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The "miracle" of Taiwan's luxury social housing

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Publicly owned, low-cost rented homes were an entirely new concept in Taiwan but the movement quickly gained traction, and within two years social housing had become a major issue in mayoral and presidential elections. To address these issues, social housing is necessary but not the sole solution," said Peng.

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"Design enables you to step into an imagined space" says The Liminal Space co-founder Sarah Douglas

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Douglas co-founded London-based creative consultancy The Liminal Space with Sam Livingstone in 2012 and continues to direct the studio together with Livingstone and Amanda Gore. Top: Douglas co-founded The Liminal Space in 2012. Often we'll use visual analogies or objects as metaphors to describe the issue.

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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 magazine was by far the most desirable, especially if it was the biannual fashion or design issue—but a close second was the Television section, a standalone periodical that ceased existence in 2006, but was a staple of my childhood. If you buy something through a link on the site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

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Hariri Pontarini Architects Toronto

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The awards were announced earlier today in the latest issue of Canadian Architect. The award-winning projects have been published, complete with jury comments, in a special Awards issue of Canadian Architect this month. million redevelopment and expansion of the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto (with B+H Architects).

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Ten buildings that became embroiled in legal battles

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The High Court and the Court of Appeal dismissed the residents' claims in 2019 and 2022 respectively, but on 1 February 2023, a majority judgement by the UK's Supreme Court overturned these dismissals and ruled in favour of the residents, determining that the viewing gallery prevents them from enjoying their homes.

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An Almost 14-Year Timeline of New York City’s Hypothetical Floating Pool

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October 2012 After going dark for a year, + POOL reemerges with another fundraising campaign, this time with a $1 million goal. February 2017 The Manhattan Community Board 1 Water Committee drafts and passes a resolution to recommend + POOL to be incorporated into the plans for the Brooklyn Bridge Esplanade.

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Better lights for Providence

Architecture Here and There

Getting into the Wayback Machine, I alight on this blog post from February 6, 2015, called “Better lights for Providence,” atop of which is a beautiful photo of Benefit Street and its lovely, faux-18th century amber lights. February 6, 2015. motifri.com). Better lights for Providence.