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Mansion in The Sky Craig Kellogg - 09/01/2009
After years in a lavish house in Greenwich, Connecticut, two soon-to-be empty nesters heeded the urging of their children and decided to return to Manhattan in what their architect, Steven Learner, calls an "incredibly brave" leap of faith. "These are people with big personalities." And good timing. The house changed hands during the real-estate boom, enabling the couple to buy a 4,800-square-f... More
Blu Dot Stashes Chairs on New York City Streets Laurel Petriello - 11/03/2009
To celebrate the one-year anniversary of their first showroom, the furniture manufacturer is launching The Real Good Experiment, a New York curb-mining experiment on November 4 and 5.
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Pratt Institute Outfits Brooklyn Condos Nicholas Tamarin - 10/12/2009
Alumni, faculty, and students of the Brooklyn-based art and design school completely furnished two model residence interiors in Rogers Marvel Architects' Third + Bond condominiums in the Carroll Gardens neighborhood.
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Let the Games Begin Dan Shaw - 10/01/2009
Even in a sprawling five-bedroom on New York's Fifth Avenue, a formal dining room is sometimes de trop. This 4,300-square-foot apartment occupies half a floor in the prewar building that was once the posh Stanhope hotel—now transformed by the Extell Development Company into luxury condominiums with the ambience of the great Manhattan residences of the 1920's.
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Doing Good and Doing Well Craig Kellogg - 10/01/2009
Brad Pitt would seem to be a patron with money to burn. After Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, Pitt phoned a number of architects he admired and asked for help with prototype houses for displaced Ninth Ward residents. There was a catch, though—no one would earn a cent. Cradle to Cradle eco evangelist William McDonough, who advised Pitt on ground rules for his Make It Right Foundation Ne...
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Wonder Twin Powers Benjamin Budde - 10/01/2009
Tokyo's neighbor to the north, Saitama receives limited attention from the capital. This large, sprawling suburb, a city unto itself, is hardly the kind of place where you'd expect to find architecture that's one-of-a-kind—or, perhaps even more unlikely, two-of-a-kind. Twin Bricks, a pair of linked residential buildings by Atelier Tekuto, might look familiar if you've ever encountered a s...
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Cindy's Salon Paul Siskin, Interior Designer/Country Squire, November 4, 2009 Show & Tell Time
Show & Tell time—finally. First, let’s talk about the front door ... More
Cindy's Salon Paul Siskin, Interior Designer/Country Squire, October 28, 2009 Ready for my Close Up
If for no other reason than to keep people reading this blog, contractor Mitch must m... More
Cindy's Salon Ghislaine Viñas, Interior Designer, October 26, 2009 Punch Collection
Alexander Taylor's Punch collection for Established & Sons stops me in my tra... More
Cindy's Salon Paul Siskin, Interior Designer/Country Squire, October 21, 2009 No Bad News, Let's Celebrate
I went to see the house last week to photograph all that was new and different. As yo... More
Cooler Than Cool From the Magazine:
It wasn't long after Pinkberry began sprouting all over town that cafés specializing in Asian tart-sweet, frozen dessert pioneered their yogurt chic. + Read the Article
Wonder Twin Powers From the Magazine: Twin Bricks might look familiar if you've ever encountered a structural system that Atelier Tekuto developed for stand-alone house Crystal Bricks. + Read the Article
Houston builder Mark Johnson is well aware of a sobering truth: Most people can't afford world-class architecture at home. So the principal of Area 16 teamed up with architect Andrew McFarland of D>McF to launch Hometta, a Web-based collaborative that makes distinctive design accessible to the masses.
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Up To The Challenge: 2009 Top 100 Giants
