Shaded by dramatic cantilevered roofs, a house in Phoenix fuses its interior with the surrounding terrain.

The new kitchen and bathroom in an office-turned-apartment in Virginia are both neatly concealed and showcased within a 40-foot-long reclaimed-oak box.

“I’m deeply honored and humbled,” says the Arkansas-based architect. “We feel this is a big win for all the folks in flyover country.”

Striking display rooms mingle with fully-glazed research laboratories, workrooms, and interactive learning alcoves in a new warehouse-like museum in Seattle.