As you peer through the elegantly glazed vestibule of the new 53rd Street Library in Manhattan, instead of book-lined shelves, you see a large amphitheater with expansive wood tiers.

A neglected 19th-century landmark reveals an astonishing space for a new hotel, thanks to Gerner Kronick + Valcarcel and Martin Brudnizki Design Studio.

An international hotel draws on a Milan's incomparable design culture.

Just one block from the frenetic activity of Turin’s Porta Nuova train station, the Via Giuseppe Luigi Lagrange (or Via Lagrange) is emblematic of the urban revival propelled by the winter Olympics held here in 2006.

Founded in 1879 by German entrepreneur Guillermo Krug, the Relojería Alemana’s first jewelry store still stands on a corner of the Carrer del Colón, amid the labyrinthine tangle of cobbled lanes and alleyways that make up the quaint historical district of Palma de Majorca, Spain.

When Spanish restaurateur and hotelier Tomás Tarruella decided to open Barcelona’s first upmarket vegetarian eatery, he once again turned to Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld to design the interior.

Created by the Tokyo design firm Wonder­wall, Intersect by Lexus, Dubai, is essentially a car showroom minus the cars.

OMA NY sets an ethereal fashion scene for the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute’s new exhibition.