An architect designs a fourth low-cost housing project for a longtime client, this one outside the urban core, in Van Nuys, California.

Henry David Thoreau hoped to teach by example. So does the new visitor center near his famous retreat.

On the banks of the Seine, a park transforms a suburban wasteland into a tranquil retreat.

A curving glass pavilion mimicks the contours of the landscape.

An innovative use of local materials engenders an inspiring setting for learning in Burkina Faso.

French conceptual artist Daniel Buren has created a temporary, site-specific work for the Frank Gehry-designed Fondation Louis Vuitton building, in the Bois de Boulogne park in western Paris.