Sandscape Lighting by Studio Haran Breathes Water Into Wood

Water’s unique properties make it different from every substance on our planet – a precious, life-giving substance, filling gurgling streams, underwater lakes, and our own blood vessels. Not satisfied with sustaining us and everything we know, the vertices of ripples extending out on a quiet pond, o

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Lidan Sfadia’s Encino Home Is Built on Restraint + Rounded Marble

Encino Home sits on the north slope of the Santa Monica Mountains, in a part of the San Fernando Valley where mid-century architects – Quincy Jones, Richard Dorman, Martin Gelber – built post-and-beam houses among the hillside oaks, a legacy that still shapes the neighborhood. Lidan Sfadia’s 7,500 s

Rise of the AI-Assisted Shopper: What Drove 2025’s Holiday Retail Records

Online holiday retail sales hit a record high in 2025, with AI tools appearing to play an increasing role in consumers’ buying decisions. The post Rise of the AI-Assisted Shopper: What Drove 2025’s Holiday Retail Records appeared first on Texas Real Estate Research Center.