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The book that will inspire you to build a surf shack

How does surfing play a role in architecture? The answer has been revealed in a masterpiece titled “Surf Shacks.” Gestalten is a German publisher known for releasing state-of-the-art architecture, design, photography, and lifestyle books. You could think that Germans would not have the best knowledge and taste for a surf publication, but that is not […]

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The origin of the word "surfing"

“Surfing” is a noun; “surf” is the verb. But how did these words evolve over time? So where do the words “surfing” and “surf” come from? When we look up in the (online) dictionary for the word “surfing”, this is what we get in return: a) the sport or pastime of riding a wave towards […]

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