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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Inside Burberry’s festive Claridge’s takeover – including a Christmas tree covered in 600 bowsBurberry’s Daniel Lee has unveiled his vision for the Claridge’s Christmas tree, while the British house will also be taking over the hotel with Burberry cocktails, baubles and a special pop-up store
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The Stahl House – an icon of mid-century modernism – is for sale in Los AngelesAfter 65 years in the hands of the same family, the home, also known as Case Study House #22, has been listed for $25 million
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Is this Paris' most design-focused holiday shop?Shop weird and wonderful design and fashion at this playful, postmodern exhibition from Item Idem, where commerce, culture and humour intersect
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Doshi Retreat at the Vitra Campus is both a ‘first’ and a ‘last’ for the great Balkrishna DoshiDoshi Retreat opens at the Vitra campus, honouring the Indian modernist’s enduring legacy and joining the Swiss design company’s existing, fascinating collection of pavilions, displays and gardens
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A new book delves into Frei Otto’s obsession with creating ultra-light architecture‘Frei Otto: Building with Nature’ traces the life and work of the German architect and engineer, a pioneer of high-tech design and organic structures
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What is Bauhaus? The 20th-century movement that defined what modern should look likeWe explore Bauhaus and the 20th century architecture movement's strands, influence and different design expressions; welcome to our ultimate guide in honour of the genre's 100th anniversary this year
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Step inside Clockwise Bremen, a new co-working space in Germany that ripples with geological nodsClockwise Bremen, a new co-working space by London studio SODA in north-west Germany, is inspired by the region’s sand dunes
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Join our world tour of contemporary homes across five continentsWe take a world tour of contemporary homes, exploring case studies of how we live; we make five stops across five continents
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A weird and wonderful timber dwelling in Germany challenges the normHaus Anton II by Manfred Lux and Antxon Cánovas is a radical timber dwelling in Germany, putting wood architecture and DIY construction at its heart
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A Munich villa blurs the lines between architecture, art and natureManuel Herz’s boundary-dissolving Munich villa blurs the lines between architecture, art and nature while challenging its very typology
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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
