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Located all over the world, these unique architectural abodes make for perfect vacation homes for de sign enthusiasts.

From striking oversized geodesic luminaires to modern furniture with a whimsical twist, Tom Dixon’s creations have been a fixture on the American design scene yet didn’t have much of a home base in the U.S. to show its wares in person. (New Yorkers in particular had to wait until their city’s ICFF trade fair to…

“Harder, better, faster, stronger” could be the saying of design-build. This form of pro ject delivery allows a property owner to contract with one entity to design and construct a building. Proponents say there are many advantages to the method. Design-build is best known for achieving greater efficiency — and ensuring cost savings — over traditional…

When architects design their own home, to call it “a labor of love” is something of an understatemen t, and Architizer’s cofounder and CEO Marc Kushner understands this better than most. The practicing architect — a founding partner of Manhattan-based firm Hollwich Kushner — is currently in the midst of a highly personal project, planning the…

Revealing contemporary ideas on exhibition and public space, California’s marvelous museums are as c aptivating as their collections.

Metabolism might not be the best-known postwar architectural movement, but it was surely one of the most imaginative. The brainchild of young Japanese architects including Fumihiko Maki, Masato Otaka, Kiyonori Kikutake and Kisho Kurokawa, Metabolism sought to create buildings that, like organisms, would grow and develop over time. “We regard human society as a vital…

Cat lovers know that the attention of felines is reserved for those of us with discerning taste... i n architecture and companionship.

The noodle bar is a distinct typology that has come to represent a space to share the culinary histo ry and build on the legacy of the noodle.

“All my life, I have loved frames and limits; and I will maintain that the largest wilderness looks larger seen through a window,” wrote English writer and professional contrarian G.K. Chesterton. “To the grief of all grave dramatic critics, I will still assert that the perfect drama must strive to rise to the higher ecstasy…