the role of studying architectural precedence, perfecting the American Cabin, designing for public housing and more…
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circular sustainable furnishings, experimental poetry, a carbon negative cabin, how to reflect on 2020, and more…
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Shinto shrines, bamboo restaurant, architectural models, artisanal craft of pencil sharpening, and more.
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Muji’s new prefab house, an incredible redux of a Spanish stable, placemaking and more…
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Information Exhaustion, another beautiful cabin, classic examples of vintage graphic design, and more…
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architectural stereotypes, Tadao Ando interview, surfing in Iceland, and more…
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Thom Mayne drawings, DIY a-frames, an interview with Yvon Chouinard, and more…
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History of the venerable A-frame, design a home for bees, an incredible hotel renovation of a Chinese sugar house and more…
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An eclectic and entertaining selection of articles and videos pertaining to design and beauty.
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An actual N95 mask that is reusable, an exploration of perspective, a beautiful organic lodge in Namibia, and more…
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The impact of the walkman, introducing Aline Saarinen, saying goodby to Milton Glaser and more…
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Here is a collection of interesting and beautiful links for your weekend distractions. Have a great weekend.
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I hope this letter finds you well and that you are finding some semblance of stability and routine. Spring is in full swing and many of us are experiencing a little more much needed freedom these days. As usual, here a few articles, photos and thoughts that we hope break up the Netflix monotony or distract you from your real work, at least for a bit.
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I suspect that we are settling into a new abnormal by now; making do and improvising. What was simply a challenge early on is becoming a chore or a source of daily frustration. Our work/creative cultures have been upset and replaced with options that are barely viable. I am sure you have seen the mass of information being published about how to take care of yourself and your teams. There is some valuable information out there, but there is just so much of it that I am begining to just tune it out. All the advice on how to deal with stress is starting to stress me out. Well, for better or worse, you will find no such advice here. Just some interesting and beautiful things that have come across my desk recently.
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There is a need for new intentionality, which can be exhausting. Some of us have slowed down considerably with more time on our hands than we have had in years and some of us are busier than ever. But the one thing we all share is the disruption to normalcy and all the stress that comes with it.
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These are unsettling times and it seems that all of us are finding ourselves in slightly different situations, but the one thing that is for sure is that we are all new to this. When things are this uncertain, all we can really do is deal with what is immediately in front of us and trust/know that this is enough for now.
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What a whirlwind this week has been. Little by little but at an increasingly alarming rate our lives are changing. We are having to think through choices that have ramifications far beyond our usual circles of concern. The world is in limbo. Speculation is tenuous two weeks out, much less 6 or 12 months. This is stressful, unrelenting, and can bring with it a tremendous amount of fear.
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