Fourty-three stories high and over a quarter mile in length, the resort stretches out along one of the largest man-made archipelagos in the world.

The third and final phase of Promenade Samuel-de-Champlain includes a public beach, infinity pool, and more set against the St. Lawrence River.

The world is awash in glitzy buildings that attempt to shock-and-awe their way to the top, but most of these expensive, unsubtle projects have also been uninspiring, write Carlo Ratti and Antoine Picon.

The Sydney-based historian charts the atrium through the shifting nature of postwar architectural practice.

One of hundreds of planned centers across Mexico City, Derek Dellekamp's PILARES Quetzalcóatl is marked by an elegant motif of repeating arches.

La Flor, designed by livni+ and Diego Arraigada Arquitectos, features seven circular pods, each of which accommodates a different activity.

Wiggling through a phalanx of mid-rise housing blocks, the covered promenade serves as a colorful antidote to its regimented setting.

The “Swimming Opera”—a large aquatic center topped by a landmark-listed concrete shell roof—reopened late last year after the completion of a major enhancement by gmp Architects with Schlaich Bergermann Partner.

The 126-foot-long light installation on the underside of the project's sky bridge encourages connection to the cosmos.