This article is part of our latest Design special section, about spaces inspired by nature. When Ben and Rebekah Shaffer began looking for a second home that would feel like a world away from their daily reality in Silicon Valley, they weren’t sure about which direction to take. At first, […]
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A six-bedroom, five-bath house that is a “work of art you can live in.” $4.15 MILLION (3.95 MILLION EUROS) Designed by the Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat, whose projects include museums, government buildings and residential towers around the world, this six-bedroom, five-bath house is just east of central Rotterdam, the […]
WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday that the House would take action next week to address the baby formula shortage that has left parents desperately searching for food for their children, as President Biden pledged action that would result in more formula on store shelves within “weeks or […]
A 17th-Century Stone House Outside Teruel, Spain $105,000 (99,000 EUROS) Tucked into the remote hills of Aragón, an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, this converted 17th-century flour mill is now a quaint country residence. For centuries, mills were vital economic engines for Spain’s rural communities. “Today there are very few […]
What do the top house plans of 2021 have in common? Modern farmhouse style (which shows no sign of slowing), flexible open layouts, and wide appeal. Perennial Favorite Photo by Jason Breland This ultra-popular plan also reigned in 2020. Why does everyone love it? Take a look through the photos […]
By 2030, climate change will make one in 25 Australian homes “uninsurable” if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated, with riverine flooding posing the greatest insurance risk, a new Climate Council analysis finds. As a professor of architecture, I find this analysis grim, yet unsurprising. One reason is because Australian housing […]