Architectural Digest

The 2025 #PritzkerArchitecturePrize went to Liu Jiakun, known for his human-centric designs across China. The 69-year-old architect and founder of?Jiakun Architects?has created over 30 projects, all located in China, throughout his more than four-decade career. His work spans academic and civic projects, cultural and commercial spaces, and urban-planning schemes. Regardless of typology, with every project, Liu adds positively—and sometimes unexpectedly—to the public realm. Read more about his work ?? https://lnkd.in/e9B8UJ5T

Designers are making the case for an ounce of prevention. Like kids telling ghost stories around a campfire, designers are known to take occasional perverse delight in recounting sagas of projects gone horrifically amiss. But actually living through such nightmare scenarios probably isn’t an item that’s high up on your bucket list. Happily, many professionals have assembled their own Swiss Army knife of tools for settling the issues that can arise during interior design work—and are willing to share. Read all of their tips ?? https://lnkd.in/e_yAQcNn

Nicole Cohen brings striking tiles, classic wallpapers, and playful colors to a South Carolina project. After just one vacation to?South Carolina’s luxury residential community Palmetto Bluff, Anna Sosa knew she wanted to build a second home there—and that she wanted?Nicole Cohen?to design it. “I had been following Nicole for a while on Instagram,” says the former magazine editor. “I had always said, ‘If I ever build a house, I would love to work with her.’ She puts materials together in this really different, fresh way.” Take the tour ?? https://lnkd.in/eQGAcX_7

Brazilian singer and songwriter Anitta's home exudes the artist’s love for Brazilian design and culture. The house was completed with the Brazilian firm?Studio Ro+Ca?in record time—only six months—and without a single in-person meeting. Instead, everything was done remotely. “I give them even more credit because I’m a client with a lot of opinions. I had very clear ideas about what I wanted. I even made them look at my drawings of how I imagined each space,” Anitta jokes. Tour the home ?? https://lnkd.in/eKqcZFe6

“Our focus was a departure from the expected seasonal beach house aesthetic,” says homeowner Laura DeMare, who, along with her husband, Jim, tapped interior designer Matt McKay to refresh their Hamptons refuge. “We wanted the sophistication and functionality of a year-round home.” McKay, whose work is known for comfortable, collected environments, instinctively picked up on that direction and ran with it. Candy-colored florals on sandy wicker setups was not what led these clients to his door. “It was very much about bringing together interesting things for a four-season home,” the designer echoes of the vision, which centered on a refined palette of warm earth tones and organic textures. Take a tour of the refreshed space ?? https://lnkd.in/eAJFu-RJ

Designed by Estudio Hidiin in San Luis Potosi, Casa JN is nearly 14,000 square feet of craftsmanship. At nine o’clock in the morning, clear sunlight bathes the Potosi highlands in the state of San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The landscape here is a mix of desert scrub and pine and oak forests. “Vegetation plays a leading role in this project with walls and plants, columns and trees, viewed as interchangeable,” says Berenice Hinojosa, founder of?Estudio Hidiin. Together with the architects Eduardo Moreno, Verónica Gómez, and Mariel Portales, Hinojosa has created a 14,000-square-foot house inspired by traditional Mexican design. Escape to the boldly contemporary home ?? https://lnkd.in/e-P8TxvG

The renowned Kips Bay Decorator Show House Palm Beach makes its eighth return to the design-savvy city with a spectacularly fitting South Florida house: a 7,700 square-foot, red-brick home originally built in 1937 with panoramic views of the sparkling blue Intercoastal Waterway and Palm Beach Island. Open to the public through March 16, the ticketed event not only brings together some of design’s top talent, but also raises substantial funds for the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County. See how twenty-three design firms vividly reimagined a historical Providencia Park house ?? https://lnkd.in/eGx89rAn

After doing its time in trend jail, this building material is back in fashion When the French architect and designer Pierre Chareau conceived Maison de Verre in 1928 for Parisian art patrons Annie Bernheim and Dr. Jean Dalsace, the home’s glass-block fa?ade, which allowed light to pour in by day and glow from within at night, was radically modern. However it wasn’t until the ’70s and ’80s that they became a fixture of Streamline Moderne buildings, SoHo lofts, and, we would be remiss to omit, weird postmodern bathroom renovations. See why designers think these blocks are coming back ?? https://lnkd.in/eT45GXzt

RIP coastal grandma. Every summer, our feeds become oversaturated with the most charming coastal interiors. While the sea remains the ultimate vessel of inspiration, this season all eyes are on the quintessential fisherman aesthetic. When asked about the trend,?#AD100?designer Frances Merrill of Reath Design says, “To me, this look is very evocative of childhood summer, who wouldn’t want to be reminded of a time with little responsibility?" Not only do these immersive spaces reflect that playful spirit, but they capture the raw feelings evoked by the surrounding natural environment. Read more on the style and its increasing popularity in interior design ?? https://lnkd.in/g-ZrCZXb

With the help of designer Joseph Monsour, Lana Condor turned a good-bones property into a deeply personal sanctuary for family, friends, and furry companions. For actor?Lana Condor, the journey to her dream home began with an impromptu FaceTime call from her husband,?Anthony De La Torre. “I was in the jungle in Vietnam on a conservation trip when Anthony called me, saying, ‘Oh my God, I think I found the perfect home,’”?Condor?recalls. “He walked me through it virtually, and I fell in love, especially with the backyard. I could instantly imagine our dogs enjoying it.” Upon returning to?Los Angeles, Condor toured the property in person and knew it was the one. “It felt like the home where we could start the next chapter of our lives,” she says. Take the tour ?? https://lnkd.in/g-ZrCZXb