A celebration of the best in world-class architecture and architects. From the most architectural homes, architectural landmarks and architectural design to case studies from all around world to profiles about and with the incredible people that build and design them.
Designer Maya Lin is of a different nature. At just 21 years old, while still a Yale undergrad, she entered the winning design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC, one of 27,000 submissions.
Spread over 2,500 square feet, the presidential suite occupies the top floor of Kimpton The Rowan Palm Springs, offering an exceptional panorama. The hotel also features several areas for events, meetings and weddings.
Always striving to create spaces with soul that feel collected over time, Jay Jeffers and his team worked hard to help the owners of this Portola Valley, California, dwelling to make their dream home.
Around 150 miles south of San Francisco, Santa Lucia Preserve is an exclusive, 20,000-acre private development designed by Feldman Architecture with exceptional homes that are restricted in size to protect nature.
That iconic American architect Frank Lloyd Wright eventually found work in Los Angeles feels a bit like prophecy—he remains one of the most colorful characters in architectural history. Opinionated and flamboyant, a swashbuckler, he was a personality perfect for these parts.
Closed to the public for massive expansion construction in 2013, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art reopened three years later with a 10-story addition designed by Snøhetta.
Wrightwood 659 exudes a beautiful simplicity results from what is in reality a complex architectural calculus by Osaka-based architect Tadao Ando.
It’s an interesting question, what an international, award-winning architecture, design and planning firm might create if designing a space for itself. For Gensler, the answer is this model of future design in Downtown Los Angeles.
In San Francisco, Twitter employees are enjoying a smooth commute. The company’s skybridge, a floating glass span 100 feet above a pedestrian alley in the city’s Mid-Market district, has eased the flow of traffic considerably.
Soaring an astounding 16 stories and boasting a beehive-like design by London-based Heatherwick Studio, the company’s Vessel might have been a bit of a Trojan horse were it not so thoughtfully conceived.
Designed by SAOTA, the building was created as a self-contained, multi-layered landscape of experiences. The house offers views of the India Creek Canal towards the Atlantic Ocean. In the refined interior spaces, warm tones prevail.
