Glass House

In the late 1940s architect Philip Johnson distilled the principles of modernism into a residence of radical simplicity

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Over the years, we at Bored Panda have released quite a few pieces on subpar design. And while these publications are incredibly fun to prepare and scroll through (just take a look at this one), we need to balance them out a little. After all, not every designer is an incompetent 3-year-old. Some of them are 4... light-years ahead of the competition.

Lee F. Mindel visits the original glass house, in Plano, Illinois

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oslo-based architecture firm spacegroup has introduced a sustainable cabin development situated in hagefjorden, norway.

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The Panorama Glass Lodge in Hvalfjordur, Iceland not only offers panoramic views over a beautifully isolated landscape but an opportunity to spot the Northern Lights.

These renders show the cedar shell and glazed facade of a triangular house by Swedish firm Wingårdhs to be constructed on a rocky, harbourside plot. The two-storey residence, named Villa Flåttarna, is one of nine similar houses proposed as part of a masterplan for a site near Smögen Island. The building's glazed front elevation will permit