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  What We Saw »

  At the Verge of Collapse

  Artist Tobias Putrih gave a gallery talk at the List Visual Arts Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts last week, shedding light on the ideas behind his latest exhibition, Without Out.

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  Out and About »

  This Weekend: 11.19-11.22

  This week we're highlighting a slew of show openings around the world and in the United States focusing on big-name designers and big-name ideas.

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  Conversation »

  Nicolas Henchoz and EPFL + ECAL Lab

  Picked as one of our favorite international design schools in the December/January 2010 issue, EPFL + ECAL Lab in Lausanne, Switzerland, is a new program that marries the design know-how of the…

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  Blog »

  Stair Lust

  Somehow stairs have become the object of "design porn" of late, and while it seems as likely that lamps or sofas or kitchen cabinetry could feature in lusty internet photos, stairs prove…

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  Three Buildings »

  Toronto, Ontario

  Toronto, Ontario, is one metropolis that never ceases to amaze me with its never-ceasing construction. I grew up in Buffalo, New York, and always loved being able to see the city from across Lake…

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  Dwellings »

  Creative Commons

  Craving not just a home but a proper piece of architecture, a handful of design- and business-savvy Dutch families banded together, hired an architect, and set about forming the community that…

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  The Future of »

  Driving: Joy Ride

  San Francisco–based design team Mike and Maaike wave goodbye to the driver's seat with their concept car, the ATNMBL (the "autonomobile"). Consider it a high-tech living room on…

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  The Future of »

  Play: Electric Slide

  A group of Columbia University students have a good time reinventing the playground as a place to harness all that youthful energy.

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  Week in Review »

  Friday Finds 11.13.2009

  Just a collection of Internet fun, submitted for your viewing pleasure by your friendly Dwell staffers. Happy Friday!

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  Blog »

  A New Nørreport for Copenhagen

  While I was studying abroad last spring in Copenhagen, every morning on my way to school I passed through the busiest train hub, Nørreport Station. Whether on bike, bus, or train, it was…