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5 Folding Bikes for the City
Brompton World Championship racers in obligatory jacket and tie depart from Blenheim Palace. The dress code suggests both the folding bike’s roots in English quirkiness and its usefulness for urban commuting. There’s no better way to take possession of a city than on a compact folding bike. Neighborhoods that would be discouragingly distant on foot … 5 Folding Bikes for the City
10 of the Best Houses from the Last 25 Years
Architakes launches its Lists category with 10 great houses. If there’s a common thread, it’s the way good design makes more from less. In chronological order: Magney House, Bingie Point, NSW, Australia, 1982-84 Glenn Murcutt, Architect Murcutt’s houses reflect the life-simplifying advice of Thoreau. Typically only one room deep, their interiors are intimate with nature. A half-dozen Murcutt houses … 10 of the Best Houses from the Last 25 Years