When Ornament Is a System: What Sullivan’s Full-Scale Facsimile Makes Visible
A critical look at Sullivan’s full-scale facsimile as a reference for architectural documentation and teaching, with limits on its use in contemporary design.
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Sculpture by the Sea 2026: How Bondi’s Coastal Walk Becomes an Outdoor Gallery
Bondi’s 2026 Sculpture by the Sea shows how placement, walking, weather and crowd movement can turn a coastline into a public gallery.
Hanamurasaki: Contemporary Design in a Ryokan Established in 1902
Hanamurasaki renews a ryokan founded in 1902 through phased interiors, low furniture, art and material craft while retaining its spatial rituals.
Cersaie 2026: Six Tile Shifts That Change Specification, Not Just Style
Six ceramic directions from Cersaie 2026, read through colour, relief, stone effects, large formats, installation and maintenance.
Marble Is Manufactured by Geology
Marble, porcelain and ceramic compared through material origin, maintenance, environmental declarations and carbon across the life of a building.
820 Ebony/Jet: When Workplace Identity Was Built Into Every Floor
Inside Chicago’s former Ebony and Jet headquarters, colour, pattern and circulation formed an eleven-floor workplace identity now preserved through photography.
Tilt-and-Turn Windows: Why a Better Mechanism Still Needs a Better Wall
A practical reading of tilt-and-turn windows: hardware, ventilation, screens, installation and the spatial reasons adoption remains uneven.
Stop! Seating Turns Road Barriers Into Social Infrastructure
Studio Martins Mezulis and 13_0663_tsx turn Dutch safety-barrier language into visible benches and stools for public gathering.
A Glass Kitchen and Curved Cabinetry Reorganise a Turin Apartment
A Turin apartment separates cooking with glass, conceals circulation within curved cabinetry and turns bedroom furniture into technical infrastructure.
The Nora Hotel: Light, Wood and the Shift from Gathering to Retreat
How the Nora Hotel distinguishes social spaces from guest rooms through changing light, timber enclosure and furniture, with shade organising its rooftop.
Refrain: Furniture That Depends on the Room Around It
A wall-supported bench, hinged mirrors and textile canopies make placement and movement central to Refrain, a collection of five sculptural furniture pieces.
Kalbornia House: Colour, Built-In Furniture and Everyday Use
At Kalbornia Lake & Pool House in Poland, patterned floors and built-in furniture connect arrival, dining and bedrooms without making every room the same.
Calm Haven House: Levels, Light and the Space Around the Stair
How a planted stair void, raised kitchen and filtered openings organize shared life and retreat inside a house in Can Tho.
When the Workstation Began to Shrink Again
On the sixteenth of October 2026, laptops built on NVIDIA’s RTX Spark platform started reaching the market, five months after…
Humm New York: Small Dining Territories Beneath a Painted Ceiling
Red partitions, layered lighting and a painted ceiling organize Humm’s tall dining rooms into smaller places to sit.
Touch and Strut: Directing Light or Lighting the Room
Touch and Strut show how adjustable heads and linen shades establish different relationships between light, furniture and everyday use.
In Broken Light: Mirrors Reframe a Historic House
Reflective sculptures at Spadina Museum reframe doorways, furniture and weathered rooms, making light and viewing position part of the exhibition.
It All Remains: Retired Cars Become the Edges of a Canopy
It all remains gives retired cars a spatial role in a canopy installation, shifting the reuse question from raw material to connections and a second life.
A Clinton Hill Brownstone Reorganized Around Gathering and Retreat
A Clinton Hill brownstone uses a central kitchen table, contrasting shared rooms and retained plasterwork to balance gathering, art and privacy.
Hostafrancs House: When Interior Renovation Begins with the Roof
A Barcelona apartment renovation connects roof repair, spatial continuity and privacy through exposed timber, openings and fitted joinery.
Interiors for Teenagers: What Does a Room Offer Beyond Four Walls?
How research on school views and nature can inform teenage interiors, with clear limits on claims about mood, stress and climate anxiety.
