Small House, Tokyo

An incredible example of minimal architecture defined by available space, this 4m×4m home sits on a 34m2 lot in the centre of Tokyo. I can only wish that spaces like this were more ubiquitous this side of the Pacific.

See more photos over on Contemporist.

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Opportunity Grows From Motor City Ruins

I can’t say I thought I’d be motivated to visit Detroit anytime soon. But i came across this series of videos, Detroit Lives, from Palladium Boots, with Johnny Knoxville profiling a city on the rebound. There’s something compelling about a place so run down yet so full of opportunity for change. There’s a kind of accessibility not likely found elsewhere in the world; the result of a city that has come, and gone, and is now very very slowly coming back around again.

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Prada Marfa, Valentine, Texas

I’m in awe of Prada Marfa, an amazing permanent installation by artists Elmgreen and Dragset, who refer to the work as a “pop architectural land art project.”

The structure was constructed in October, 2005 at a cost of $80k and is located just outside of Valentine, Texas, about 60 km from the city of Marfa, Texas. On the front of the structure is a single non-functioning door and two large windows displaying actual Prada shoes and handbags, picked out and provided by Miuccia Prada herself from the fall / winter 2005 collection.

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