• From Byzantine cottages to vulvic stadiums: the brilliance of female architects

    A RIBA report says “stark displays of sexism” are driving women from the profession. If we don’t fight this systemic misogyny, we won’t just lose dazzling designs – we’ll have a world only fit for 6ft tall policemenIf one were to think “Brazilian 20th-century modernist genius”, one might alight on Oscar Niemeyer, but see also the Italian émigré Lina Bo Bardi, who developed an Italian-style modernism with a Brazilian accent in her adop
  • ‘An idealized version of LA’: fabled mid-century Stahl house on sale for first time

    Home perched in Hollywood Hills, constructed for $37,500 and made famous by Julius Shulman photo, listed for $25mThe Stahl house – a paragon of Los Angeles mid-century modern architectural design – is for sale for the first time in the home’s history.The cantilevered home, perched in the Hollywood Hills, hit the listings market this week. The asking price: $25m. Continue reading...

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