Matthew Bell

Statue of Liberty Museum by FXFOWLE and ESI Design Finally Tops Out
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Statue of Liberty Museum by FXFOWLE and ESI Design Finally Tops Out

On Liberty Island in New York today, more than just city tourists gathered around the torch-toting copper...

February 12,2025 by Matthew Bell
The Zaha Hadid Exhibition That’s Sweeping This Year's Masterpiece London Design Fair
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The Zaha Hadid Exhibition That’s Sweeping This Year's Masterpiece London Design Fair

Acclaimed for daredevil buildings in a style that can only be described as Opulent Futurism, architect...

February 02,2025 by Matthew Bell
Discover Rio’s 10 Most Significant 2016 Olympic Venues
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Discover Rio’s 10 Most Significant 2016 Olympic Venues

No country monumentalizes spectacle like Brazil, which has been building arenas to accommodate sports...

January 23,2025 by Matthew Bell
Here’s Why You Should Plant a Magnolia Tree in Your Garden
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Here’s Why You Should Plant a Magnolia Tree in Your Garden

Say “magnolia” and most people envision large shade trees with fragrant blossoms that evoke the Amer...

January 13,2025 by Matthew Bell
The Best New Buildings in the UK
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The Best New Buildings in the UK

While the U.K. still stands divided on the history-making Brexit, its members have at least come to a...

January 03,2025 by Matthew Bell
The Inside Story
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The Inside Story

The Garden of Peter Marino (Rizzoli, $85)A Place to Call Home: Tradition, Style, and Memory in the New...

December 24,2024 by Matthew Bell
See How an Artist Miniaturized Hong Kong’s Architecture
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See How an Artist Miniaturized Hong Kong’s Architecture

While many contemporary sculptors live by the maxim bigger is better—creating massive pieces that fi...

December 14,2024 by Matthew Bell
Jamie Bush + Co.
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Jamie Bush + Co.

If the legendary decorator Michael Taylor was the father of the “California look,” then Bush might j...

December 04,2024 by Matthew Bell
This Is the World's Best Architectural Photograph of the Year
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This Is the World's Best Architectural Photograph of the Year

Just as with any architectural work , a multitude of elements combine to make the perfect photograph...

November 24,2024 by Matthew Bell
Step Inside a Massive Beehive in London’s Kew Gardens
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Step Inside a Massive Beehive in London’s Kew Gardens

Despite their piercing stingers and painful venom, bees are benevolent creatures. And what’s more—th...

November 14,2024 by Matthew Bell
Explore 6 Inventive Thai Houses and Hotels
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Explore 6 Inventive Thai Houses and Hotels

Traditional Thai architecture is easy to love: “The graceful form, the flamboyant flourish of the cr...

November 04,2024 by Matthew Bell
Cooked To Perfection
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Cooked To Perfection

Majorelle a Michael S. Smith–designed French bistro in New York’s Lowell Hotel.Ladurée Beverly Hills...

October 25,2024 by Matthew Bell
12 Massive Projects by Legendary Architecture Firm SOM
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12 Massive Projects by Legendary Architecture Firm SOM

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) was established in Chicago in the 1930s by three midwesterners....

October 15,2024 by Matthew Bell
The Tomb of Jesus Christ Set for Restoration in Jerusalem
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The Tomb of Jesus Christ Set for Restoration in Jerusalem

For much of the world, the Tomb of Christ has been sacred ground for over two millennia. Now, the spiritu...

October 05,2024 by Matthew Bell
2018 AD100: Jan Showers & Associates Inc.
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2018 AD100: Jan Showers & Associates Inc.

Credo: “Interior design is an art form that, if done properly, helps people live comfortably surroun...

September 25,2024 by Matthew Bell
Introducing the 2019 AD100 Hall of Fame
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Introducing the 2019 AD100 Hall of Fame

A Provence garden of Louis Benech's design.An interior by Ellie Cullman.The library designed by Jacq...

September 15,2024 by Matthew Bell
Meet Arc House, a Seriously Smart Tiny Home
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Meet Arc House, a Seriously Smart Tiny Home

Living in a tiny home doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy a high-tech lifestyle. Jim Gregory, founder...

September 05,2024 by Matthew Bell
Open Invitation
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Open Invitation

Lascaux IVSnøhetta’s undulating museum houses a replica of the cave and its paintings at the UNESCO...

August 26,2024 by Matthew Bell
29 Elegant Fountains That Create a Sense of Tranquillity
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29 Elegant Fountains That Create a Sense of Tranquillity

Fountains, whether ornately tiled or designed with simplicity in mind, add both architectural intrig...

August 16,2024 by Matthew Bell
Tour the Yabu Pushelberg–Designed Canada House for the 2016 Rio Olympics
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Tour the Yabu Pushelberg–Designed Canada House for the 2016 Rio Olympics

Conceptualized by Canadian design duo George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg, the Canada Olympic House, which...

August 06,2024 by Matthew Bell