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Suite Sorrow: The Death of New York’s Grand Hotels

One New Yorker laments the passing of one of the city’s greatest offerings.

Taste
Rose McGowan’s Circular World

If the Hollywood star had her way, our lives would be a lot rounder.

Books
Lessons in Building Community

Writer Michael Webb chronicles the evolution and current state of large-scale residential design.

Architecture
Peter Zumthor: Rigor and Resonance

The Pritzker Prize-winning Swiss architect brings his perceptive touch to projects from Norway to...

Studio Visit
Stephanie Goto’s Food for Thought

Inside her Manhattan space, the architect and designer dishes on her love of food, dream passengers

Site Visit
Twisting Towers by Bjarke Ingels

Danish architect Bjarke Ingels recently took Surface on a tour of The Grove at Grand Bay, a...

Architecture
The Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

A new Herzog & de Meuron-designed concert hall takes center stage in Hamburg.

Architecture
Koray Duman Is Just Right

The Turkish architect thrives in creating galleries and spaces for artists.

Architecture
2016 in 20 Buildings

Our editors weigh in on the projects that defined the year in architecture.

Best of 2016
The Last Word: Memorable Quotes From 2016

As 2016 draws to a close, we’ve selected a few of the most memorable quotes that ran in...

Gallery
Poems for Detroit

Ten original compositions inspired by historic landmarks in the Motor City, now one year in as a...

Urban space
Renaissance Plan: Brooklyn Navy Yard

The Brooklyn Navy Yard has long been on the radar of developers, and now its reinvention is...

Architecture
A New Film Revisits A Vanished Neutra House

Director Elissa Brown explores a lost piece of her family's history.

Architecture
An Art Museum Inspired By the Fields That Surround It

The new Manetti Shrem Art Museum at UC Davis reflects the landscape and history.

Design
A Local Design Firm Puts a Small Island Nation on an International Stage

How the Seychelles-based design firm Add.Locus created their country's first-ever presentation at...