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A man skiing down a power plant, Copenhill

BIG Slopes to Shred

BIG’s skiable Copenhill power plant is a contradictory landmark

October 8, 2019

Ruby City, a red, squat box with a window at the end, at night

Meditative Monuments

David Adjaye’s Ruby City is an imposing monument to art in southern Texas

October 2, 2019

Interior painting of a rural landscape on the interior of Blue Origin's torus-shaped shapeship

Old Landscapes in New Places

Decoding the colonial history behind Blue Origin’s space settlements

July 19, 2019

A deck between buildings creates a lively outdoor space for shoppers. (Benjamin Koush/AN)

Born to be Mercantile

A retail district in Houston reimagines the strip mall, one building at a time

March 5, 2018

The exterior is clad in limestone and grey metal panels, accentuated by corrugated metal. (Leonid Furmanksy)

Austin’s new public library reflects the city’s transformation and energy

February 16, 2018

“Spaces without drama or surface is an illusion, but so is depth” at Chicago’s Graham Foundation

May 22, 2017

Hollywood Ending

The re-configured Columbia Square pays homage to its past and is more pedestrian friendly

May 18, 2017

Snøhetta masterfully creates a new museum setting for 17,000-year-old cave art

April 3, 2017

SOM’s new L.A. courthouse needs almost no artificial lighting during the day

January 16, 2017

Houston’s newest theater has its own two-story open-air “street”

January 5, 2017

Critical Thinking

Our 12 top building reviews of 2016

December 24, 2016

Raising the Bar

Goettsch Partners provides a refreshing jolt to the Chicago suburbs with Zurich Insurance Group’s North American HQ

November 28, 2016