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Canada consulting on reviving ‘wartime housing’ design catalogue

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In its latest efforts to address Canada’s housing crisis, the federal government is launching consultations to revive a revised version of a wartime housing effort: a standardized pre-approved design catalogue, with the aim of helping speed up construction. “We are living in a housing crisis, but it’s not the first time Canada has been here. After the Second World War when many thousands of soldiers were returning home to be reunited with their families at once, Canada faced enormous housing crunches,” Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Sean Fraser said Tuesday. “One of the tools that was deployed at the…
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Ottawa to launch pre-approved home design catalogue, bring back post-war effort

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The federal government intends to resurrect a post-war effort to ramp up housing construction across Canada — but with a 21st-century twist. A consultation process will begin next month on developing a catalog of pre-approved home designs to accelerate the home-building process for developers, Housing Minister Sean Fraser said Tuesday. It’s a reboot of a federal policy from the post-Second World War era, when the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. developed straightforward blueprints to help speed up the construction of badly needed homes, Fraser said. “When many thousands of soldiers were returning home to be reunited with their families at…
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Interior Design Trends 2024 — 27 New Styles and Trends |

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Interior design trends 2024 are all about cozy luxury where plush, soft, and tactile elements meet deep comfort and enhance the mood.  ‘How people want to decorate has recently shifted,’ says design icon Lee Broom. ‘For a start, we’re all craving a better outlook, and part of achieving that is to condition your brain to think more positively, which you can do by surrounding yourself with things that make you feel happy. Cocktail cabinets that move and rotate, furniture that’s geared towards sitting together and being convivial…anything that is a bit playful, glamorous, and dramatic is in.’ If you’re in…
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WAC’s most-read architecture news in 2023

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As the new year is quickly approaching, we are starting our annual review for 2023. In this piece, our roundup will reveal the most-read and interesting architecture news of 2023. As we leave behind another year, World Architecture Community’s most-read stories include challenging and speculative architectural projects and news such as 12 Buildings We Look Forward To Opening In 2023, Srijit Srinivas – ARCHITECTS’ brick family house in Kerala, Eric Owen Moss Architects’ (W)rapper office tower in Los Angeles, the Egyptian Pavilion in the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale and Saudi Arabia’s new large-scale cube-shaped skyscraper in downtown Riyadh. Read WAC’s…
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US Architecture News: American Buildings

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US architecture news 2024, American building developments, USA real estate images, Modern property design Contemporary American Architectural Developments: Built Environment United States of America post updated March 16, 2024 America Architecture News – latest building updates American Houses USA Architecture News 2024 US Architecture News in 2024 March 12, 2024The Rabbit hOle, North Kansas City, MissouriArchitecture design: Multistudioimage :Rabbit hOle © MultistudioThe Rabbit hOle North Kansas City March 10, 2024Two Gables House, IllinoisArchitects: Wheeler Kearns ArchitectsTwo Gables House, Glencoe, Illinois March 8, 2024Science and Environmental Center at Nueva School, Hillsborough, CaliforniaArchitecture: Leddy Maytum Stacy Architectsphotos : Richard Barnes, Bruce DamonteNueva…
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What is the unexpected red theory? TikTok’s newest design trend |

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If you know me, you’ll know that I’ve been renovating my home for the entirety of the past year. And while to a lot of you that might sound like a journey nearing its end, you don’t know the blessing and the curse of a slow renovation journey. What this has meant, is that I’m currently at the stage where I’m researching color trends to help me begin to choose color schemes for my entire home. And while I’m somewhat of a muted color scheme girl at heart, there’s a video I recently stumbled across on my daily rounds of…
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Soho House Throws Open the Doors to Casa CDMX, and Other News – SURFACE

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DESIGN DISPATCH Our daily look at the world through the lens of design. BY THE EDITORS October 11, 2023 Image courtesy of Soho House … The Design Dispatch offers expertly written and essential news from the design world crafted by our dedicated team. Think of it as your cheat sheet for the day in design delivered to your inbox before you’ve had your coffee. Subscribe now. Have a news story our readers need to see? Submit it here Soho House Throws Open the Doors to Casa CDMX Mexico City’s status as a vibrant hub for art, restaurants, and culture is…
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Stacey Solomon teases new Asda decor range as she has design meeting before afternoon doing DIY

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SHE’S known as the Queen of DIY, but Stacey Solomon’s Asda range has also proven she’s the Queen of interior design as well. And those who loved her Easter range will be thrilled to know she’s releasing yet another range of homeware with the supermarket. 5 Stacey Solomon shared that there were more homeware launches coming upCredit: Getty 5 Her new homeware range at Asda was a hit with fansCredit: ASDA The 127-piece collection was a hit with her fans with prices starting at just £1. The mum-of-five took inspiration from her adorable Pickle Cottage and the surrounding nature. The…