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A Love Letter to the Stumbled-Across Garage Sale

Dwell

The bag’s previous owner was the seller’s father, a retired something-or-other who had commuted with it daily from Long Island to New York City for decades. Soon to graduate college and start my first job in Manhattan, I was eager to wake the bag from its dormancy. (I I later paid her back for it, three dollars in full.)

Cities 85
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Roberto Lugo Is Using a Greco-Roman Pottery Tradition to Tell His Own Stories

Dwell

In his first solo gallery show in New York, the Philadelphia ceramicist plays with ancient motifs to recount his childhood struggles and obsessions. His tag, Robske, a moniker he still uses today, could be found everywhere.

Art 87
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When Did Summer Camp Get So Lux?

Dwell

American summer camps have traditionally been situated in wilderness areas, some near large bodies of water, like Lake George in New York’s Adirondack region. American summer camps have traditionally been situated in wilderness areas, some near large bodies of water, like Lake George in New York’s Adirondack region.

Events 85
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20 Best Architecture Firms in Hong Kong

Architizer

Named the World City of Asia, Hong Kong is home to a diverse population that resides within a densely populated land mass. Covering a little over 1,000 k㎡, this Special Administrative Region maintains one of the most impressive skylines that is backdropped by a beautiful mountain range. What should remain and what can go?

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All the Queens Houses

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

All the Queens Houses: An Architectural Portrait of New York’s Largest and Most Diverse Borough by Rafael Herrin-Ferri Jovis , October 2021 Paperback | 4-3/4 x 7 inches | 272 pages | 244 illustrations | English | ISBN: 9783868596564 | €22.00 Rafael Herrin-Ferri is a Spanish-born architect/artist living in Sunnyside, Queens.

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In Their Elements

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Stephen Stimson, FASLA, and Lauren Stimson, ASLA, built a new house and utility building on property Steve’s family has long farmed. Stimson takes on the challenges of success by staying true to its New England roots. In its plainness, it’s also all about the New England agrarian culture he inherited. BY JONATHAN LERNER.

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Book Reviews: Robert Moses and Harry Weese - Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Robert Moses and the Modern City: The Transformation of New York Edited by Hilary Ballon and Kenneth T. Norton & Company, 2007 The gold standard for 20th century biography is Robert Caro’s exhaustive and pain stakingly researched The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York.