Inspiration: Collections

While their function is primarily connection and circulation, a well-designed staircase can also off er a sensationally sensorial experience.

From floating islands to green mounds, architects are unleashing their imaginations and exploring am bitious solutions to today's problems.

Forget Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier — these architects seem to take inspiration from the work s of Isaac Asimov and George Lucas.

While Seoul remains firmly cemented in its brutalist ways, architects are making concrete exciting a nd stylish once again.

Complicating the relationship between structure and façade has long been fodder for architectural in novation.

By preserving established trees rather than taking them down, designers are creating novel relations hips between the natural and the man-made.

Instead of building monolithic forms in rural areas, architects are opting for clusters of small vol umes that fit more harmoniously with the surroundings.

The best park designs are attuned to their natural surroundings while with statement architectural f eatures that are recreationally accessible to all.

Architects are creating elevated and original commercial retail concepts, bringing dedication to com munity, heritage and craftsmanship to the table.