Last SlideNext SlideThe vaulted ceiling of the family room incorporates pine beams reclaimed from the demolition of Nashville’s Union Station shed, and the floor is heart of pine reclaimed from a Boston warehouse.(Photo: Submitted Photo)Sometimes it seems as if every house in Leiper's Fork has a good story to tell, and certainly that’s the case of the one at 5539 Big East Fork Road.The 97-acre property is known as Covered Bridge Farm, named after the antique red bridge that spans the Harpeth Read more [...]

A FORMER youth hostel in Abergavenny could get a new lease of life if the developer behind a proposal to create 27 new homes on the site is granted permission. The developer, Sennybridge Ltd bought the late 18th century Grade II-Listed Mulberry House and grounds on Pen y Pound in 2014, two years after it closed and since when it has remained empty. An application submitted to Monmouthshire council, by Indigo Planning on behalf of the developer, details a proposal to create Read more [...]

A new "bold" and modern home next to a Grade II listed property has been granted planning permission by Epping Forest District Council (EFDC). The 550-square metre home will be developed on land which currently houses a tennis court in Nursery Road, Loughton. Designed by Loughton-based Clear Architects, it is adjacent to the late Victorian Grade II listed property called Dragons, renowned locally for its Gothic features. The vote by the Read more [...]

SHANGHAI Dec 9 China stocks edged up on Wednesday, with property shares surging on policy support hopes as well as signs that insurers are scrambling for stakes in major real estate firms.The market was also aided by stabilizing resource shares, bolstered by evidence that Beijing is accelerating consolidation among metal producers.The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 0.4 percent, to 3,635.94, while the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.1 percent, to 3,472.44 points. Investors seemed Read more [...]

Autumn is a season of vibrant colours – and opportunities to discover new things as you kick through fallen leaves. Autumn House at Rowlands Castle also leaves new opportunities for its next owners after the current occupiers found they were just too busy to carry out all their plans for the house.The Grade II-listed property is part of a former rectory, a type of building that in times gone by needed good interior space to fulfil the role of parish meeting place Read more [...]

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Assemble is a multi-disciplinary collective working across architecture, design and art and was short listed for a series of projects, including working with the residents of Granby Four Streets, in Liverpool. The 18-strong artist collective was short listed for the prize with Bonnie Camplin, Janice Kerbel and Nicole Wermers. It is the first time a group of artists has won the famous - and sometimes controversial - prize. The London-based collective of architects, artists and designers Read more [...]

It is not one winner of the Turner Prize this year - it is more than a dozen. The artist collective Assemble, which builds buildings rather than paints pictures, has won the 2015 Turner Prize for contemporary art. Assemble is a multi-disciplinary collective working across architecture, design and art and was short listed for a series of projects, including working with the residents of Granby Four Streets, in Liverpool. The 18-strong artist collective was short listed for the Read more [...]

Assemble is a multi-disciplinary collective working across architecture, design and art and was short listed for a series of projects, including working with the residents of Granby Four Streets, in Liverpool. The 18-strong artist collective was short listed for the prize with Bonnie Camplin, Janice Kerbel and Nicole Wermers. It is the first time a group of artists has won the famous - and sometimes controversial - prize. The London-based collective of architects, artists and designers Read more [...]