Design: Design Observer: Accidental Mysteries by John Foster: “..Accidental Mysteries is an online curiosity shop of extraordinary things, mined from the depths of the online world and brought to you each week by John Foster, a writer, designer and longtime collector of self-taught art and vernacular photography..”  Mysterious..and wonderful..

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Residential Architecture: St. Patricks Cottages by ODOS Architects: “..bordering a central courtyard, the ground level bedrooms and bathrooms have been slightly sunken below street level while the living and dining area are elevated to the first floor. the ground plane of the courtyard is split, creating a step to bridge between the surrounding area. projecting slightly over the bamboo garden, the upper level spaces are illuminated through the southwest-facing window wall. this extension brings inhabitants physically closer to the vegetation and dually covers the entry walk below. comprised of vertical planks of treated timber, the cladding conceals portals and openings leading inside. oriented towards the north, a single section of flush panel glazing frames views..towards the adjacent park and streetscape..”  Privacy, light, gardens, adaptation to legal constraints and semi-industrial context..

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Architecture: Museum + Gallery Shows: The Architecture of Stanley Tigerman Exhibition at the Graham Foundation: “..The Graham Foundation in Chicago, Illinois is hosting an exhibition of the works of architect Stanley Tigerman from January 26, 2012 – May 19, 2012. Tigerman, a Chicago native and principal of Tigerman McCurry, undertook more than 400 projects, resulting in 175 built works. As an active member of the local Chicago architectural community, he was a founding member of The Chicago Seven, director of the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Chicago (1985-1993), and co-founded the school ARCHEWORKS with Eva Maddox in 1994 – a progressive socially oriented design..Utopia, Allegory, Humor, Death, Division, (Dis)Order, Identity, Yaleiana, and Drift. Evident in this work is Tigerman’s insistence on the transitory nature of architectural interpretations and on the spiritual and ethical value of ambivalence..”  Thought-provoking..

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Residential Architecture: Casa dos Cubos by EMBAIXADA arquitectura: “..Since the last decade of the xx century, it has been usual, especially in the old Europe, the commission of projects demanding the conservation, renovation and conversion of constructions from a recent and distant past and from the most diverse typologies, and cultural matrices – This Interior architecture often becomes a field of experimentation for architectural ideas and one of the most challenging themes of the contemporary city. Not only because of urban conditions but also because of historical, social and political demands..”  Serious, creative contemporary interior architecture in an exterior preservation environment..

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Residential Architecture: Tiered Lodge by Naoi Architecture  & Design Office: “..a three-tiered woodland summerhouse..Named Tiered Lodge, the split-level house contains a kitchen and dining room on its lower floor, a living room on the middle level and a mezzanine loft and bedroom above..”  Peaceful, open, fresh..

image + article: Dezeen

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