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Architecture: 26 Stairways To Make A Grand Entrance

Architecture: 26 Stairways To Make A Grand Entrance

Stairwell + Staircase  = Stairway In a word filled with escalators and elevators designed to automate our transportation from one level  to the next, these extraordinary  stairway designs still inspire people to “take the stairs”. I enjoy people watching as they ascend or descend a staircase; they must slow down in order to provide extraFull Post Here

Esker Foundation: where oil turns into art.

Esker Foundation: where oil turns into art.

Ladies and Gentleman allow me to introducing the 15,000 sq. ft. Esker Foundation; an exciting new contemporary arts facility that brings to Calgary not only a new space to view art (free to the public) but also a new business model based on entrepreneurial thinking and patronage provided by local philanthropists Jim and Susan Hill.Full Post Here

Swiss Army Knife Living: the compact apartment.

Swiss Army Knife Living: the compact apartment.

Ever dream of having a second home in the way of a little flat in London, Paris. Manhatten or Hong Kong? Or perhaps you are more committed to trekking the globe and require a crash pad rather than a big nest. Maybe you live your life  committed to creating the smallest ecological footprint as humanlyFull Post Here

The Creative Hut: a personal space to generate important thoughts.

The Creative Hut: a personal space to generate important thoughts.

Single room architecture is a lovely thing to look at, but also presents an easy way to create more space, stylishly,  affordable, and eco responsibly. The detached home office or the off-the-grid artist retreat in a rural area are the stuff my husband, Bart and I plan to build together one day. And who wouldn’tFull Post Here

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