seem that they have taken our advice, and held out for something classier. Curbed LA...

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  • Architectural Curiosities: Here Now, the Friendliest Contemporary House in All of Australia

    Photo by Nic Granleese via Contemporist A Victorian house in Melbourne, Australia just got a rather congenial makeover, thanks to the local artist Rose Nolan, who created a white-painted brick façade that spells out the greeting "hello" in giant, capital...

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  • Calatrava Watch: Santiago Calatrava Defends Himself, Says He Has to 'Suffer'

    Calatrava presents his World Trade Center transit hub design—Photo by Virginie Lefour/AFP/Getty Images In a feature for Co.Design, writer Karrie Jacobs attempts to demystify Santiago Calatrava, the Spanish starchitect known for his dramatic white winged structures and "hated" for his...

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  • 5 easy kitchen updates for $250 or less

    After thousands of meals, your kitchen may be looking a little dingy and you may not have the $19,000 that the average homeowner spends on a kitchen remodel to fix it. Still, there are a few things you can do that’ll brighten your space until you have the money and time for a full refresh. Here are…

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  • Gift Guide: For the Cat Lover

    I know I'm not the only one who is enamored of cats—in our office alone, pictures of Jojo (Julie's cat), Mars (Dalilah's cat), and Minou and Reine (my cats) get passed around like photos of new babies. But even if you're not a feline fan, I trust that you know one or several. Here's a gift guide…

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  • Linkage: Lovely Moroccan Homes; a Pair of Cottages for $1.8M; More!

    Photo via Realtor via Curbed NOLA · "Architecturally surprising" ski homes for sale. · Martha Stewart makes a "Gingerbread Abbey." · Mediterranean Revival overloads on faux finishes. · A documentary on the world of architecture students. · Tribeca loft for...

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  • Keep it safe when using your snow blower

    Shoveling snow can have its own hazards if you’re not in shape, but the machine you need for the fastest, most thorough clearing presents risks even for those in fine shape. Here’s some safety advice from the experts at the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute, the outdoor-gear industry’s trade group,…

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  • Create a Snow-Kissed Forest in Minutes

    You don't have to be a crafting queen to whip up charming holiday decorations. This enchanting shadow box DIY reminds us of stargazing on a cold Winter night. The best part? You can summon your inner Martha without even breaking a sweat! It's that easy.

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  • Trending on Gardenista: Go with the Greenery

    At Gardenista they're decking the halls, whipping up their own gifts (in minutes), and coaxing bulbs to bloom. And today they're moving on from flowers to chocolate.

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  • The best baking chocolate for your holiday treats

    When it comes to baking chocolate, how do you know which one to choose? Things have come a long way since old-time supermarket brands like Baker’s were pretty much the only option. Today the baking aisle is stocked with chocolates that have cocoa contents of 70 percent or more.  

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