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In an episode from find the Perfect Place, a YouTube channel focused on unique home tours, host Bronson visits a small but well-considered tiny house in Wanaka, a scenic town on New Zealand’s South Island.
Tucked behind a 1920s Californian Bungalow on Sydney’s lower north shore, Japan House is a refined, low-lying pavilion that redefines suburban living through light, landscape and craft. Designed by Sandbox Studio, the project expands a family home with sensitivity and purpose, drawing inspiration from traditional Japanese architecture to create spaces of calm, flexibility and connection.
Fresh from the floors of Coverings 2025 in Orlando, Ceramics of Italy has just unveiled its Spring-Summer 2025 Tile Trend Report, and it’s brimming with energy, craftsmanship, and soulful design. This year, Italian ceramic and porcelain tile is rewriting the rules of surfaces. It's not just about finishes and formats anymore; it's about feeling.
What do you get when you mix a dated red brick home in Australia with the client's request for light, flow, and family function? A showstopping renovation by Modify Homes that turns past limitations into future-proof design. This before-and-after transformation captures the easygoing energy of beachside living through a mix of sculptural curves, smart sustainability, and effortless indoor-outdoor flow.
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In 2022, a group of developers proposed transforming a Nordstrom parking lot in San Francisco into nearly 500 apartments, many of them affordable and close to public transit. But before they could even begin the formal approval process, they faced a preliminary review. This step wasn’t approval to build or denial—it was simply a list
Archinect's latest Studio Snapshot features the New York/Madrid outfit salazarsequeromedina. Founded in 2020 by Laura Salazar, Pablo Sequero, and Juan Medina, the firm has emerged on the international scene, culminating in recognition as one of six Architectural League Prize for Young Architects + Designers winners for 2025. In our conversation, Sequero, who is currently a visiting critic at the Syracuse University School of Architecture, talks about how they integrate their collaborative approach into practice, their work in Peru, Spain, and the U.S., and the qualities salazarsequeromedina looks for in new hires aligned with their "playful, open-ended, conscious" culture.
The Thomas Jefferson Building, Project 2025, and the unbuilding of Jefferson’s democracy.
Tucked behind a 1920s Californian Bungalow on Sydney’s lower north shore, Japan House is a refined, low-lying pavilion that redefines suburban living through light, landscape and craft. Designed by Sandbox Studio, the project expands a family home with sensitivity and purpose, drawing inspiration from traditional Japanese architecture to create spaces of calm, flexibility and connection.
