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Unusual Architecture: Stories & Places to Explore

Explore Casa do Penedo, Simon Dale’s woodland home, Hobbiton and Da Lat’s Crazy House, from sculptural architecture to a carefully built film world. Explore Steve Areen’s dome home in Thailand, with the creator’s account of its teamwork, six-week structure and the finishing work that followed.

Start with 4 Storybook Buildings and the Real Ideas Behind Them and Steve Areen’s Thailand Dome Home: Curves, Colour and Teamwork.

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4 Storybook Buildings and the Real Ideas Behind Them

A roof disappears into a grassy slope. Huge boulders become part of a house. A round door seems to lead straight into a familiar film. Story...

2014-04-05T08:05:00-07:00

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Steve Areen’s Thailand Dome Home: Curves, Colour and Teamwork

Round openings, warm colour and a roofline that curves into the garden give Steve Areen’s Thailand dome home an immediately playful characte...

2014-03-20T09:11:00-07:00

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Dick Clark’s “Flintstones” House: A Sculptural Malibu Retreat

Rounded walls and irregular openings gave Dick Clark’s former Malibu-area retreat a nickname that was easy to remember: the “Flintstones” ho...

2014-02-08T09:34:00-08:00