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Beach house in Big Sur (Credit: Field Architecture)
Architecture

Eight of the world's best beach houses

By Clare Dowdy

Casa Ward, Italy
designed

Eight of the world's most remarkable homes

By Dominic Lutyens
Back of woman in sauna
designed

Why the Nordics love having a sauna

By Clare Dowdy
Skateboarder skates on ramp in brightly coloured church interior
designed

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By Clare Dowdy
Shrimps x Habitat
Lars Tornoe
Credit: Sergio Pirrone
(Credit: Maciej Lulko)
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