Latest articles by Harriet Thorpe
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Step inside the Mayfair townhouse next door to 45 Park Lane
Global hotel brand the Dorchester Collection, owners of the iconic 45 Park Lane, launches its first fully-serviced residential offering in London at the Mayfair Park Residences with the opening of an exquisite townhouse with a traditional Georgian façade and an unexpectedly organic interior
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Tracing the evolution of the contemporary house in the 21st century
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Van Gogh’s The Potato Eaters inspires architect Julius Taminiau’s Dutch monument to rural life
The Potato Shed, a family house built on the site of a former farm, is a contemporary response to agricultural architecture and the landscape of The Netherlands, inspired by Vincent Van Gogh’s austere 1885 painting
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Marià Castelló's five volume house is inspired by the island culture of Ibiza
With a design guided by the landscape itself, this new holiday house in the Ibizan countryside is a serene and breathable retreat immersed in nature and connected to the land
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Herbert W Burns’ Gillman Residence renovated in Palm Springs
A Palm Springs house designed by architect Herbert W Burns has been brought back to life, with plenty of contemporary improvements. ‘This house can truly be considered a brand new home with Herbert Burns’ bones’ say the designer-developer duo behind the comprehensive restoration and renovation
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Home 3.0: Studio Octopi reshapes and extends a Victorian house
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Ateliers O-S Architectes designs community centre for a sleepy French town
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Barbican apartment refurbished by Archmongers with colourful geometry
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Maths rebranded: London’s Science Museum opens Zaha Hadid-designed gallery
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Exploring The Dubai Expo's architecture in progress
As the Dubai Expo announces new dates (1 October 2021 – 31 March 2022), we check in on progress at the construction site. South of Dubai, we find many of the Expo’s districts, pavilions and portals rising up from the desert. Asif Khan's entry portals have just completed, the public realm is materialising and the impressive central meeting place, the Al Wasl Dome, is well underway. Plus, preview some of the most eye-catching national pavilions still under construction
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Paint the town: RIBA’s new hub is an architectural beacon in the North
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Midcentury modernist Maxwell Starkman’s LA studio converted into an office by 1100 Architect
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CHART Architecture announces pavilion competition finalists
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Escape route: React Architects align architecture and environment in Paros
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The Mies Crown Hall Americas prize finalists for 2018 are announced
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A minimalist concrete extension unfolds behind a heritage façade in Melbourne
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Noiascape’s refined co-living digs for generation rent in London
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Designed for life: West Architecture transforms a former Methodist church
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Studio Arthur Casas designs a contemporary wine cave in São Paulo for Mistral
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Studio Saxe designs a lightweight house in Costa Rica
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Scandinavia’s new sustainable stations recharge mind, body and electric cars
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A monolithic Portuguese residence forms the striking backdrop to our men’s tailoring story
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Magic circle: Arjaan De Feyter casts a spell over a silo in Antwerp
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Artist David Hartt captures a portrait of a forgotten Puerto Rican housing project
