ANGLES OF REPOSE

On the coast of Lebanon, WORKac designs a strikingly geometric seaside getaway for a visionary client

COLOR THERAPY

Under the skillful ministrations of Carlos Mota, a modernist manse in Lima, Peru, gets a vibrant makeover

Super Bowl

Lina Bo Bardi's invitingly concave chair still seduces more than half a century after its debut

VISION QUEST

Architect Raffaella Bortoluzzi of Labo Design Studio conjures a sublime retreat for serious art collectors on eastern Long Island

PALACE INTRIGUE

Vincenzo De Cotiis writes the next chapter for the historic Palazzo Giustinian Lolin, situated on the banks of Venice's Grand Canal

Counter Movement

"Kitchens designed to celebrate cooking, rather than hide it away, are becoming real estate selling points."

Airport Resilience

"London’s airports continue to focus on the future."

Tamer of Raton Pass

“Uncle Dick” Wootton helped build a nation with his Santa Fe Trail

Horizon Lines

How Safdie Architects created a daring new skyscraper that reaches both up—and across—the skyline

Jeanne Gang – Building on the Past

Internationally renowned architect Jeanne Gang is transforming neglected old structures into modern marvels.

Architects Pick Their Favorite Building Material

Henry Ford, the father of assembly-line manufacturing, had a saying: “Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black.”

In Conversation: FRANK GEHRY

Fully engaged and working nonstop as he turns 91, the most famous architect alive won’t take projects in China or Saudi Arabia (“You don’t get paid”) and is reimagining a big chunk of downtown L.A. Is there a school of Gehry now? “God, no.”

Lose Your Heart

Janis hall loves old houses.

Stickley, Harley-Davidson, And The Road Taken

Long-time readers might remember an article about my family’s house in the Adirondacks in American Bungalow No. 58.

Building for Tomorrow, Today

Radical change in the building industry is desperately needed. And it cannot happen without the building trades.

Building on Brand

The Bauhaus turned 100 this year, and a crop of museum buildings sprang up for the celebration.

Interspecies Ethic

In probing the relationship between humans and nature, two major exhibitions question the very foundations of design practice.

Signs of Life

Designers, curators, and entrepreneurs are scrambling to make sense of motherhood in a culture that’s often hostile to it.

The Circular Office

Major manufacturers are exploring every avenue to close the loop on workplace furniture.

No New Buildings

The energy already embodied in the built environment is a precious unnatural resource. It’s time to start treating it like one.

Built On Memory - A Couple Transforms An Old Pole Barn Into A Place That Celebrates Family And Country

As Adrian and Magdalena Luchini’s life took root in St. Louis—after a few years, it was clear that the couple was here to stay—it was important to Adrian to try to capture the life he had growing up in the Argentinian countryside. And what better place to do that than at Las Tres Marías, the couple’s second home, in Godfrey, Illinois? “I suppose that when I saw that I would never recuperate what I had in my childhood, I became more determined to reconstruct it—to give that kind of exposure to my children,” says Adrian. “To me, that is what a territory is all about, when you go to a place and feel like you’re a part of it.”

Building Site

Sun Tower, China, by Open Architecture

Edge of Heaven

A cantilevered concrete house on the shores of West Vancouver offers a series of threshold moments

A temple to luxury

Designed by the late American architect Ed Tuttle, Aman’s Greek outpost is a heavenly hilltop retreat in the Peloponnese

Sun Catcher

Studio Weave’s first project in South Korea is a clifftop holiday home perfectly designed to capture a new day dawning over the East Sea

Bare Essentials

The pared-back Casa Primitiva fits in perfectly in its semi-rural Spanish context

Escape Route

A picturesque Mexican bolthole makes a dreamily idyllic retreat

Into the blue

Atelier Bow-Wow's latest collaboration with design-led property developer Oliaros is a free-flowing, art-filled holiday home on the Greek island of Antiparos

A fine mess

Former military buildings sold off as the armed forces modernise can be architectural gold dust to discerning developers, finds

Treasure Island

The latest addition to Japan’s Benesse Art Site, Tadao Ando’s Valley Gallery is a geometric gem that makes the most of its remote setting