DesignSponge featured these young preservationists, on Thursday. They sent valentines to neglected buildings they love, especially those deemed “endangered.” This feels like a thoughtful and graphic strategy to express support for urban rehabilitation focused on improving existing structures, rather than bulldozing them. [All photos by Jason Wilson]

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For those of you who made it Philip Johnson’s Glass House but wanted to take a piece of it home, the Glass House Pop-Up Shop carries souvenirs. If you haven’t yet made it to this monument to modernism yet, why not purchase two tickets to a private Glass House tour?

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Moby has a new blog on architecture. Focused on LA, the blog covers the high and the low–castles and parking lots. What do you think?
And what should we make of this celebrity crossover into the field of design? Last month, we shared Ice Cube’s appreciation of all things Eames. While it was once hot to [...]

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Here’s something that makes me feel a little better about winter.  Apparently, several young builders in a preschool class moved out of the classroom and into the snow and ice, to build these gorgeous totems. This is something beautiful to try with your young (or old!) friends over the holiday, if it’s cold enough. [via [...]

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You may already be hooked on Todd Selby’s web-site, but the appearance of artist Xavier Veilhan caught our attention. We’re also jealous of the drinking fountain in his studio.
   

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If you ever felt perversely engaged with architectural detail and a stair’s tread, you are not alone. In fact, you are in good company with the creator and readers of STAIR PORN, a blog that makes us smile each time we read it. After the novelty of the title wears off, we get very serious about our [...]

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If you’re feeling cramped, and long for some spatial perspective, you may enjoy a tour of Jay’s home: 100 square feet! Jay runs a company called Tumbleweed Houses.
   

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Interiors in Film
What is your favorite cinematic interior? We can’t help but think of the obvious: Woody Allen’s “Interiors.” Apartment Therapy wrote a great post on the same. 
  

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I know we’ve featured blocks before, but these inspired a reprise:
 
Legno! [via Swiss Miss] 

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Joel Grey’s bungalow in the New York Times, today:

It’s his second home, and 650 square feet.  

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