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“Quiet Luxury”: 8 Spaces Evoking the Immaculate Aesthetic of HBO’s Succession

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Quiet Luxury brands have nothing to distinguish them visually from other high street brands, yet they bear the astronomical price tags of pieces from some of the biggest fashion houses in the world — why? That’s a question I can’t answer. The thing is, Quiet Luxury isn’t necessarily about who made it.

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Three Waves, Dover, Southeast England

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The Resting Wave is a sculptural retaining wall that runs the length of the Esplanade, providing seating spaces sheltered from the south-westerly wind and orientated towards the sun. The surface is designed to create shadows, minimising glare and discouraging fly-posting and tagging.

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Architectural Delineation Competition - KRob 2013 Winners | Life of.

Life of an Architect

It’s nice to have art you can put on the wall, but shouldn’t architects focus on stuff that can, you know, actually be built? Would love to have these framed and hung all over our house ;-). I’d love to be a fly on the wall in that room, if only to hear their criticism. link] Angelo Absolutely wonderful.

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The Bee Hole of an Architect | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

ago, well some time ago when i was still a kid we had a terrace on the 2nd floor at out summer house and the exterior of the house was covered in about 5 cm wide planks. We called our agricultural dept and the specialist in apiculture came with a vaccum cleaner, took them out of the wall cavity. I’m doomed.

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Goals versus Resolutions | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Gum Wall at Pike Place Market This is the “Gum Wall” at Pike Place Market … and it’s super gross – but look at all that free gum!! Yes, I am well aware that a million other people already took the same photo but I don’t really care. Now I’ve taken that photo. You have something gross on.

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Memories from the Architectural Studio | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

I recall one jury in particular from my sophomore year watching one of my classmates walk up to her drawings that were pinned on the wall and prepare to present her work. Depending on the style of the professors, these juries could be brutal and emotionally damaging. Nakedjake First year crit, final for a 3 week project.

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I love you Building - Happy Valentine's Day | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Meigs completed 1887 Built before the advent of structural steel and poured in place concrete, it is constructed of 10’ wide masonry walls and wrought iron roof trusses. Finally I like the way the building works as a whole and yet you can read it’s structure, the fly-towers of the two main theatres from the outside.