For some of us, part of the thrill of different shores is distinctive exteriors and interiors both cutting-edge and historic - yes, build it, and they will come. It´s also inspiring to see what different cultures offer in terms of design of objects. What are the structures and stuff that strike you?

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Victorian architecture is a central allure of Cape May, New Jersy

Photos by Victor Block unless otherwise noted   My main bit of advice to visitors to Cape May, at the southern end of New Jersey´s famed Jersey Shore: Look up! That’s where you´ll find most the delights of this town of around 2,800, a drive of some 2½ hours south from New York City and just under two hours from Philadelphia. The United States´ oldest seashore resort, has been catering to vacationers since pre-Revolutionary days, although there were probably a lot fewer T-shirt shops at the…

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The futuristic architecture of Brazil´s capital, Brasilia

 KPG Payless2 If you're thinking about a trip to Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo, it's really worth your while to also give a thought to adding another several days for a visit to Brazil's singular capital, another 90-minute flight from either of those. Why is that, you might wonder?Brasilia is the navel of South America's giant, smack in the middle of this sprawling, astonishing country, and this city of was created as its seat of government around a half century ago by the authoriarian…

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4 outstanding examples of Chicago architecture

  If you've been to the Windy City, you've no doubt been wowed by downtown's highrises - with roots in rebuilding after the Great Chcago Fire of 1870. The design and engineering software company Bluebeam, and I just came across this video it posted last year about four Chicago iconic skyscrapers both old and new. It's a cool and relatively quick watch, check it out!    

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In the north of France, Lillle is 2020's World Design Capital

                                   Well, it's certainly been a bloody shambles of a year so far, eh? And who knows what awaits in the few weeks left to go. But at least some degree of travel is back, especially in and between countries in Europe. And today I'd like to talk about a destination in France that's rather off the usual tourist track. In the north of the country near the Belgian border, yet just an hour by train or road from both Iberia destinations Paris and Brussels, Lille…

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  • Giselle Balido March 14, 2025 at 7:45pm
    I have stayed in one of the properties on this list - the retro-futurist TWA Hotel at JFK Airport - and the rest look amazing, too! https://www.afar.com/hotels/the-best-hotels-for-architecture-and-de...
    The 10 Best Hotels for Architecture and Design
    From a reimagined safari camp to an art-filled Canadian outpost, these 10 hotels get high marks for their innovative architecture and purposeful desi…
  • Max Pesling December 28, 2024 at 9:21pm
    All of these are amazing - and some I´d never heard of https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/modern-architecture-wonders-arou...
    13 Modern Architecture Buildings You Must Visit Before You Die
    From Le Corbusier’s iconic chapel in France to Eero Saarinen’s bird-like TWA terminal, these structures are worth the trip to pay architectural homage
  • Dave Acton July 5, 2024 at 3:01pm
    Elections craziness and Olympics mania are enveloping Paris at the moment, but on the quieter, behind-the-scenes side, Architecture Digest take a look at how the city´s key architectural monuments are being burnished for the Games: https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/as-paris-preps-for-prim...
    As Paris Preps for Prime Time, an Intimate Look at the Restoration of Its Landmarks
    Atelier De France’s expert artisans are working to ensure the city shines as bright as ever before the Olympic Games
  • Helen Brown October 24, 2023 at 3:46pm
    Ever heard of "black architecture"? Have a read: https://travelnoire.com/must-visit-black-architecture-destinations
    5 Must-Visit Destinations Preserving Black Architecture - Travel Noire
    Architectural design is an integral part of every culture. Around the world, the ancient history of those long gone can be seen in traces of...
  • Helen Brown July 24, 2023 at 10:35am
    The U.S. state of Indiana doesn´t usually get held up as a paragon of architecture, but recently the Daily Beast did just that: https://www.thedailybeast.com/fort-wayne-indiana-an-overlooked-midw...
    This Overlooked Midwest City Is Full of Hidden Treasures
    Most of us would be pressed to point on a map to this city of a quarter million people. But it has a collection of works by some of the last century’…
  • Barbara Necker April 28, 2023 at 12:01pm
    If you love yourself a cool design hotel, check out the pick of the 2023 crop according to Architectural Digest: https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/best-new-design-hotels-...
    The 20 Best New Design Hotels Opening Around World in 2023
    From Mexico to Morocco, these are the best-designed new hotels we can’t wait to check into
  • Riccardo R February 24, 2023 at 10:23am
    Architecturally, Barcelona is inevitably identified with the works of Antoni Gaudí. But its wealth of Modernism (Art Nouveau) is also represented by a number of other architects whose also remarkable works are often overshadowed by those of Gaudí, such as Josep Puig i Cadafalch and Lluís Domènech i Montaner. The Guardian recently took a look at the latter, on the occasion of the centenary of his death, https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2023/feb/08/barcelona-other-grea...
    Barcelona’s ‘other’ great architect: five of his finest buildings | Barcelona holidays | The Guardi…
    Catalonia’s design gems don’t begin and end with Gaudí. The works of Lluís Domènech i Montaner deserve a closer look on the centenary of his death
  • Jordan Simon January 8, 2023 at 8:53pm
    I am a big fan of Zaha Hadid, so it was great to catch this piece in Afar looking at her most iconic works around the world: https://www.afar.com/magazine/zaha-hadids-most-iconic-buildings-aro...
    Zaha Hadid’s Most Iconic Buildings
    The late architect was nicknamed “the Queen of the Curve.”
  • David Paul Appell December 17, 2022 at 12:41pm
    A pretty interesting look at Art Nouveau on the platform Medium: https://regia-marinho.medium.com/the-beauty-of-art-nouveau-style-of...
    The Beauty of Art Nouveau, Style of Art, Architecture, and Applied Art
    One of the great art movements of the past.
  • Helen Brown September 21, 2022 at 8:33am
    On the weekend of October 15-16, Open House Chicago will give visitors the rare chance to visit more than 150 architectural masterpieces including many that aren't typically open to the public: https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/you-can-visit-more-than-150-a...
    You Can Visit More Than 150 Architectural Wonders During Open House Chicago Next Month. Here’s Wher…
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