Searchers have recovered 33 bodies — some of them teens 17 years old or possibly younger — from a fire-ravaged warehouse in Oakland, California, that housed artist studios and was hosting a dance party when the deadly blaze broke out, officials said today. Sgt. Ray Kelly of the Alameda County ... Read More »
Architects Ran Ankory and Maya Carni of Scenario Architecture have opened up the interior of their Victorian terraced house in north London and added a glazed extension at the rear. The architect couple bought the property in London’s Stoke Newington with the intention of renovating, extending and updating it to ... Read More »
K. A Glasgow shopping centre that inspired a move within airport retail design to match the best of domestic retail has been named Scotland’s best building of the past 100 years. The Princes Square Shopping Centre, transformed in 1987 by architects Hugh Martin & Partners, was the first flagship project ... Read More »
Apple has told US regulators that it is still interested in developing self-driving car technology. Steven Kenner, the computer giant’s director of product integrity, has written to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, to confirm that it remains interested in autonomous vehicles. The letter re-affirming its belief in the viability ... Read More »
Yahya Jammeh, The Gambia’s authoritarian president of 22 years, has suffered a surprise defeat in presidential elections. He will be replaced by a property developer, Adama Barrow, who won more than 45% of the vote. Mr Jammeh, who came to power in a coup in 1994, has not yet spoken ... Read More »
If you have been to Eltham, it’s likely you visited Eltham Palace and Gardens. Located midway between Mottingham and Eltham stations, the 1930s art deco house was inhabited by the Courtauld family and their pet lemur, Mah-Jongg. The other part of the building, the Medieval palace, is over 500 years ... Read More »
NEW YORK & MCLEAN, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Once home to John Steinbeck, Thomas Mann and other celebrated writers and artists, The Renwick Hotel, a historic property in the heart of midtown Manhattan, is now open as part of Curio – A Collection by HiltonTM. As the first New York City hotel to ... Read More »
While the rest of the United States makes major strides against cancer, a cancer crisis is taking hold in rural Appalachia. A University of Virginia (UVA) team analyzed federal government data and found that between 1969 and 2011, cancer rates fell in every U.S. region except rural Appalachia. Over the ... Read More »
This Vienna apartment, renovated by Slovenian architects Kombinat, features a hybrid living space with room for both cooking and working. The firm demolished a partition wall to create the space in the 96-square-metre apartment, which overlooks a street in the Austrian capital. [Source:-Interior zine] Read More »
The State Platform for Common School System — Tamil Nadu (SPCSS-TN) has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi with an appeal to allow States to pursue their own policy on education. The letter, written to greet the PM on the occasion of Constitution Day observed on November 26, states that ... Read More »
There has been unwarranted fear mongering in the country post the announcement of demonetisation. However, if we take a long term view on issues, demonetization will help bring a positive change in the real estate sector. While the industry will stand to gain from the shift towards a more transparent and ... Read More »
Influenced by patterns created on clothing and garments, Taiwanese studio Waterfrom Design has realized a colorful home interior in Taipei for a young fashion designer. Adorned in thick and bright colors, this vibrant home brings in rhythmic and geometric charm. Looking at artworks by René Gruau, a well-known fashion illustrator, Waterfrom ... Read More »
