As the market for digital and audio books grows, brick-and-mortar libraries need to evolve into more than lending facilities and repositories to stay relevant. One possible solution? Skolnick Architecture + Design Partnership’s retail-inspired renovation in Port Washington, New York. Read more.

Craig Steely creates absolute privacy for one Californian homeowner without ruining her neighbors' views.

In South Carolina, two firms partner together to create a modern, friendly building for active seniors in a hot, flood-prone area.

In Oman, architecture firm Snøhetta constructs a relevant new building for an old fish market.

A firm makes over a popular, mid-century McDonald's in Chicago by designing a glass cube to reflect the new way its customers shop.

Kimball, an office-furniture manufacturer, collaborated with Studio O+A to create open spaces and showcase a variety of vignettes. 

A 100-year-old institution in Houston gets an upgraded learning space.