It’s That Brownstone. Again.

By PENELOPE GREEN

Bruce Buck for The New York Times

The Brooklyn brownstones of Merele Williams-Adkins, left, and Margaret Reid Boyerare are sought by location scouts and used for photo shoots.

Westport? So ’90s. TriBeCa? Over. Brownstone Brooklyn is ground zero for aspirational living now. Just count the ads.

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Shows

Isay Weinfeld Exhibition in TriBeCa

By STEPHEN MILIOTI

The show, “A to Z,” is devoted to multifaceted career of Brazilian architect, designer and filmmaker.

The Pragmatist

Brought to Your Knees by a Wood Floor

By BOB TEDESCHI

Refinishing floors takes heavy equipment and a high tolerance for pain and imperfection.

More Articles in the Series

On Location

The pool at the Rio de Janeiro home of Alex Lerner, a Brazilian television host.

Spotless Where Others Go Topless

By ELAINE LOUIE

A fastidious Brazilian gets the house of his dreams, with ocean views and not a speck of dust in sight.

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Shopping With Alessandro Palazzi

Alessandro Palazzi, the bar manager at Dukes Bar in London, with the 900 Tea Trolley by Alvar Aalto at Skandium on Marylebone High Street; about $4,668, 011-44-20-7584-2066, skandium.com.

Bar Carts: Wheels With a Buzz

By RIMA SUQI

Whether classic or contemporary, the bar cart is a good way to keep the cocktails rolling.

Currents

Q&A

The Homey Side of Louis Kahn

By ALEXANDRA LANGE

Lower left, Steve Legato for The New York Times; top left and bottom right, Matt Wargo

George H. Marcus, bottom, has written a book, with William Whitaker, on the work of Louis Kahn.

George H. Marcus, an art historian, on the architect’s few but important house designs.

Shows

In the Belly of the Blue Whale

By STEVEN KURUTZ

Andy Romanoff displays more than 200 of his photos of the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood.

Open

A Holiday Home to Take Home

By RIMA SUQI

Bronson van Wyck and Celerie Kemble open a pop-up shop in an Upper East Side townhouse.

Furniture

For D.I.Y.’ers, Designer Hardware

By ARLENE HIRST

Aluminum and bronze A-Joints, along with furniture pieces they hold together, are for sale at Matter.

Goods

Bringing Beauty to Hand

By ARLENE HIRST

Classic flatware by the mid-century Danish designer Kay Bojesen is back in production.

Deals

Deals on Pillows, Rugs and Sofas

By RIMA SUQI

Bargains at Kartell, Andrew Morgan Collection, Liora Manné and Bobby Berk Home.

Market Ready

Should I Place Furniture in Storage?

By TIM McKEOUGH

Advice on repairing or redecorating a home before selling.

From the Great Homes Section

Property Values

A two-bedroom condo in the Streeterville section of Chicago is on the market for $755,000.

What You Get for $750,000

By MIKE POWELL

This week’s properties include a condo in Chicago, a 1910 house in suburban Atlanta and a Colonial in Newport, R.I.

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International Real Estate

This stucco villa has five bedrooms and a rooftop terrace. It’s on the market for $3.25 million.

House Hunting in Barcelona, Spain

By VIRGINIA C. McGUIRE

Barcelona benefits from being a cosmopolitan market, with lively interest among citizens of the Middle East, Russia and other parts of Europe.

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A stucco and stone six-bedroom five-bath contemporary overlooking the resort town of Cascais in Portugal is on the market for $2.24 million.

The market in resort areas like Cascais has significantly improved over the last six months, partly because legislation and tax-saving incentives known as the “golden visa” are attracting wealthy foreigners.

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Turning Up the Heat

Europeans are endlessly inventive when it comes to radiator design. Why are Americans lagging behind?

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Tinkering With the Ghosts of Tailors

The Canadian actors Paul Gross and Martha Burns redo a Lower East Side loft, preserving the marks of former occupants (and their sewing machines).

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Saving Buffalo, Wreck by Wreck

In Upstate New York, buyers with activist inclinations are preserving a city, one foreclosed house at a time.

Four Square Blocks

North Third Street in Old City, looking down Quarry.

Interactive Feature

Four Square Blocks: Philadelphia

Design shops and galleries enliven Philadelphia’s Old City, whose Colonial roots are just one part of the story.

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Clockwise from top left: the graffiti artist Tripel's mark on Kent Avenue; a light fixture at Cafe Mogador on Wythe Avenue; the Olek installation on North Sixth Street; and A&G Merch on North Sixth Street.

Williamsburg: Mostly True Grit

In the first of a series of articles on places where design is flourishing, we look at four blocks in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

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Stars of the London Design Festival

In September, an annual showcase of contemporary design, the London Design Festival, carpeted much of that city with exhibitions, parties and monumental constructions.