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The section dedicated both to recent and past architectural projects of relevance. Inside this section you will find architectural surveys of historical buildings and their contemporary usage as well as of contemporary state-of-the-art projects.
An emerging editorial initiative is setting out to map a specific territory in contemporary design: the space where authorship, craftsmanship, and industrial precision overlap. The Curated Projects 2026, launched by Design Courier in collaboration with Terraluxe and the Miami Design & Hospitality Summit
Walking through the 4,400-acre Piedmont Heritage historic estate in Spring Grove, Virginia, it is impossible not to sense the layers of its past. Over centuries, the formal gardens had become a fragmented patchwork: grand avenues were obscured, terraces overgrown, parterres faded into irregularity. When Jean-Marc Flack, founder of Hortulus Animae, arrived to restore the property, he approached it not as a relic to be frozen in time but as a palimpsest
Perched in the forested cliffs of Big Sur, California, Big Sur Cabin II replaces a previous cabin that was beyond repair, offering a model of thoughtful, site-sensitive design. The 1,194-square-foot home by Studio Schicketanz responds directly to the scale and character of the wooded surroundings, where the landscape once supported a logging economy centered on Nottley’s Landing
In every ideal home, there is an effortless sense of belonging and familiarity; Lumen Residence in Athens embodies this with almost lyrical precision. It is not merely a living space but a meticulously orchestrated experience, a domestic laboratory reflecting the philosophy of Block722, the architecture and design studio behind it
Cossu is a full-scope residential project by Miami-based firm STRANG that brings together architecture, interior design, décor, and landscape architecture within a single, cohesive framework. Located in Miami, the residence reflects a measured approach to contemporary coastal living – one that prioritizes spatial continuity, material restraint, and technical problem-solving over formal spectacle.
Within The Preserve – 22,000 acres of former cattle range now administered as a quasi-wildland conservancy – architect Mary Ann Schicketanz has completed an intergenerational residential compound designed to meet contemporary family needs while complying with unusually stringent ecological constraints. Set on a five-acre parcel contiguous with the Los Padres National Forest
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