Partners in work and life, Christine and Thomas Steimle opened their Stuttgart- based studio in 2009, priding themselves on a high degree of flexibility and efficiency. The studio has worked on education, commercial and residential projects, including their crystal-shaped E20 house in Pliezhausen, Germany, with each project focusing on structural clarity and material integration. steimle-architekten.com
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Hella Jongerius’ ‘Angry Animals’ take a humorous and poignant bite out of the climate crisisAt Salon 94 in New York, Hella Jongerius presents animal ceramics, ‘Bead Tables’ and experimental ‘Textile Studies’ – three series that challenge traditional ideas about function, craft, and narrative
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A photographic study of a family hi-fi store is a vivid portrait of a small businessFashion photographer Nik Hartley looked behind the scenes at Wilkinson’s Hi-Fi, a longstanding part of its Lancashire community.
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The Contestant: inside the dark and exploitative beginnings of reality TVClair Titley’s The Contestant examines a sensationalist moment in TV history, before Big Brother meant reality became an accepted part of popular culture
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A Berlin park atop an office building offers a new model of urban landscapingA Berlin park and office space by Grüntuch Ernst Architeken and landscape architects capattistaubach offer a symbiotic relationship between urban design and green living materials
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Private gallery Stiftung Froehlich in Stuttgart stands out with an organic, cloud-shaped topBlue-sky thinking elevates Stiftung Froehlich, a purpose-built gallery for the Froehlich Foundation’s art collection near Stuttgart by Gabriele Glöckler
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A walk through Potsdamer Platz: Europe’s biggest construction site 30 years onIn 2024, Potsdamer Platz celebrates its 30th anniversary and Jonathan Glancey reflects upon the famous postmodernist development in Berlin, seen here through the lens of photographer Rory Gardiner
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The Lake House is a tree-inspired retreat making the most of Berlin’s natureThe Lake House by Sigurd Larsen is a nature-inspired retreat in west Berlin, surrounded by trees and drawing on their timber nature
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Reethaus is a performance space conceived as ‘a place for radical presence’ in BerlinReethaus, a newly opened cultural centre in Berlin, kick-starts a fresh era for the city’s growing creative neighbourhood of Flussbad
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Duplex brings two houses together as a single, raw, theatrical home in LeipzigDuplex by Atelier ST is a raw and textured family home born of the transformation of two smaller residential buildings in Leipzig, Germany
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Berlin's Atelier Gardens gets bright yellow focal point within MVRDV masterplanThe bright yellow HAUS 1 becomes a key addition to Atelier Gardens in Berlin, part of an ever-evolving, sustainable masterplan by MVRDV
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Bike-tyre maker Schwalbe’s HQ embraces sustainability through designThe new Schwalbe office building in Germany, featuring interiors designed by Archiproba Studios, champions contemporary sustainable architecture
