At the heart of Brooklyn's Prospect Park, a new public recreation area updates and restores a section of the borough's revered green space.

When Focus Lighting carved a new office out of a trio of two-story 1910 retail buildings on a busy street in Harlem five years ago, principal Paul Gregory wanted the facility to be more than a functional workspace for ongoing projects.

If it were only a case of “practice what you preach,” the sustainably designed Midwest offices of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) would offer an impressive enough example, with a new space that exploits daylight and incorporates reclaimed materials.

San Francisco's multitudinous tech start-ups are not only making their mark in economic terms, they're redefining the workspace. 

A young Dutch firm turns a difficult building from the 1980s into a home for a surprising group of residents: ex-convicts.

A multidisciplinary design team applies a light and skillful touch to restore luster to a faded Lower Manhattan landmark while bringing it up to current standards.

In the shadow of a 16th-century UNESCO-listed castle, a museum steps into the footprint of Denmark’s maritime industry.

Having attracted Twitter, upscale retail, and a food emporium as key tenants, a renovated Art Deco building is kick-starting the transformation of a once-seedy part of San Francisco.