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Week in Review: 7 Great Reads You May Have Missed
June 21, 2013
Each week Dwell.com delivers more than 50 original posts, articles, and interviews focused on the latest in modern design. We wouldn't want you to miss a thing, so we've pulled together our top stories of the week. Take a look and see what you might have missed.
MODERNIST L-SHAPED CHARRED CEDAR CABIN IN ALASKA
In the shadow of Mount McKinley, amid Alaska’s meadows and icy streams, a former teacher and a four-time Iditarod winner built a modernist cabin as expansive as the Last Frontier.
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Originally appeared in This Modern Cabin Is the Ideal HQ For a Family in Alaska
On the sandy shores of Fauntleroy Cove in Seattle, renowned firm Olson Kundig Architects crafts a subtle home with striking steel accents.
Originally appeared in House of Steel
A SUSTAINABLE RAMMED EARTH HOME IN NEW MEXICO
Studio eM Design’s rammed-earth home in Corrales, New Mexico, updates the regional adobe archetype into a hallmark of sustainable design.
Originally appeared in A Sustainable Rammed Earth Home in New Mexico
40 YEARS IN THE MAKING: MURAL BY MILTON GLASER
For the first time since 1975, designer Milton Glaser's graphic, Pop-colored mural encircling the base of the Minton-Capehard Federal Building in Indianapolis has been restored.
INTERIOR INSPIRATION: 5 BOLD WAYS TO USE COLOR
Ahead of the Brighten the Corners: Bringing Color into Your Home panel at Dwell on Design, we offer some full-spectrum inspiration from projects previously featured in the magazine.
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Originally appeared in Designed In-House
LIVING MURAL AT DWELL ON DESIGN, WALL ART IN DWELL
Dwell celebrates the rich tradition of murals and street art in Los Angeles with Living Mural at Dwell on Design, created by a collective of local artists over the course of the weekend. In honor of the project, we gather 5 other examples of contemporary murals and street art, previously featured in the pages of Dwell.
Originally appeared in Living Mural at Dwell on Design, Wall Art in Dwell
It ain’t easy being green, but it’s worth the extra effort. Here, we share five sustainable homes that don’t skimp on design.
Originally appeared in Long Division
MODERNIST L-SHAPED CHARRED CEDAR CABIN IN ALASKA
In the shadow of Mount McKinley, amid Alaska’s meadows and icy streams, a former teacher and a four-time Iditarod winner built a modernist cabin as expansive as the Last Frontier.
Photo by Kamil Bialous.
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