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• Robert AM Stern, architect dubbed ‘King of Central Park West’, dies aged 86

  27-11-2025 21:35 via theguardian.com
  Stern, credited with designing 15 Central Park West, sought to design buildings that invoked pre-war splendorRobert AM Stern, an architect who fashioned the New York City skyline with buildings that sought to invoke pre-war splendor but with modern luxury fit for billionaires and movie stars, has died at the age of 86.Dubbed “The King of Central Park West” by Vanity Fair, Stern was credited with designing 15 Central Park West that, in 2008, was credited as being the highest-priced ne
  
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• Courtauld to embark on £82m campus project at Somerset House in London

  27-11-2025 12:00 via theguardian.com
  ‘Once-in-a-generation transformation’ of Grade-I building will bring teaching spaces under same roof as galleryThe Courtauld has unveiled an £82m campus redevelopment it is calling a “once-in-a-generation transformation” of its Grade-I listed building, Somerset House, in London.The Stirling prize-winning architects Witherford Watson Mann will take charge of the four-year project at the teaching and research centre and public gallery, which follows their 2021 revamp
  
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• Two Australian homes win top places in international 2025 Dezeen awards

  27-11-2025 03:10 via theguardian.com
  A Dracula-inspired bathroom in Sydney and an outside-inside home in Melbourne claim interior design and architecture prizesGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailPoint Piper in Sydney’s eastern suburbs is home to one of the best bathrooms in the world, according to the annual Dezeen awards, a global design accolade.Its dark, moody and luxurious interiors were partly inspired by Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Continue reading...
  
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