November 2, 2012
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Operation Renovation

Despite such cinematic cautionary tales as Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) and The Money Pit (1986), Hollywood legends, captains of industry, and the rest of us still fantasize about breathing life into broken-down old properties. To invest...
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October 31, 2012
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Links We Love: What we’re reading this week

1. Paper jumps across the Atlantic to examine Paris-based architecture studio Atelier Zündel Cristea’s whimsical design for an inflatable trampoline bridge that spans the Seine.2. ArtInfo reports that not even Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is immune fr...
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October 25, 2012
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The Roaring ’20s

On November 8, the world’s largest assemblage of Art Deco Voisin vehicles goes on display at the Mullin Automotive Museum, in Oxnard, California. Created by Gabriel Voisin, a pioneer of the French aviation industry, the marque was favored by such 192...
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October 24, 2012
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Phaidon’s "20th Century World Architecture" is an atlas of remarkable buildings

At a hefty 832 pages, 20th Century World Architecture: The Phaidon Atlas ($200) takes a truly global and remarkably comprehensive look at projects constructed between 1900 and 1999. There are plenty of familiar landmarks (New York’s Chrysler Building...
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October 24, 2012
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Chic in Seville

Since 1929, the Hotel Alfonso XIII—commissioned by the Spanish king of the same name—has ruled as the grandest hotel in Seville, Spain. Its reign stands to continue, thanks to a glorious transformation by Hirsch Bedner Associates. To honor local tr...
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October 23, 2012
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The Baltimore Museum of Art <br> unveils a new contemporary-art wing on November 18

The Baltimore Museum of Art will step into the spotlight November 18 when it unveils its renovated contemporary-art wing. Displayed in the 35,000-square-foot space will be a savvy collection that includes recently acquired pieces by young talents like ...
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October 22, 2012
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SANAA’s Kazuyo Sejima will fill the first architecture-specific post in Rolex’s Mentor and Portégé Arts Initiative

Japanese architect Kazuyo Sejima, a partner in the firm SANAA, has been chosen by Rolex to fill the first architecture-specific post in the Swiss watchmaker’s decade-old Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative. She and the chosen disciple will collabora...
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October 19, 2012
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Easy Does It

View SlideshowIt’s no secret that actress Diane Keaton has impeccable taste—as well as a great passion for architecture and design. In fact, four of her homes have been featured in the pages of Architectural Digest. Even the set design of this ...
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October 19, 2012
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Links We Love: What we’re reading this week

1. Cool Hunting showcases the urban-chic commissary designed by AD100 firm Roman and Williams at Facebook’s headquarters.2. Check out Norman Foster’s winning design for 425 Park Avenue as well as the plans from runners-up Rem Koolhaas, Richard Ro...
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October 18, 2012
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Checking In

Following the success of its recent collaborations with Tiffany & Co. and Dior, New York’s iconic St. Regis hotel has just unveiled a third designer suite—one with a decidedly more masculine feel. Overlooking Fifth Avenue from the property’s ...
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