A house is being built inside a cliff

A house is being built inside a cliff, thanks to the internet...

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(PEACE NEWS)A madcap proposal for a concrete house inside a cliff went viral last year -- and now it's set to be built, thanks to the internet.

Dutch practice OPA designed a home wedged in a mountaintop, topped by an infinity pool that doubles as a skylight for the underground lair.

In the wake of the media interest, a client who wanted to make the concept a reality came forward and the project will now be realized 1,600 meters (5249 feet) above sea level on a cliff in Lebanon.

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FASHION

Could your next luxury buy be 3D-printed? Here's why Louis Vuitton is embracing new tech.

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(PEACE NEWS)To think of a luxury French fashion house is to conjure fantasies of nimble-fingered seamstresses stitching impossibly delicate textiles and fine leathers in quiet, forbidden ateliers.

But high fashion's reliance on the handmade has been, if you ask Louis Vuitton artistic director Nicolas Ghesquiere, somewhat overstated.

"Fashion is a wonderful industry because fashion is scared of nothing," Ghesquiere says. "Fashion was always very supportive of the craft, and at the same time fashion has never refused innovation, never refused to go further, to look for a new way to do it, and technology is a part of it."

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Duchess of Cambridge to appear on cover of British Vogue.

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(PEACE NEWS)British Vogue is celebrating its 100th anniversary in royal style.

As part of a partnership with the British National Portrait Gallery, the Duchess of Cambridge will appear on the centenary issue of the fashion magazine and have two of her portraits hung in the gallery.

The portraits, shot by British photographer Josh Olins, show Kate Middleton in the Norfolk countryside in a casual, relaxed setting.

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RUNWAY REFORM

Runway reform: How the traditional fashion model is changing.

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(PEACE NEWS)Before the days of live-streaming and social media, the world of high fashion felt mysterious and inaccessible. Runway shows were as closed as film sets, and it was only through magazine editorials and red carpets that the general public knew what to expect in stores in the coming months.But now it looks like the gap between the runway and the consumer is getting smaller. Last week, Burberry Chief Creative and Chief Executive Officer Christopher Bailey shook the industry when he abandoned the traditional show model, showing both men's and womenswear, a portion of which was available for order after the show, as opposed to six months later.

But what startled most was Bailey's pre-show announcement that his next collection, to be shown in September, will all be available for purchase immediately after the show.

According to Bailey, "see now, buy now" runway is a rational next step for Burberry, now that live-streaming (which the brand introduced in 2009), social media campaigns and ordering straight off the runway are so widespread.

"I think it's frustrating for people to say you have to conform to the way the industry works, even though we're showing it to the public in a very different way [through live-streaming]," Bailey told CNN.

Further emphasizing his goal of immediate, international reach, the clothes themselves were suited for a variety of climates because, as Bailey put it, "In some parts of the world right now it's boiling hot, and in other parts of the world it's freezing cold, so it feels a bit odd to be doing a collection that's only for one region."

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ARCHITECTURE HISTORY

From Art Deco to Usonian: An illustrated guide to architecture history

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(PEACE NEWS)Do you have trouble telling the difference between Modernism and Metabolism? Can't decide if a building is Bauhaus or Brutalist?

Illustrator Federico Babina is on hand to help with his new 16-image series breaking down the major design movements of recent decades.

"Architecture changes with society, it follows society and sometimes guides it," he says. "It's easy to see the changes of society through the mutation of spaces we inhabit."

His latest "Archistyle" series -- following on from hissuperhero-designcrossover in "Interheroes" -- depicts the architectural traits unique to each movement, from the modular structures of Metabolism to the zany shapes of Postmodernism.

Adds Babina: "Some simple geometry, the use of color, the mention of materials, typography and decorations are the ingredients that generate a composition which is a small tribute to architecture."

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