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Where can the average San Franciscan still buy a home?

by Adam Brinklow Nov 2, 2016, 3:00pm EDT

We use the most aggressive figures we can find to squeeze you in, but only 10 neighborhoods are in reach of median earners.

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This desk was designed for the multi-tasker

by Lauren Ro@blauring Nov 2, 2016, 5:38pm EDT

Although it looks like an ordinary office desk, the Flex can be so many more things.

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Prefab home in Japan makes surprising use of windows

by Lauren Ro@blauring Nov 2, 2016, 4:03pm EDT

The exterior is made from same materials as the other houses in the neighborhood, but to stand out from the crowd, it is finished in a darker hue and punctuated by large asymmetric windows that allow light to flood the rooms.

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From Curbed Chicago

Chicago Airbnb hosts made millions over World Series weekend

by Jay Koziarz Nov 2, 2016, 10:59am EDT

Recently released numbers by Airbnb show that bar owners, ticket scalpers, and t-shirt vendors weren’t the only Chicagoans benefitting financially from the Cubs’ first World Series appearance in over 70 years.

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Architects

Designer John Pawson's minimalist home and studio, laid bare

by Asad Syrkett@AsadSyrkett Nov 2, 2016, 4:01pm EDT

A new magazine spread takes readers inside the English architect’s gorgeously ascetic home, and studio, in London.

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Tiny Homes

These gorgeous prefab cabins start at $23,000

by Jenny Xie@canonind Nov 2, 2016, 2:15pm EDT

One of the coolest, most affordable prefab homes we know is the DublDom, a series of simple gabled modern cabins range from a tiny studio to a three-bedroom. now, after operating only in Russia for the most part, DublDom is taking pre-orders for...

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The other glass house: ‘30s Paris residence takes center stage in new exhibition

by Alexandra Lange Nov 2, 2016, 1:46pm EDT

Diller Scofidio + Renfro creates a technology-forward exhibition about French architect Pierre Chareau’s seminal 1930s Maison de Verre.

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Sex and architecture: New exhibition explores tangled relationship

by Lauren Ro@blauring Nov 2, 2016, 1:18pm EDT

The show looks at the ways in which Western culture has "planned, built, and imagined spaces for sex" beginning in the 18th century to the present.

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Brutalist beauty: Inside a couple’s gorgeous Mexico City home

by Asad Syrkett@AsadSyrkett Nov 2, 2016, 12:30pm EDT

Inspired by the monumental forms of Aztec pyramids and the elemental beauty and bright colors of Luis Barragán’s designs, this stunning home also has notes of Le Corbusier and a hint of Tadao Ando.

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The best apartment rental sites and apps

by Jessica Dailey and Matthew Marani Nov 2, 2016, 12:00pm EDT

Looking for a new place? Here's our comprehensive list of national rental websites to aid your next apartment hunt.

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Architecture

MIT's new sensor system monitors building health over time

by Barbara Eldredge Nov 2, 2016, 11:35am EDT

Just as a Fitbit or smartphone can capture personal health data, the MIT system measures building vibrations picked up by strategically placed accelerometers. It then parses those movements to detect any changes to the structure’s integrity.

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Eclectic New Orleans home with curb appeal asks $330K

by Lauren Ro@blauring Nov 2, 2016, 11:00am EDT

Recently renovated, the three-bedroom, 1,693-square-foot home has massive curb appeal.

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Urban Planning

India’s first ‘smart city’ will have connected lighting, transit, and more

by Barbara Eldredge Nov 2, 2016, 10:37am EDT

The largest city in central India, Nagpur, will become the country’s first "smart city"—outfitted with all kinds of technological infrastructure including 745 miles of fiber network cables, 136 Wifi hotspots, 100 interactive kiosks, and 3,800...

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Urban Planning

The power of pop-up retail

by Patrick Sisson Nov 2, 2016, 9:42am EDT

Oakland, California’s Popuphood has a model for small business survival in increasingly expensive cities.

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Longform

10 streets that define America

by Curbed Oct 25, 2016, 8:14am EDT

We take an exhaustive look at the forces shaping our cities today: the regenerative power of small businesses, changes brought by new development, alternative transportation options, and rich, if burdensome, cultural legacies.

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Architects

Celebrate Day of the Dead with famous architects' distinctive tombstones

by Rachel B. Doyle Nov 2, 2016, 8:30am EDT

Architects are known for being sticklers, cantankerous even. They spend their lives experimenting with shapes and forms, so it only seems fitting that their grave markers would be just as distinctive.

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From Curbed Miami

$65M Mediterranean on Star Island becomes Miami’s priciest home

by Josh Baumgard Nov 1, 2016, 5:33pm EDT

Move over Faena penthouse, this $65 million mansion at 46 Star Island Drive with over 250 feet of bay frontage just became the most expensive home for sale in Miami-Dade County.

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Famous architecture reimagined as set designs in whimsical illustrations

by Lauren Ro@blauring Nov 1, 2016, 5:08pm EDT

These mises en scène are rendered in Babina’s signature graphic, retro style and depict the architecture of greats like Zaha Hadid, Tadao Ando, Oscar Niemeyer, and others as if it were the backdrop for a show.

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Furniture

This chair was designed just for listening to music

by Jenny Xie@canonind Nov 1, 2016, 3:58pm EDT

To bring some focused enjoyment back to music, smart speaker maker Sonos commissioned designer Soren Rose and his Copenhagen-based workshop KBH to craft a piece of furniture that would create an "immersive listening experience."

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Real Estate

Staggering growth in high-income renters one reason rent is so damn high

by Patrick Sisson Nov 1, 2016, 2:11pm EDT

The ballooning growth of the high-end apartment market means less incentive to build affordable units.

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Everything I learned from a day with Rita Konig, British interior design wiz

by Lauren Ro@blauring Nov 1, 2016, 2:06pm EDT

When I saw that Konig was holding workshops in New York, I promptly signed up, hoping to learn the secret to creating a charming, vaguely European home instead of simply dreaming wistfully about it.

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Curbed Handbook

How to choose the best paint color for any room in your house

by Melissa Dalton Nov 1, 2016, 1:00pm EDT

Choosing the right wall color will make or break your room, and given the thousands of paints on the market, it can be a daunting task. We asked two color experts for help.

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Interior designer Nicole Gibbons is Oprah-approved

by Asad Syrkett and Zoe Rosenberg Oct 27, 2016, 11:04am EDT

Gibbons talks to us about her famous boss, her career trajectory, and being a black woman in an often racially-exclusive industry.

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From Curbed LA

Plans filed for futuristic George Lucas museum in LA

by Jenna Chandler@jennakchandler Nov 1, 2016, 12:55pm EDT

Having withdrawn from Chicago, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will now either be built in LA or SF. Here in LA, the spaceship-like building would land next to the Coliseum.

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Architect builds family home around a pear tree in London

by Lauren Ro@blauring Nov 1, 2016, 12:47pm EDT

The family home gets its name from the 100-year-old pear tree that stands in the middle of an internal courtyard.

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Painting 101: Tips for DIY painting your home

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Furniture

Everybody’s favorite midcentury chair gets a special black twill update

by Jenny Xie@canonind Nov 1, 2016, 11:55am EDT

Charles and Ray Eames’ iconic Lounge Chair, one of the most ubiquitous and replicated midcentury designs out there, is coming back with a twist.

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Stunning 1856 mansion with a lot of potential asks $2.2M

by Lauren Ro@blauring Nov 1, 2016, 10:51am EDT

Its gorgeous, solid bones are simply stunning and would make for the ideal foundation on which to rebuild and to restore it to its former glory.

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World’s largest floating solar testing ground is underway in Singapore

by Barbara Eldredge Nov 1, 2016, 10:00am EDT

The island nation will soon begin testing 10 different floating solar panel systems on the Tengeh Reservoir, a first step in potentially figuring out a way to power the whole country with solar energy.

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Inventive company makes new buildings out of demolished ones

by Barbara Eldredge Nov 1, 2016, 9:30am EDT

The U.S. produces some 500 million tons of demolition debris each year—much of it destined for the landfill. But a clever European company could help turn the tide of tear-down trash.

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House Calls

Inside an architect's stunning midcentury home in San Diego

by Mary Jo Bowling Oct 24, 2016, 10:00am EDT

When the house was built in 1946, it had no design pedigree, yet award-winning architect John Ike of Ike Kligerman Barkley was drawn to it by what he describes as an emotional pull.

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Renovations

Renovation balances light and dark interior design elements in Australia

by Lauren Ro@blauring Oct 31, 2016, 5:44pm EDT

What stands out about the project is not its architectural enhancements, but the subtle interior design choices that went into creating an atmosphere that is both classic and of the moment.

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