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The stunningly beautiful home ‘in which the mental space is what matters’
An awe-inspiring melding of studios, galleries and living spaces – sometimes all in the same room – the residence of the Catalonian sculptor Xavier Corberó in suburban Barcelona is nothing less than a manifestation of his ceaselessly inventive imagination. As Corberó seeks to create ‘a place in which the mental space – not the real one – is what matters’, he finds himself surprised again and again when reality diverges from what he initially imagined.
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Architecture
A lush tour of Fallingwater – the Frank Lloyd Wright design that changed architecture
14 minutes
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Home
Life moves slowly in a Romanian mountain village, shaped by care and the seasons
13 minutes
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Art
Defying classification, fantastical artworks reframe the racism of Carl Linnaeus
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Film and visual culture
Space and time expand, contract and combust in this propulsive animation
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Architecture
A 3D rendering of the Colosseum captures its architectural genius and symbolic power
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Art
When East met West in the images of an overlooked, original photographer
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Animals and humans
One man’s quest to save an orphaned squirrel, as narrated by David Attenborough
14 minutes
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Earth science and climate
Images carved into film form a haunting elegy for a disappearing slice of Earth
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Nature and landscape
California’s landscapes provide endless inspiration for a woodcut printmaker
10 minutes