Inspiration: Collections

Austria's beautiful landscape presents a dazzling canvas upon which architecture is imagined and for med.

Is YouTube a valuable source of education and inspiration when it comes to architecture, or just an ocean of mindless tomfoolery for the procrastination generation? The answer is both.

Oriented to views and open vistas, contemporary lake houses emerged from vernacular building traditi ons.

Many housing developments have taken on cultish status, endlessly referenced, documented and imitate d. They have become architectural rock stars or, in come cases, villains.

From a cozy corner shop to a cavernous underground store, these bookshops are capable of housing mor e than just books.

Clad in concrete, each project consists of a clear-cut geometric volume, which carefully pulls from the natural colors of the surrounding landscape's forests and rock formations.

Take an architectural tour through the vineyards and valleys of California's wine regions.

Explore seven more examples of the ways bamboo can be cut, twisted, bent and constructed to create i nnovative works of architecture.

Mies' architectural style — characterized by the implementation of strong horizontal and vertical pl anes — continues to influence the aesthetic language of countless contemporary architects.