A New Art Museum in Minneapolis Is Lit Almost Entirely by Daylight
Sawtooth skylights and a curving white hall make the galleries glow without a single spotlight on sunny days.
Why More US Cities Are Building in Wood
New building codes allow timber towers up to 18 stories. Architects are racing to use them.
Inside the Restored Sculpture Hall That Took Twelve Years to Repair
A 1902 gallery in Philadelphia reopens with its original skylight and colors.
How a Scale Model Helped a Neighborhood Plan Its Own Future
Residents of Pittsburgh’s Hill District rebuilt their streets in foam and cardboard first.
The Staircase as Sculpture: Five Stairs Worth Climbing
From spiral to cantilevered, the most beautiful staircases of the year.
A Library With Five Floors of Open Stairs Becomes a City’s Living Room
Kansas City’s new central library is built around a dramatic atrium of white stairs.
The Beauty of Concrete Steps: Designing Public Spaces People Actually Use
Wide steps, good shade and somewhere to put a coffee.