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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

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

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

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

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

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

Drama School

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

Hollywood Ending

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

Lascaux IV

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

Shine a Light

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

Good Match-Up

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

Critical Thinking

Our 12 top building reviews of 2016

Raising the Bar

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

Polaris Hall

SOM delivers a bold but fitting addition to the United States Air Force Academy

Into the Fold

DS+R’s Vagelos Center masterfully balances verticality, high-tech medicine, and spaces for learning

Give Me Liberty

Liberty Park successfully fills a critical role in the World Trade Center site

Ride Share or Ridership?

How does the design of Los Angeles’s new Expo Line stack up?

DIA In, DIA Out

Denver’s airport additions aims high, but the city needs more than one-off showcase projects

Gordon Parks Arts Hall

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