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    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
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      The experimental work has won the Ralph Saltzman Prize and will be on show at London’s Design Museum

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      Grosvenor Square’s original US embassy building gets the poshest — and most discreet — of residential makeovers

      Neo-Georgian facade and Joe Kennedy’s replica of the White House Oval Office among the period features expertly preserved in conversion to luxury apartments

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      Fantasy home: a homesteader’s life inspired by the movie, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 

      Our writer craves moments on the porch to reflect on the forging of a new life — without the anxiety or dread of an outlaw

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      From a Greek villa with floor-to-ceiling views of the Aegean to a Bahamas estate powered by its own solar farm

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      Knives out: Sheffield’s craft steel revival

      After decades of decline, the UK city’s famous industry is being revitalised by young artisans

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      Amid a housing market slowdown, has Battersea still got the power?

      Sales have halved in the south London area but for the affluent, new homes at the power station and Nine Elms have clear appeal

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      How to create a city

      Entrepreneurs are planning autonomous ‘charter cities’ as an answer to Africa’s rapid population growth

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      The best home tech at CES 2023

      This year’s most exciting innovations, from wireless televisions and retro-looking hi-fi to colour-changing fridges and ovens that alert you when your lasagne is about to burn

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      Five of the best homes for sale in Europe for winter sun

      Prime property where it stays mild, the skies are blue and the water beckons

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      Bark with bite: cork furniture and accessories

      This on-trend material is lightweight, waterproof and eco-friendly

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      The darling shrubs of May: six essential hardy plants

      These choices will have your garden in flower by the end of that month

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      ‘I fantasise about the divine notion of having all of my clothes and shoes in one place, behind closed, and preferably beautiful, doors’

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      Homebuyers want a piece of the Acton

      This once sleepy London suburb has become a trendy hub for families and creatives, made more accessible by the new Elizabeth line

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      The rag rug’s new heyday

      Long a symbol of scrappy resourcefulness, these recycled weavings are now more stylish and cosmopolitan than ever

    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
      Period romance: why do the British love old properties?

      The UK has the oldest, draughtiest and least energy-efficient homes in Europe yet they are ‘fetishised’, says the philosopher Julian Baggini

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      Social housing landlord in dispute with company owned by Qatari Diar, Dutch pension fund APG and Delancey clients

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      From a Verbier chalet with views of Mont Blanc to a penthouse in the year-round resort of Gstaad

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      Affordability is bad, but a bust is unlikely

    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
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      High and dry in Manhattan: buyers and sellers in housing market stand-off

      Rising mortgage rates deter buyers while even homes in New York’s most glamorous neighbourhoods struggle to sell

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      The biggest residential architecture trends for 2023

      Predictions from four architecture practices include a greater shift towards sustainable and natural materials and a re-sensualising of the built environment

    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
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      Fantasy home: a Knightsbridge flat inspired by the atypical student pad in the movie, The Souvenir

      Our writer covets the salubrious sanctuary of the film’s protagonist, who, like her, is a young woman trying to make it in the big city

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