Category: SHELTER
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Italian architect Pier Carlo Bontempi named the recipient of the 2014 Richard H. Driehaus Prize
2014 Richard H. Driehaus Prize Laureate. The University of Notre Dame School of Architecture announced that architect Pier Carlo Bontempi will receive the 2014 Richard H. Driehaus Prize at a ceremony to be held on Saturday, March 29 at the John B. Murphy Memorial Auditorium in Chicago. Bontempi’s award-winning international work includes a block…
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Rauli Mard – I try to be an analog artist in a digital time
Powerful paintings by Rauli Mard. If the engines could ask for a portrait, definitely they will ask for one made by Rauli Mard. Motorcycles, cars, aeroplanes, everything with a Herculean engine you will find in this art universe of artworks populated with gigantic and high-powered paintings. Above and under clouds a forceful god of the…
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Luxury boutique Hotel Nobu Chicago to open early 2016
Nobu Hotel and Restaurant to enter the City of Chicago. Nobu Hospitality lifestyle group announced plans for the development of the luxury boutique Nobu Hotel and Restaurant Chicago. The Nobu Hotel and Restaurant will be located in the West Loop on the corner of Randolph and Preoria Streets and is planned to open early…
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Are medical apps on your smartphone good for your health?
Handheld digital tools that record vital signs are revolutionising healthcare, allowing people to be monitored at home, but also raising concerns
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Bulgari to finance the renovation of Rome’s famous Spanish Steps, the widest staircase in Europe
To mark Bulgari’s 130th anniversary, the luxury jeweller announced it will come to rescue of Rome’s Spanish Steps/ Scalinata della Trinità dei Monti, a “special gift from Bulgari to its city”. Bulgari is following an appeal from Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi who called for private investors to help restore crumbling monuments of Italy. According…
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Ann Demeulemeester art book in the making
The Belgian fashion guru Ann Demeulemeester, one of the most influential and inspiring fashion designers of our time, signed a book deal with famous Rizzoli publishing house, the famed Italian purveyor of art tomes. The 54-year-old Belgian fashion legend is working on a book with a foreword by American singer-songwriter, poet, and visual artist…