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Armed with a thoughtful combination of natural light, garden outlooks and angled design, this copper-clad townhouse in Australia manages to achieve compact, multi-level living with a deep sense of privacy — despite...

Europe’s competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager, set for a dual role in the next Commission, faced three hours of questions from members of four committees in the European Parliament this afternoon, as MEPs got...

New York-based design firm Slade Architecture has reconciled a client’s need for privacy with their desire for connection with the landscape in the Link Farm House, a contemporary home that splits the public and private...

This futuristic residential building in Luxembourg has a segmented facade that resembles the tail of a lobster or an exotic insect. Design studio Metaform sought to eliminate some of the major problems that occur in multi-family...

It may have a reputation as a do-nothing body, but the US Congress managed to pass more than 100 bills into law – including the landmark USA Freedom Act

Due to the limited lot size, the walls of the House in Tatemachi are angled outwards to maximize the building volume. A triangular, frosted glass window opens up all three floors to natural daylight, while maintaining privacy....

Wish you could take a moment to get away from it all even when you can’t actually get away? Design student Eden Lew has just the solution with the Nutshell...

Street lighting has always been a form of social control. As smart lamp-posts start to adapt to our needs, are we entering a brave new world of big city lights?

"The characteristic house-shape of the existing dwelling was taken as a reference point for the new envelope," says architect Jeroen Steenvoorden. "By shifting the new volume slightly from the existing dwelling, a subtle...

Are you a multitasking professional taking too much time to unlock your phone? Moto X owners don't need to fumble around now with the new digital tattoos by Motorola...

Though the site is exceedingly narrow, it is long and the architects used that as an asset to create privacy. The long facades of the house are solid black and windowless to restrict views into the interior. The short sides...

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European Data Protection Supervisor warns 'massive collection of personal data' could be accessed without safeguardsHi-tech monitors that track households' energy consumption threaten to become a major privacy issue, according...

• Secret police intelligence passed to firm • Emails show civil servants passed data on protesters to security officials at E.ON