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Inside a Half-Buried Hillside Home in Barcelona | Unique Spaces | Architectural Digest
Join AD just north of Barcelona to tour Semienterrada with architect Javier Barba and current owner Ezequiel Pini. Designed in the 1980s by Barba, this home’s name translates to ‘half-buried’…
Pope of Math and Dark Magic
Continuing the theme of exploring Papal history, we discuss Gerbert of Aurillac, AKA Pope Sylvester II, who's scientific and mathmatical mind lead him to the highest seat of Catholic power.…
Senator Carla Antonelli
of Spain
Spain: Rare ‘Black Devil’ Anglerfish Spotted Near Tenerife Coast in Broad Daylight; Video Goes Viral
A rare 'black devil' anglerfish which typically swim above the seabed was spotted near Tenerife coast in Spain in the broad daylight on January 26 near Playa San Juan. This…
NEVER TOO SMALL: Fashion Designer’s Narrow 1930’s Apartment, Barcelona 29sqm/312sqft
Fashion and interior designer Camila Triderman's narrow 1930s modernist apartment has been transformed into a character-filled, functional home with the help of architect and designer Eugenia Gatti of Estudio Dott.…
NEVER TOO SMALL: Architect’s Treehouse Inspired Loft Apartment, Madrid 45sqm/484sqft
Inspired by Italo Calvino’s novel The Baron in the Trees, architect Mariana de Delás’s treehouse-like apartment is a playful experimentation of height, light, colours and material. Removing the original low…
Stunning Codex Documenting Aztec Culture Now Fully Digitized
The 16th-century “Florentine Codex” offers a Mexican Indigenous perspective that is often missing from historical accounts of the period.