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If Wes Anderson Planned Weddings: An Elopement at Marin County Civic Centre

Asep Darmawan

Many love stories begin at a party, on a dating app, or through mutual friends. Ivory and Alexander’s started with a car accident! “Alex was on a motorcycle and crashed into my carâ€, Ivory said. He may have totalled his bike but found his future wife! Years later, the couple found themselves planning a wedding that looked nothing like the ones they saw around them. They wanted it to just be the two of them at the courthouse, followed by a photo session a few days later. The ceremony lasted…

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From showrooms to high-end homes, this feature explores how architecture now places the car at the centre of display.

Azzam Bilal Chamdy

LUXUO examines eight buildings where the automobile becomes the organising principle of architecture. Cars are no longer stored out of sight. They are displayed, elevated and engineered into the structure itself. Speed does not sit on the road alone. It is embedded into glass façades, lift systems and reinforced concrete volumes designed around weight, width and display. Projects range from automated car towers in Singapore to private residences built around fixed collections. In each case, the building responds to the dimensions and status of the vehicle first and the living…

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