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Z8 Tower by Zaha Hadid Architects is set to move toward construction in the centre of Beijing’s Central Business District, where the project occupies a prominent site at the intersection of Jiang...

RADIANT LIC Photo Michael Young Courtesy of ODA

Long Island City has spent the past two decades accumulating residential towers with impressive efficiency and minimal imagination. Glass facades stacked on glass facades, their anonymity interrupted only by slight variations in mullion spacing. The neighborhood’s rapid development has generated...

Philip Johnson’s Booth House – Photo courtesy of RnD

In 1946, Philip Johnson designed a small residential commission in Bedford, New York. The Booth House, built three years before his iconic Glass House, introduced the a...

Photo © Lorena Darquea Courtesy of Di Frenna arquitectos (54)

Casa Akina does not announce itself. Situated in Villa de Álvarez, Colima (Mexico), the residence designed by Di Frenna Arquitectos reveals itself gradu...

Villa Ponente by Pierattelli Architetture, photo Thomas Pagani

Pierattelli Architetture has renovated a 1950s villa on the Argentario coast in southern Tuscany, preserving the character of the original residence while strengthening its relationship with the Mediterranean. Set into a rocky promontory with direct access to the water, ...