Inspiration: Collections

From lush forest havens to flourishing desert oases, landscape architects are transforming the Ameri can backyard.

A successful yoga practice comes from within, but a meditative studio environment can elevate any pr actice.

Music pavilions uniquely combine the need for gathering large groups and providing them with views w ith paying close attention to acoustics.

Consider how the simplicity of the cuboid shape makes it an easy building block for much more ambiti ous projects.

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.