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Artist's minimalist paintings of domestic interiors aim to unsettle the viewer

By Lauren Ro Aug 23, 2016, 6:15p

The colorful but spare tableaux show the interior spaces of the home she grew up in Sandorfalva, Hungary, conveying a "sense of both comfort and alienation," as the curatorial notes explain.

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How to turn your home into a smart home

By Barbara Eldredge Aug 23, 2016, 12:06p

Home technologies can offer unprecedented levels of information and automation, but with so many places to start, it’s hard to know where to start. Tech mavens from Nest, Amazon, and more share their tips for how to make your dumb home smart.

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9 modern quilts to help you transition from summer to fall

By Jenny Xie and Kelsey Keith Aug 23, 2016, 5:36p

During this period of uncertainty, your best bet is something as versatile as the season is fickle. We’re talking about summer quilts...that work great well into autumn.

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From Curbed Seattle

You need to make $83K to afford a median price home in Seattle

By Sean Keeley Aug 23, 2016, 1:00p

When it comes to the median home price in Seattle, it depends who you ask. So let’s ask financial data publisher HSH.com, who says the median price after Q2 2016 is $420,500. If that’s true, someone in Seattle would need to make at least...

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New city rankings lower scores across U.S. due to civil unrest, terrorism concerns

By Patrick Sisson Aug 23, 2016, 5:26p

The Economist’s latest global survey of major urban centers docks U.S. cities for instability; none crack the top 10

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Compact concrete home wears an asymmetric hat as a roof

By Lauren Ro Aug 23, 2016, 4:13p

An atrium rises through a corner of the house, with the opening abutting a section of the roof’s glazed cut-out, which also functions to illuminate the central staircase below it.

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New memorials offer radical ideas of reconciliation and renewal

By Patrick Sisson Aug 23, 2016, 3:56p

Recent memorial concepts, one for a tragic shooting and the other for lynching, make powerful statements about remembrance and moving forward

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From Curbed LA

Very cool William Pereira buildings on Sunset opened up for a tour

By Jenna Chandler Aug 22, 2016, 11:43a

We got a look inside the buildings that William Pereira admirers praise as examples of his modernist masterwork. They've been altered and have fallen into disrepair, so a developer wants to raze them for a big mixed-user.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic medals could be made of recycled e-waste

By Asad Syrkett Aug 23, 2016, 2:45p

At least one Japanese recycled-home-appliance business owner proposes having the private sector establish a collection system for electronic waste to mine discarded units for medal metal.

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This mansion is perfect if you like being emotionless in the desert

By Jeremiah Budin Aug 23, 2016, 3:29p

This is one cold, cold house.

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Here it is: The Shed of the Year

By Jeremiah Budin Aug 22, 2016, 11:54a

It seems like only yesterday that they were crowning last year’s shed.

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This Las Vegas house has the best nuclear bunker of all time

By Jeremiah Budin Aug 19, 2016, 2:22p

How many nuclear bunkers could accurately be described as fun?

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Ask Flipped: Help! There’s a fire in my decorative wall cutout

By Jeremiah Budin Aug 19, 2016, 1:12p

How do I put it out? And what if it melts all these marshmallows I have sitting around?

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Stunning cliffside California home ‘blooms’ like a flower, asks $3.7M

By Barbara Eldredge Aug 23, 2016, 1:38p

Gorgeous organic architecture by Kendrick Bangs Kellogg

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Inside a photo stylist's picture-perfect Minneapolis home

By Mary Jo Bowling Aug 22, 2016, 9:30a

Tour the suburban Minneapolis home of photo stylist David Anger and his husband, Jim Broberg. Anger has decorated the home in a colorful style that has graced the websites and catalogues of Crate & Barrel, CB2, Target, and more.

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New Danish collection features covetable minimalist homewares and furnishings

By Lauren Ro Aug 23, 2016, 1:00p

Dubbed Subtle Dwelling, the collection features minimalist furniture and homeware pieces in deep, dusty hues of burgundy, navy, aqua, and rose.

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From Curbed New Orleans
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Mapping the impact of the Louisiana floods

By Lauren LaBorde Aug 23, 2016, 12:45p

It has been estimated that anywhere between 40,000 to 110,000 homes were damaged and 13 people died in the catastrophic flooding that recently swept south Louisiana. Twenty of Louisiana's 64 parishes were included in FEMA's disaster declarations.

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From Bolinas to Montauk: America's new second-home hot spots

By Megan Barber Aug 23, 2016, 12:39p

While the vacation home market is hotter than ever, most second homes aren’t the mansions we’ve come to associate with the Hamptons or Aspen; the median vacation home price in 2015 was only $192,000 for an average home of just 1,500 square feet.

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Groundbreakers: Call for submissions

By Curbed Aug 17, 2016, 9:00a

We're now accepting nominations for our 2016 Groundbreakers. The Curbed Groundbreakers award, now in its second year, recognizes architects, both seasoned and new, who are changing the way the built world functions.

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Sculptural Japanese kindergarten conceals old timber skeleton

By Jenny Xie Aug 23, 2016, 11:15a

Today in awesome-kindergartens-in-Japan, Beijing-headquartered firm MAD Architects uses curious spaces rather than, say, oodles of primary colors, to convey a sense of playfulness.

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’40s stone house with surprisingly delightful interiors asks $549K

By Lauren Ro Aug 23, 2016, 10:30a

Once you look past its stony exterior and gaudy window frames, you’ll discover a charming, classical home abounding with light, character, original details, and a chance to pen your own bon mots.

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Not your parent's dorm: Student housing gets more elaborate (and expensive)

By Patrick Sisson Aug 23, 2016, 10:29a

Private student housing developments offer an upscale version of student life. Forget cinder block rooms and bunk beds; hello spa amenities.

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What it costs to pay for a home in America’s biggest cities

By Barbara Eldredge Aug 23, 2016, 9:28a

Keeping up with the bills and mortgage on a median-priced home has become a bigger challenge in cities across the country.

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Charming artist’s studio in Paris lets you live the bohemian life you always wanted

By Lauren Ro Aug 22, 2016, 6:15p

Located in the 14th arrondissement on the famous Villa-d'Alésia street, where artists Henri Matisse and Auguste-Leroux once lived, the 81-square-meter (or 872-square-foot) two story residence features a versatile living area on the ground floor...

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Tricked-out tiny home even includes a gear room

By Jenny Xie Aug 22, 2016, 4:47p

Just because tiny house dwellings have successfully co-opted the backyard shed’s utilitarian style doesn’t mean they can’t still offer a whole bunch of storage. Here’s a stellar example.

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Revamped ’20s home uses versatile woodwork to spotlight old and new

By Lauren Ro Aug 22, 2016, 4:06p

Swiss architect Rafael Schmid took on the task of refurbishing his own home, which was originally built by another Swiss architect, Hans Bernoulli, in 1927 as part of an affordable housing development.

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North Korean capital's Soviet-inspired ‘60s and ‘70s architecture captured in new photos

By Asad Syrkett Aug 22, 2016, 3:22p

A new photo series by French lensman Raphael Olivier documents his turn in the DPRK, who used a state-approved travel agency to book an architecture tour in the country last month.

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Peek inside a florist couple’s eclectic, cozy bungalow

By Jenny Xie Aug 22, 2016, 2:45p

Decorated in a mix of styles—industrial! Americana! Scandinavian!—the ‘30s Florida home belongs to a florist couple who lives and works out of the space. Houseplants, of course, are everywhere.

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Incredible David Adjaye-designed Montauk retreat now $4.5M cheaper

By Lauren Ro Aug 22, 2016, 1:37p

This incredible David Adjaye-designed retreat in Montauk is still on the market—but is now offered for $25,000,000 after a recent price cut. Currently owned by art collector and dealer extraordinaire Adam Lindemann, the six bedroom,...

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From Curbed DC

Tiny home production line, Minim Homes, emerges in D.C.

By Michelle Goldchain Aug 22, 2016, 12:27p

For those who love everything itty bitty, there is a new production line in D.C. that will cater to tiny home lovers. Minim Homes is the partnership between Minim Homes and Minim Built. It features two plan sets and ready-to-order tiny homes.

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From Curbed NY

Harlem writer campaigns to save Langston Hughes's historic townhouse

By Rachel Sugar Aug 22, 2016, 12:15p

For years, the fate of the ivy-covered Langston Hughes House has been uncertain, but a collective of artists wants to turn the long-empty house into a cultural center honoring the poet, a legend of the Harlem Renaissance.

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Patricia Urquiola’s collection of design objects for Georg Jensen dazzles

By Asad Syrkett Aug 22, 2016, 12:00p

For the new collection, which includes bowls, vases, trays,and more in polished stainless steel, Urquiola incorporates the material palette and sinuous shapes for which Jensen is known and gives it her own twist.

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A $350M bet to make Vegas a tech boomtown hasn’t hit the jackpot

By Barbara Eldredge Aug 22, 2016, 11:13a

After five years, the gamble by Tony Hsieh, founder of Zappos, hasn't paid off.

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Tropical bachelor pad packs a punch on a tiny lot

By Jenny Xie Aug 22, 2016, 11:11a

Drawing you in with a peek-a-boo gabled brick screen, this compact residence in Hanoi, Vietnam is an intriguing take on a tropical bachelor pad. Look inside.

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Buying furniture 101: The 6 most important things to consider

By Melissa Dalton Aug 22, 2016, 10:45a

Ergonomics, size, and construction are a few of the most important things to keep in mind when buying furniture, whether you're investing in a sofa or simply upgrading your end tables.

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Colorful 1950s California bungalow pops with vintage details, asks $549K

By Lauren Ro Aug 22, 2016, 10:30a

This adorable 1952-built bungalow in the Carson Park neighborhood in Lakewood, California has what you would call maximum curb appeal.

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From Curbed Austin

This small, tall detached condo is pretty adorable

By Cindy Widner Aug 22, 2016, 10:00a

We’re not sure how this newly built detached condo got two bedrooms and three (!) bathrooms in its 850 square feet, but obviously it made the most of its modest footprint with its jaunty design.

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Jazz legend Miles Davis's childhood home will become a museum

By Barbara Eldredge Aug 22, 2016, 9:48a

When finished later this year, the renovated space will display a collection of artifacts related to the musical icon.

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