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Editorial photograph of a modest stone guesthouse beside temperate rainforest in Glengarriff, Ireland, with a contemporary.

Schemata Architects’ Linden House raises a harder question for rainforest hospitality: who benefits when wellbeing becomes a reason to build?

Editorial photograph of contemporary apartment housing in Coulsdon, South London, viewed from a public pavement.

Lion Green Road’s Stirling Prize win raises a harder question: do mixed-tenure homes share architectural quality, amenities and maintenance fairly?

Staged editorial photograph illustrating yeast-based waste-to-food research in a university food-science laboratory in Carbondale, Illinois..

NASA-backed µBites turns waste into food. Can a 3D-printed cookie earn trust through design, transparent processing and credible safety evidence?

Editorial photograph of a riverside public park in a Brazilian city after heavy rain, muddy floodwater.

Latin America’s floodable parks make inundation a public service. But who guarantees safe evacuation, reliable reopening and somewhere else to play?

Editorial photograph of a modest rented kitchen in a 1920s Topanga cottage, freshly refaced plywood cabinet.

A $1,200 Topanga kitchen makeover asks who benefits when renters improve a home—and why permission alone may not protect their investment.

Editorial photograph of a lived-in apartment kitchen at early evening, a slim unbranded household display.

Apple’s HomeView promises less household chaos. But can a smart-home display share domestic responsibility—or just give its manager another dashboard?

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