Every year, Architectural Digest selects the best books of architecture and design that deserve some extra attention. The international magazine of interior design made a selection and conclude that this year’s releases explored innovative creations of the past, present, and future. Take a look. Midcentury Houses Today The lushly illustrated Midcentury […]

Situated about five miles south of Puerto Vallarta, in the gated community of El Paredón, this modern treehouse overlooks the emerald waters of Banderas Bay. The three-story house, Casa Papelillos, is named after the local papelillo trees. Some of the trees are a thousand years old, so architect Ricardo Elias chose to […]

Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld has been commissioned to convert The Shore Club, a historic hotel in Miami’s South Beach, into a luxury complex with condominiums, hotel rooms and poolside bungalows. The truly Miami Boutique Hotel. Situated in the city’s Art Deco District, the updated property will feature 100 hotel rooms […]

After winning an international competition, The Factory Design Project, in Manchester, the dutch architect Rem Koolhaas’ firm OMA is to build its first major public building in the UK. Koolhaas will lead the project with OMA partners Ellen van Loon and David Gianotten. Construction is due to begin next year, and […]

New York-based architect Daniel Libeskind will be discussing memory, creativity and legacy with architectural historian Gillian Darley at the Roca London Gallery next month. The talk on 6 November 2015 coincides with both the Death and Memory: Soane and the Architecture of Legacy at the Sir John Soane’s Museum and […]

CRG Architects has unveiled a proposal to replace slum housing with a pair of skyscrapers comprising stacks of brightly coloured shipping containers. CRG Architects, which has offices in China and Nigeria, came up with the concept for Container Skyscraper to provide temporary accommodation to replace slum housing in developing countries. […]

One of the best architets in Spain, Ramón Esteve has a new project with one of the most beautiful modern house designs ever saw, as well a breathtaking landscape architecture. Located on a cliff-top overlooking the mediterranean coastline of southeastern spain, this two-storey dwelling has been designed by valencia-based architect […]

When designer and contractor Justin Krzyston was approached to restore an Art Deco-style home designed by Lloyd Wright (son of Frank Lloyd Wright), he willfully took on the challenge. But it would require a full renovation to bring the 2,700-square-foot Los Angeles home back to its original glory. The property, […]