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A New Hotel That’s A Technicolor Dreamscape
The 25Hours Hotel chain opens a bold new location in Zurich, designed by Alfredo Häberli.
Brutal Baroque: An Ode To Midcentury Modern Churches
The clergy hated it, but the radical transformation of religious architecture in the postwar era produced a number of masterpieces.
Greek Busts, Reskinned For The Digital Age
The artist Jon Rafman updates the bust for the Internet era.
11 Portraits Of Life As A Post-Playboy Bunny
Photographer Robyn Twomey attended a Playboy reunion in Las Vegas, where she invited dozens of former bunnies to sit for portraits.
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Floating Schools Designed To Fight Floods In Bangladesh
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