Inspiration: Collections

Iran's challenging political context has spurred immense architectural innovation.

The power of the atrium lies in its ability to shift architectural scales and dwarf the viewer, crea ting continuity between otherwise separate spaces.

While Pisa’s off-kilter landmark is probably the most famous of its kind, there are many fascinating tilted buildings in the world.

     Los Angeles profoundly shaped the modernist movement, but the City of Angels holds far more tha n its historic legacy. From Pierre Koenig’s iconic Stahl house to the Eames House and the transformation of the Los Angeles Basin, the city has continuously sought a new aesthetic, one where progressive forms and spatial multiplicity coexist.…

Contemporary architects are finding space for new constructions among medieval sites.

Each of these mosques has its own contemporary twist.

Closely linked to layering and light quality, these ephemeral elements provide new ways to think abo ut thresholds, shading and enclosures.

Since the Modernist period, architecture has had the combination of service and living spaces as one of its core considerations. Functionalist architects, following in the tradition of machine aesthetics, sought to celebrate the spaces that allow for the operation of a building. This philosophy was epitomized by Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier’s body of work —…

This complex country is home to some incredible building projects.