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Take a Rare Look Inside an Ahead-of-Its-Time Home by Italian Architect Umberto Riva
Take a Rare Look Inside an Ahead-of-Its-Time Home by Italian Architect Umberto Riva
Maria Bottero has lived in an avant-garde Milan apartment designed by her former husband since 1969. She recently opened her door to a duo of photographers for the first time in half a century.
By William Hanley
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Contemplate nature from inside and out.
The Little-Known Personality Study on the Giants of Midcentury Architecture
A compelling book unearths the findings from a landmark 1950s study on the era’s design titans that asked: What makes a person creative?
It’s Setting First, Structures Second at This Coastal Massachusetts Retreat
A dharma teacher asked for his home and accompanying cottage to take back seat to a 72-acre parcel of pristine marshlands.
In South Africa, a Radically Reimagined A-Frame Asks $210K
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This $1.4M Princeton Midcentury Was Designed by a Richard Neutra Protégé
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They Built a Home Their Two Daughters Can One Day Split Down the Middle—Literally
The owners of this U.K. residence asked for a nearly symmetrical plan that will make it easy to reconfigure when it comes time to hand over the keys.
Everything I Bought to Make My Bed Feel Like a Cloud
Upgrading from a queen to a king allowed me to create the softest, coziest sleeping space of my dreams.

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