Inspiration: Collections

Renderings of upcoming projects by firms such as Adjaye Associates, MVRDV and Foster + Partners have us excitedly anticipating the real thing.

In outdoor urban spaces, a creatively designed staircase can add color and delight to public places, encouraging gathering, community and the like.

Half the fun about going to a restaurant is the social atmosphere that it brings. These restaurants promise great food – and a great time.

From echoes and reverberations to dampening and amplification, a key component of any architectural experience is acoustics.

From a retail concept that subverts gendered design expectations to a 'naked' mixed-system housing s tructure, explore this month's list of readers’ favorites.

"The hearth is the psychological center of the home." Discover how these anchor elements create warm and inviting interiors.

Explore the sketches, etchings, drawings and diagrams that shaped the future of design.

Instead of using shiny and luxurious materials that crowd the space, wood can bring a range of intim ate atmospheres to compact shopping spaces.

Color is usually reserved as add-ons to architectural settings. These projects prove that there is n othing to fear when embracing the bright.