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Do you have someone for whom you need a present but would classify as naughty and not nice? Do they have a desire for gadgets to make them feel like James Bond? There are spy gadgets designed to go undetected, products that were once considered science fiction, but can be purchased without needing to be [...]

Your kid is a special human being to you and therefore you should ensure that your kids bedroom designs are also that much special. We all adore our kids and love them very much and it is exactly for the same reason that to make them feel special we should always go for the best [...]

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If you are looking for a pair of multimedia speakers to complement a modern & minimalist decor then the Harman Kardon GLA-55 2.0-Powered Loudspeaker System is aiming for both style and quality. The Harman Kardon GLA-55 provides the highest audio quality, with smooth bass and clear sound in any direction, ideal for desktop computers, MP3 [...]

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Attached here is a short interview where Frank Gehry talks about architecture in a simple manner. The full interview is here. It is an enjoyable and accessible dialogue for architects, and more importantly, for non-architects. A blinding challenge for the profession (in Western Australia especially) is representing value in something that is intangible. Why would one want to pay for something that doesn’t materialise for years? This may be a byproduct of consumerism.

With reference to the Disney Concery Hall in LA, Gehry talks about architecture’s positive influence, beauty and the relationship to its physical manifestation. He mentions the US$5,000,000 price tag for the psychological effect produced by the timber in the auditorium. He also talks of the fundamental principles of planning a theatre, something that in section remains fundamentally the same as it has always been.

“That’s[auditorium] a box, and on either side of the box are toilets and stairs, and you gotta join those toilets and stairs with a foyer. That’s the plan”

The latest signature creation GAMADECOR (owned by Porcelanosa Group) transports us to an Eden of elegance and sophistication in our bathroom. The Eden cabinet is made of American oak fronts with debossed floral design that transport us to the lost paradise in the Adam and Eve lived. The finish, in gold or silver, is achieved [...]

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Adam Winstanley sent us this modern, low energy house design that is located on a spectacular site overlooking the Sea on a steeply sloping, former quarry in South West Scotland. This project (Deepstone ) was designed by Simon Winstanley Architects and has recently received a string of awards : a prestigious Saltire Society Housing Design [...]

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MVRDV was officially named the winner of the Urban Ecological Masterplan due to an imposing project which will be developed in Tirana, Albania. The impressive building complex will be located on the North side of Tirana Lake, on a surface of 20 ha and also the city’s known “green area”. It will be “a new [...]

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