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The best in architecture from around the world—a mashup of the best of all genres of architecture from new takes on the traditional forms to modern masterpieces that push the possible from the best architects and designers.

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Raffles Hotel: A World-Class Restoration

ByJenn Thornton
October 22, 2021

With the world increasingly reopening its doors, one property is making a grander entrance than most—Raffles Singapore. As it would, naturally, given the 19th-century heritage hotel’s rich history, its luminary-filled guest list, its verdant views, and its mannered, immersive ways.

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Mar Monte Hotel: Beleco Reviving a Santa Barbara Icon

ByKarine Monié
September 29, 2021

Los Angeles-based interior design firm Beleco recently revealed the result of an ambitious task consisting of remodeling a Spanish revival beachfront hotel, which opened its doors along the coast in 1931.

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Studio Robert McKinley A ‘Shoppable’ Design Destination: The Edison Bungalow

ByKarine Monié
September 29, 2021
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Originally built in 2005 and located in Montauk, New York (a half-mile from the local beach and a short walk to the state park), the Edison Bungalow started its new life in August 2020.

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Oz Architects & Private Residence #4: A Mediterranean Maison

ByJenn Thornton
September 29, 2021

Rich in decorative tensions, the sumptuous, generously dimensioned residence is a reflection of its well-traveled owners’ refined eye for style and design.

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OOAA Arquitectura’s Sunny Summer Baleares House

ByConstance Dunn
September 2, 2021
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Located in Mahón Bay, on the Balearic Island of Menorca, Spain, a building of strict modern bearing offers an insurgency of space and, beyond its serene monochromatic walls, a halo of sun and sky.

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Hawaii House Tropical Minimalism by Mark de Reus

ByKarine Monié
August 19, 2021
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Located on the southern Kohala Coast of Hawaii’s Big Island, the Hawaii House, a 10,361-square-foot coastal residence designed by Mark de Reus of de Reus Architects, whose largest challenge for this project consisted of constructing in a reasonable period of time with a highly active construction market on the island.

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Texas-based Architectural Firm Lake|Flato’s Horizon House

ByJenn Thornton
August 5, 2021
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Soon to debut, Lake|Flato Houses: Respecting the Land (Rizzoli) is the latest foray for the firm, which was named AIA’s Firm of the Year in 2004, and whose remarkable, environmentally sensitive, and astute structures explore an intimate relationship to site and surround.

Jim Jennings, Jim Jennings Architecture, Leverone Design, Matthew Leverone, Pebble Beach, Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture, Architectural Design Review (Adr), Christian Liaigre, Egg Collective, Eric Schmitt, Jader Almeida, Jiun Ho, John Sheppard

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Jim Jennings & Matthew Leverone Combine to Create a Minimalist Pebble Beach Retreat

ByKarine Monié
August 4, 2021

Sitting atop a bluff overlooking the Pacific, in Pebble Beach, northern California, the 6,700-square-foot, aluminum-and-stone-clad residence features pure lines and comprises three levels connected by a central stairwell.

Richard Beard, Bar Architects, Portola Valley, Joseph Esherick, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Vita Pehar, Westridge, William Wurster

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Richard Beard’s Custom-Designed Portola Valley Family Refuge

ByKarine Monié
July 21, 2021

Richard Beard custom-designed this 7,000-square-foot house for a couple with young children. The property is ideally located in the Westridge area of Portola Valley, a desirable and exclusive enclave of the San Francisco Peninsula, close to Silicon Valley.

The Pause House, AM/PM, Edgar Langman, Hammer and Spear, Joshua Tree, Kristan Cunningham, Scott Jarrell, Wedgar Properties, Wendy Langman, desert, vacation homes

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The Pause House AM/PM: Designer Joshua Tree Vacation Home with Desert Appeal

ByKarine Monié
July 7, 2021
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Providing privacy and overlooking a vast valley spotted with yucca and Joshua trees, both buildings of the Pause House AM/PM serve as short-term accommodations for visitors who want to experience the high desert.

Montalba Architects’ Riviera Loft: Circular Motion

Around the World

Raffles Hotel: A World-Class Restoration

Mar Monte Hotel: Beleco Reviving a Santa Barbara Icon

Studio Robert McKinley A ‘Shoppable’ Design Destination: The Edison Bungalow

Oz Architects & Private Residence #4: A Mediterranean Maison

OOAA Arquitectura’s Sunny Summer Baleares House

Hawaii House Tropical Minimalism by Mark de Reus

Texas-based Architectural Firm Lake|Flato’s Horizon House

Jim Jennings & Matthew Leverone Combine to Create a Minimalist Pebble Beach Retreat

Richard Beard’s Custom-Designed Portola Valley Family Refuge

The Pause House AM/PM: Designer Joshua Tree Vacation Home with Desert Appeal

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