A desert clinic shifts notions about traditional materials and becomes a gathering place for a nomadic population.

A striking mix of glossy black walls and white light, the Vegamar Selección, a wine boutique on an exclusive shopping street in Valencia, Spain, was given the black-tie treatment by architect Fran Silvestre and interior designer Andrés Alfaro Hofmann to meet the client's ambition to achieve an image of sophistication and quality.

A museum in southwest France made of dramatic weathering steel volumes celebrates the monochromatic career of French abstract artist Pierre Soulages.