Imagine Paris and no doubt, your mind will instantly fill with sun-dappled images of Haussmann buildings and old-fashioned romance. But in truth, modern-day Paris offers much more than just vintage ...

Architects really put a lot on the line — to be listed as the architect of record means to be legally liable for the integrity and code-compliance of a building, while the design architect is the one ...

Whenever we ask architects if we can see where they live, the response is invariably: “My place? Let’s just say it’s a work in progress.” Followed by: “You know the expression about the shoemaker ...

At Parisian architecture and design firm Rena Dumas Architecture Interieure (RDAI), Julia Capp serves as managing director and design department director. Denis Montel is managing director and ...

Paris is one of the most extraordinary cities that has ever been created. But why is it so extraordinary? The answer is simple. It’s by the act of architecture: the amazing cuts and straight lines ...

In Barcelona, Paris, and Budapest, architecture is not background decoration. It defines the atmosphere. It shapes identity.

Today, Paris’ Art Nouveau Métro station entrances are iconic fixtures of the French capital. But when they were unveiled in the early 1900s, locals weren’t impressed. Many of the controversial designs ...

“Civilization is built on an aqueous footing, a world that is in a constant flux, a culture continually in an ebb and flow. Air, light and water is our essential construct. Man in Nature, Nature in ...

Charles Zana designs the way others collect art—with instinct, precision and passion. Responsible for Hotel Lou Pinet in St. Tropez, Hotel Kimpton in Paris, the Goyard boutique in Monte Carlo, ...