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Subtle, stripped, elegant Summer houses in Paros. Very sensitively integrated into the landscape.

Simple, elegant courtyard house in Portugal

New Rail Alphabet

I like Helvetica. It's simple, it's elegant and has a good range. But there are some cool alternatives here that are rather nice. Unfortunately they need to be bought...

Fantastic beach house in Peru

Some beautiful and elegant spaces in this Portuguese museum.

Great list of essential Windows freeware

Interesting article about CLT. This is what Wales desperately needs, at only a cost of £2m euros.

Some apparently perverse design decisions and a totally unsustainable building, but some elegant detailing and nice spaces in this modern house in Bruges. I don't know if the site really is that narrow, or it's just a design device...

Peculiarly Japanese approach to a house refurbishment, probably very cost-effective. The large cube furniture incorporating the staircase is cool, but not the optimal use of the space!

More beautiful simple graphics from CEBRA illustrating the conceptual principles behind their architecture.