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7.3.14  In Space  In “Conceptions of Space: Recent Acquisitions in Contemporary Architecture” at the Museum of Modern Art, opening July 4, space-manipulating, grand-scale architecture takes center stage. Featured architects include Herzog & de Meuron, Álvaro Siza, and Kengo Kuma, plus New York–based firms SO-IL and MOS Architects.MORE  ›  A Designer’s Designer  Celebrated by the likes of Bill Cunningham and Patricia Field for his avant-garde garments, Andre Walker closes “Beyond the Garment District: Perspectives on Craft and Technique in New York–Made Fashion,” a four-part discussion series featuring New York fashion-industry luminaries, at the Museum of Arts and Design on July 10 at 7 p.m. MORE  ›  Pop Up on Governors Island Beginning July 5, the New-York Historical Society will host a pop-up exhibition at House 18 in Nolan Park on Governors Island. A group of city high-school kids who’ve taken part in the Society’s historian internship program have curated a selection of photographs and artworks depicting Civil War–era goings-on.MORE  ›

SPACE OF THE WEEK I Just Redid My Rental As If I Owned the Place Shane Ruth’s sophisticatedly homespun Hell’s Kitchen apartment. SEE MORE › The bedroom features detailed wall-panel treatments. Ruth mounted an old workout shirt that he just couldn’t part with. The kitchen nook is behind floor-to-ceiling curtains. The Best Bet Beach Lounger This Sandy Smith Intermezzo high-back chair is perfect to tote and park at the beach this summer.MORE  › Tips on all things decorative, design chats with Wendy Goodman, and photographs from the latest design hunting discoveries in NYC. facebook.com/DesignHunting Moment-to-moment updates on design news and trend-spotting, as well as live-tweeting from insider events and parties (with a few contests thrown in for good measure).@DesignHunting