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At Home in the Modern World

2008 Issues »
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Around the World

Modern Ideas From Abroad

May 2008, Vol. 08 Issue 06,

My House »

Twice as Nice

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Within the mix of warehouses, detached brick bungalows, and dusty pubs of the Sydney, Australia, suburb of Alexandria, local architect David Langston-Jones has built an intricate and finely textured…

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Katz's Cradle

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Gregory Katz proves that three times is a charm with his trio of concrete homes, which challenge the status quo in this quiet Johannesburg suburb.

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Kingston Brio

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Aaron Roberts and Thomas Bailey, the young architects behind room11, teamed up to design a house for Aaron's parents, fixing the structure into the topography of the site.

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EggO Centric

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A69 Architects were called upon to match concrete with concrete for this family home in Prague. Helping block the gaze of the high-rises next door, the roof slab of the EggO House, like an artificial…

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Glass Act

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Whether you like it shaken, stirred, or straight up, a good drink deserves a superior glass. These sets break delicately from tradition without losing the formality that puts the swank in your…

Detour »

Los Angeles, California

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Though Los Angeles offers Lindsay Lohan sightings at Pinkberry and addresses on L.Ron Hubbard Way, Dwell explores a different side of the city with land use interpreter Matthew Coolidge.

Off the Grid »

London Cooling

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The Lighthouse, by British architects Sheppard Robson, seeks to redefine the future of residential energy by plugging into the sky itself.

Profile »

The Placemakers

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"We want to position our work outside of architecture, as a clear piece of sociology and ecology."

Process »

Skypephone

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Last year saw the European launch of the world’s first mobile phone with integrated Skype, the Voice over IP software traditionally used via computer. This year, the phone arrives in the United…

Outside »

Skinny Dip

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An elegant new pool house keeps competitive swimmer Sydne Didier in top form, and out of the Connecticut River.

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Time Capsule

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The impending demolition of Kisho Kurokawa’s Capsule Tower strikes a nostalgic nerve in writer Tom Vanderbilt, who travels to Tokyo fora look at a future that never was.

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Pedro E. Guerrero

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In 1939, Frank Lloyd Wright hired 22-year-old Pedro Guerrero to be Taliesin West’s resident photographer, the start of a collaborative bond that would last until Wright’s death in 1959…

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