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The geometric beauty of Singapore’s social housing tables – in pictures

14-05-2022 18:00

Despite living in social housing all his life, Singapore-based photography hobbyist Jonathan Tan never took much notice of the geometric wonders in front of him. Then, for his 2020 project Lepak Downstairs, he used an iPhone and a selfie stick to capture the old, tiled concrete stools and tables found throughout Singapore’s housing estates. “Singaporeans are so used to these sights and we start taking them for granted, but it’s nice to see people appreciating everyday spots aga

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On my radar: Marwa al-Sabouni’s cultural highlights

14-05-2022 16:00

The Syrian architect and writer on the idea of home in Branagh’s Belfast, smart Arab horses in Homs and the joy of lentils in DamascusMarwa al-Sabouni is a Syrian architect and writer. Born in Homs in 1981, she was living in the city when the civil war broke out in 2011 and remained there with her young family throughout the worst bombardments. In her memoir The Battle for Home, published in 2016, al-Sabouni wrote about the vital role that architecture plays in the functioning of society a

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How we remodelled our 1950s semi in Kent into a bright and breezy beach house

14-05-2022 09:00

Inspired by its seaside location, this architect couple took inspiration from Australian beach houses In 2018, architects Sonya Flynn and Mark Baker had just finished remodelling a large, 1970s house on a north Kent seafront for a client when a smaller house down the road came on the market. During the project, they had fallen in love with the location: the shingle beach, the uninterrupted sea views and spectacular, year-round sunsets.The unprepossessing 1950s semi in Tankerton, Whitstable, hadn

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Australia’s most sustainable houses – in pictures

14-05-2022 06:00

From a tiny home in Tasmania to a sprawling multigenerational manor inspired by camping, the Houses awards have chosen a shortlist of this year’s most sustainable architectureGet our weekend culture and lifestyle email and listen to our podcast Continue reading...

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