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• Up in smoke: a former charcoal factory in Chicago

  20-10-2024 15:00
  
  The industrial building, originally used to make charcoal, has been minimally restored and adapted into a stunning homeApproaching Stuart Grannen’s home is an experience in itself, marked by the unexpected. Tucked down an unremarkable alley in the industrial heart of Chicago, this 1900s former charcoal factory stands in quiet contrast to its surroundings. Draped in creeping ivy and raw steel, the concrete structure, hidden in plain sight, exudes an original and raw kind of charm. It’
  
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• Meet your makers: the artisans who help make eating out magical

  20-10-2024 15:00
  
  Bespoke ceramics, evocative music playlists, handmade leather aprons – we may not always notice them, but these are the things that make eating out magicalWhen visitors to Alice Blogg’s home discover her family eat from wooden plates, it often elicits a “that’s so cute” response, although she is not trying to be. Continue reading...
  
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• Tight corners, red tape and amazing grace – why architects love a tricky site

  20-10-2024 12:00
  
  RIBA, London
  Dodging railway lines, squeezed into historic sites, or down a Highland lane… how building design responds to constraints, on projects from the British Library to the Eden Project, makes for a fascinating exhibitionThere’s a concrete building on the right, as you head into London Euston station by train, that’s brooding, impressive in an almost-Roman way, and a bit mysterious. Its upper levels jetty towards the tracks, as if they were the outside of a stadium, but
  
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