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Frank Kunert Pulled the Tiny People Out of His Models — And That's When the Architecture Started Lying
German photographer Frank Kunert hand-builds his scenes at scales from 1:12 to 1:43, but early on he made a call to strip out the figurines — letting a staircase, or an apartment wedged under an overpass, tell the story on its own.

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Paola Pivi: When Everything Gets Recorded, Where Does Play Go?
From a secondhand vacuum cleaner in a Milan warehouse to a wooden clog thrown across a childhood apartment complex, Paola Pivi's essay for designboom asks a pointed question: in an age of total surveillance, how much freedom is left in play?

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Bhoon+ House in Bangkok: A Roof That Bends to Let a Shared Tree Grow Through
anonym studio builds a new home on a 376-square-meter former lawn in Bangkok, carving a notch into the roof to let a courtyard tree grow right through the structure—while keeping a visual connection to the original house next door.