Loro Piana's New Manhattan Boutique The fashion and interior-design powerhouse opens an elegant flagship to showcase the firm's ready-to-wear collections and home furnishings
Adam Levine's Hollywood Hills Home The Maroon 5 front man's California pad combines midcentury sophistication with a shot of bachelor attitude
The Sets of PBS's "Downton Abbey" AD talks with the designers of the British period drama?a cult hit now in its second season?about recreating the World War I era at Highclere Castle
What's New from Armani/Casa Mirroring his iconic fashions, Giorgio Armani’s expanding home collections offer minimalist, ultra-refined style. Here, AD presents a selection of the designer’s latest furnishings, kitchens, and textiles
At Home with Giorgio Armani in Switzerland Using dark mahogany instead of golden pine, the fashion superstar transforms his Saint Moritz retreat into a couture take on traditional alpine style
AD Revisits Giorgio Armani (Slide show) The fashion designer is no stranger to Architectural Digest: His Swiss alpine retreat, featured in our March issue, is his fifth home (including a very livable yacht) to be profiled in the magazine. In honor of his latest appearance, we tour his residences around the world
The Season's Best Museum Shows From Cindy Sherman's shape-shifting self-portraits at New York's MoMA to Gauguin's Polynesian paintings at the Seattle Art Museum, AD picks a dozen exhibitions not to miss this spring
The Hotel Bel-Air's Second Act After an extensive two-year renovation, the famed Los Angeles retreat debuts a glamorous new look, courtesy of designers Alexandra Champalimaud and David Rockwell
Auto Focus 2012 From the buzziest models about to hit the streets to envelope-pushing concept cars, AD spotlights ten designs that will be turning heads this year
Celebrity Kitchens (Slide show) Whether sleek and urbane or rustic and homey, the kitchens of stylish stars can be as creative as their famous owners. Click through our slide show from the AD archives for ideas to inspire your next renovation
At Home with Jorge Elias in Sao Paulo The Brazilian architect flamboyantly blends equal parts grand antiques and bold contemporary art at his neoclassical-style mansion
A Jewel-Box Apartment in New York Architect Steven Harris and designer Lucien Rees Roberts give Claire Weiss just what she was looking for--a pied-a-terre done gloriously well
A Minimalist Beverly Hills Home An entrepreneur with a yen for simplicity and order calls on designer James Magni to turn a Los Angeles home into an ultramodern haven
The Expanded SCAD Museum of Art Savannah College of Art and Design's museum, a former 19th-century train depot, gets a contemporary new look by architecture firm Sottile & Sottile
Nina Griscom's Elegant Manhattan Apartment The tastemaker trades her family's New York City townhouse for a cozy, stylish duplex--carefully editing their prized objects along the way
Name to Know: Architect Jeanne Gang She's bringing the sensuousness of nature, the sustainability of LEED building, and the thrill of the new to Chicago and beyond
Welcome to the NFL's Biggest Stadium The Dallas Cowboys' brand-new $1.15 billion, 100,000-capacity stadium—the biggest in the NFL—gets ready for its first game
Motel 6 Has Designs on Your Business The budget lodging chain hired a designer of cruise ships and airline cabins to spruce up its look and lure in newly cash-conscious travelers
Where Housing Will Be in 2012 Home prices are likely to fall for the next year, then stabilize, with a rebound in 2012 as the overall economy takes off again
Green Arches: LEED Honors for McDonald's HQ How the fast-food giant's Chicago head office became one of the few buildings anywhere to obtain the top citation for energy and environmental design
The Next Energy Innovators BusinessWeek and GreenBiz.com have assembled a list of 25 intriguing energy startups, including young companies that tap geothermal heat, turn waste into biodiesel, and more
LEED's Latest Overhaul: Itself The green building rating system revamp provides more grounding in science and promotes strategies with the greatest environmental benefit
The Future of Green Building How will the recession affect the green-building market? We asked Peter Morris, principal of the construction consultancy Davis Langdon
Obama's Green Building Agenda As the President-Elect prepares to take office, The U.S. Green Building Council has put together an agenda of sustainable policies he should pursue
Going Green Is Good for Your Wallet Two recent studies show that green building standards not only are effective, but also escalate property values
Inside the House of the Future Green technology, wireless connectivity, and less ostentation are just some of the newest home-building trends
Skyscrapers Still Reach For the Skies Developers want to shrug off the current economic crisis, but the global downturn could yet quash future high-rise plans
Traffic-Stopping Parking Structures Dark, dingy, even unsafe, car parks are probably the last place you'd expect to find innovative architecture. But some defy expectations
Will China Welcome a Mid-Range Hotel? Hotel Jen marries high design with smart business strategy as it targets an overlooked—and growing—sector of the hotel market
In Conversation with Brad Cloepfil The architect of the new Museum of Arts and Design discusses his redesign of New York's famous "lollipop" building
The Architecture of Jürgen Mayer H The Berlin-based architect Jürgen Mayer claims he's pushing his discipline "beyond the blob". He talks to Miami Art Museum head, Terence Riley
Why I Hate The Hearst Tower It's been a year and it's time to call it: The soaring edifice in midtown Manhattan looks like a misplaced missile silo
How to Build a Temple in 10 Days An innovative program encourages students to design and build culturally appropriate architecture
China Prepares for Urban Revolution By 2025, at least 220 Chinese cities likely will have more than 1 million people. Such a colossal population shift requires massive building
Are Patent Problems Stifling U.S. Innovation? The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office is drowning in applications while its budget shrinks. Stanford Law professor Mark Lemley suggests some fixes
On the Market in the Region A 10-year-old house with six bedrooms in Montvale, N.J., and a renovated four-bedroom in Bronxville, N.Y.
City Room: Big Deal | The World at Its Feet Wealthy investors are wiring millions of dollars to New York to snatch up a piece of 157 West 57th Street - what will be New York City's tallest residential building, with 90 floors overlooking Central Park.
City Room: Big Ticket | Sold for $19,000,000 An apartment at the Trump International Hotel and Tower, opposite Central Park, was bought anonymously through a limited liability company.
New York Real Estate Question & Answer Taking responsibility for a roof leak; a bank loan for capital repairs; lender says no to co-op sublet; next time, don?t forget the key.
Homes in search of a character Your house is in the perfect location, but it's as ugly as sin. Fear not. A growing number of people are turning to cosmetic surgery to rejuvenate their homes.
An ill wind Telegraph View: The noise from wind chimes is a form of torture.
Cream of Devon: Zac Goldsmith sells country estate Zac Goldsmith is selling his West Country estate. The MP tells Christopher Middleton why it will be such a wrench to leave a home he has turned into an environmental paradise.
Eco house produces almost as much energy as it needs Want to trim your bills, update your home and do your bit for the planet? We test the latest eco products and sort the fads from the finds. This week: building eco homes.
