More architects and urban planners are designing parks, airport lounges, museums and other public spaces that make lone visitors feel at ease.
Category: Architecture
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The Most Exciting Hotels in London Right Now
From big brands to quirky independents, the city’s newest accommodations are luxurious in ways both quiet and not.
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A Blind Potter’s Los Angeles Home
Every client is unique, but Don Katz truly broke the mold.
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Companies Hope Making Offices Like Hotels Will Lure Workers Back
Hoping to lure workers back to their desks, companies are designing “work resorts,” luxe spaces meant to compete with the comforts and versatility of their living room.
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The Pleasures of a One-Bedroom Cabin in the Mountains of Washington
“It’s probably the best place I’ve ever lived,” said the owner of a little house in the mountainous Methow Valley of Washington.
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The Artists Remaking Everyday Buildings in Dollhouse Scale
Miniaturists are memorializing the architecture of quickly changing cities with meticulous renderings of corner stores, restaurants and even dumpsters.
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Fire Island Neighbors Preserved Their Ocean Views by Hiring the Same Architect
Neighbors on Fire Island took a clever approach to a common problem: They hired the same architects at the same time. Now everyone has a view.
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Why Two Designers Left Brooklyn to Build a Home in Upstate New York
The two designers never planned to leave Brooklyn. But upstate New York beckoned.
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To Protect Against Wildfires, Insurers Try to Change Construction Standards
Property insurers are trying to force changes in construction standards that they say are necessary to protect against wildfires.
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She Lost Her Home in the 2017 Atlas Fire in Napa. Then She Built Something ‘Different.’
The fire-resistant house she built in Napa, Calif., with the insurance money was “so different — and I like different.”
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Exploring Lanzarote, a Growing LGBTQ Destination in the Canary Islands
A place of windswept, austere beauty, this corner of the Canary Islands is a growing L.G.B.T.Q. destination as well as a perfect place to clear the mind.
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An Architect Couple Design Their Dream Home on Orcas Island
The small house in Washington was designed to sit lightly on the land: It touches the ground in only six places, and they didn’t cut down a single tree.