CONTENT
Introduction 6
Residential 8
1 Throstles Nest Hotel, John Moore and Partners, UK 10
2 Parliament View, 14 Sutherland Craig Partnership, UK
3 Private Apartment, Thomas Laurens B.V., the Netherlands18
4 Library Staircase, Levitate Architects, UK 22
5 Prechistenka Street,
Art-Blya, Russia ' 26
6 Genetic Stair, Caliper Studio, USA 30
7 Casa T6I6, Alvaro Leite Siza Vieira, Arq, Portugal 34
8 Crossways Eco Arch, Hawkes Architecture,UK 38
9 ElementStair,42
Weltevree, Multiple locations
10 Roche Residence, Atelier Archiplein, France46
11 T House, Atelier BORONSKI, Japan 50
12 Sensualscape Staircase, Atmos, UK54
13 MinamiAoyama M, Takeshi Hirobe Architects, Japan 58
14 Magnolia Barn, Spiral Staircase Systems, UK62
Cultural 66
15 City Hall, Foster + Partners, UK 68
16 MAXXI Museum, Zaha Hadid Architects, Italy72
17 Art Gallery of Ontario, Gehry Partners LLP, Canada76
18 MUMUTH Music Theatre, UNStudio, Austria 80
19 Canton Basel-Landschaft Public Records Office, EM2N, Switzerland 84
20 Zweiter Traversiner Steg, Conzett Bronzini Gartmann, Switzerland 88
21 Institute of Molecular Genetics, Studio P-H-A, Czech Republic 92
22 Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Diamond Schmitt Architects, Canada 96
23 Live Wire, Oyler Wu 100
24 Seoul National University,Rem Koolhaas (OMA), Korea 104
Retail 108
25 Fornarina, Giorgio Borruso Design, UK 110
26 Longchamp Flagship Store, Heatherwick Studio, USA 114
27 Boodles Jewellers, Eva Jiricna, UK 118
28 Louis Vuitton Nagoya,122
Carbondale Architects, Japan
29 Louis Vuitton Hong Kong, Peter Marino Architect, China126
Armani Flagship Store, Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas Architetti, USA 130
Offices 134
31 Escada HQ, Carbondale Architects, Germany 136
32 Hollandse Delta, EGM 140
Architecten, the Netherlands
33 Saxo Bank,3XN, Denmark144
34Trutec Building, Barkow Leibinger Architects, Korea148
35 Established & Sons HQ, Angus Pond Architects, UK152
36 Edificio BIP, Alberto Mozo Architectura, Chile 156
37 Showroom Manifatture Gamba srl, nEmoGruppo architetti, Italy 160
Hotels 164
38 Mondrian South Beach Residences, Marcel Wanders, USA 166
39 Mamilla Hotel, 170
Lissoni Associati, Jerusalem
Afterword 176
Directory of Architects & 178
Designers
Index 180
Credits 182
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