Armed with an arsenal of custom light painting tools (various LED and xenon flashlights) he designed himself, Trevor Williams creates mesmerizing effects that must be seen to be believed. The Japan-based photographer and light painting pioneer produces individual light images, as well as group paintings with the collective he founded, Fiz-iks. Paying special attention to location, the group explores Japanese architecture to construct surprising narratives that meld the modern artistic technique with traditional landscapes….

The L.A. landscape would look much different without four Chinese-Americans — Eugene Choy, Gilbert Leong, Helen Liu Fong and Gin Wong — whose work has shaped some of the city’s architectural landmarks. Dan Kaufman Eugene Choy designed the Cathay Bank in…

A skyscraper planned to tower 80 stories at the World Trade Center site could become a seven-floor dwarf because developer Larry Silverstein can’t find tenants to rent…

‘People have been driving past our house, reversing, and getting out to take pictures!” laughs Sonia Pabla-Thomas. Passers-by have been intrigued to see the futuristic-looking section of the Victorian house – the juxtaposition of old and new is striking…

The exhibition at the Royal Academy examines Russian avant-garde architecture…

About a year ago, just before Christmas, in the harsh, flat light of a cold December afternoon, the Robie House in Hyde Park did not seem like itself. Nothing had actually changed, though: Frank Lloyd Wright’s tiered, angular Prairie masterpiece still…

The mothership of airstream conversions sits on the roof top of Cape Town’s historic Grandy Daddy Hotel, and it is by far the coolest thing we’ve seen in a long while. Each of the seven airstreams strategically placed on this Long Street rooftop is in…

Even a person hungry for the open road and stricken with wanderlust needs a cozy, comfortable home to return to, said poet Sitok Srengenge of his house outside Yogyakarta. In Sitok’s case, he also wanted something fun, like a residence with a feel almost…

The celebrated minimalist strikes again — the Richard Meier-designed Shenzhen Clubhouse in China’s OCT bay features his signature white columns, open spaces, and bare walls.

Serving as a welcome respite to the bustling metropolis that is Shenzhen, the clubhouse  sits on an island that visitors reach by crossing a pedestrian bridge. The 36,000-square-foot complex of overlapping angular trapezoids features a restaurant, fitness center, pool, gallery space, and open-air atrium, all the trappings of a spectacularly relaxing, zen-inducing getaway. They’re all framed by white metal panels, skylights, glass curtains, and vertical screens that offer views of the exterior gardens and city across the water, as well as plenty of natural lighting to the inside. 

Click on the photo gallery above to see renderings of Richard Meier’s Shenzhen Clubhouse.