Tag: House
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Iran attack puts pressure on US House speaker to pass aid bill for Israel and Ukraine | House of Representatives
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The US House speaker, Mike Johnson, has said he will aim to advance a bill for wartime aid to Israel this week following Iran’s weekend attack, but did not clarify whether Ukraine funding would be part of the package. US assistance for both nations has languished amid political bickering in Congress, with Johnson – an…
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An epic desert house on Camelback Mountain with indoor outdoor living
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The Ranch Mine redesigned this mountainside home into a two-story stucco box that provides a fabulous indoor/outdoor lifestyle in Phoenix, Arizona. The ‘Red Rocks’ house sits on the steep terrain of the iconic Camelback Mountain, providing sweeping views of the downtown Phoenix skyline. When the owners approached the architects about their original home, they expressed…
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HGX Design creates “musical” house in the Hudson Valley
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New York architecture studio HGX Design has created a linear, glass-fronted home in the Hudson Valley informed by the “individual notes of a music composition”. Located in Germantown, New York, the Hudson Valley Residence spans 7,300 square feet (678 square metres) and is comprised of interconnected rectangular volumes with courtyards inserted between them. HGX Design…
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Opinion: In Utah, the Capitol really is the people’s house
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Many state capitol buildings feel unapproachable, tucked away downtown or barricaded behind lanes of noisy traffic. Not so in Salt Lake City. The Utah Capitol sits at the mouth of a verdant canyon, flanked by parks and neighborhoods, perched below the Wasatch Mountains and presiding over the city with authority. It’s a grand building, just…
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Airy Beach Style in a Lake House
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This Canadian family’s main residence in Victoria on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, is very modern. In order to make it that way, they had looked to Houzz for an interior designer, found Andrea Rodman and hired her to give it that style. But for their vacation home on nearby Shawnigan Lake, they wanted to go…
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China needs a narrative that house prices are going to rise
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Pictured here is a real estate project under construction in Huai ‘an city, Jiangsu province, China, on April 8, 2024. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — China needs to convince people that home prices are on their way up in order for economic activity to pick up, Richard Koo, chief economist…
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Maryland’s Ginko House: Where History Meets Modernity
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Stepping onto the grounds of this Bethesda, Maryland home, visitors are greeted by the majestic ginkgo trees that frame the entrance. This newly renovated 1920s center-hall colonial – dubbed the Ginko House – has undergone a major transformation, breathing new life into its historic bones while retaining some of its original charm. The 4,875-square-foot home…