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A millionaire's scheme to build a home for his art collection inside a public park is drawing ire

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Garza was the three-time mayor of the tony Monterrey suburb where the house is located when plans to use public funding to fund up to 60% of what is essentially a vanity project. Garza’s original plan cost around $18 million before being reduced in scope to around $9.7

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3 Years and Over $2 Million: What It Costs to Restore a Frank Lloyd Wright Home

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Given the high highs and low lows of his homes, we wondered what it would cost to make one of them from scratch in 2024, with slight adjustments to avoid these common problems. So instead we sought out the next best thing: Frank Lloyd Wright homeowners and curators who would share what their restoration processes entailed.

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Hawaii house by Walker Warner Architects designed to be "elegant but spare"

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Located along the Kona Coast on the island of Hawaii , the house was designed for a family who wanted a functional and beautiful retreat that was minimalist in spirit. The project, called Hale Kiawe, is a phrased combining the name of the trees and the Hawaiian word for house. Each guest dwelling contains two-bedroom suites.

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Bang & Olufsen brings back classic 90s six-CD player

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Released under the name Beosystem 9000c , the offering pairs the classic CD player – instantly recognisable for its linear display of six CDs – with the brand's new Beolab 28 speakers. According to head of design Tiina Kierysch, this has the effect of enhancing the machine's "graphic edge" and helps the CDs to stand out even more as artworks.

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Witherford Watson Mann Architects adds timber River Wing extension to Cambridge college

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Originally built in 1326 and then reconstructed in 1785, the 1,060-square-metre college needed an update to improve its accessibility, escape routes and services, as well as more flexible space to house its growing community. The renovation also saw the studio refurbish existing student rooms and add fire escapes to historic rooms.

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View Corridors

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What about Eugene? Skinner Butte is a prominent landmark named in honor of city founder Eugene Skinner. Skinner Butte viewed from the west along 1st Avenue in Eugene. This is not a regulated view corridor. They are meant to preserve visual connections between key landmarks, natural features, or other important elements of a cityscape.

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A Love Letter to "Home: A Short History of an Idea," the Book That Defined My Idea of Comfort

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The 1986 bestseller by architect Witold Rybczynski informed my steadfast belief that beauty actually isn’t what matters most when it comes to aesthetics. What these ads were selling was obviously the furniture, but beyond that, an idea inextricably tied to leisure: comfort.

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