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Y House, Saitama, Japan

Client Motoshi and Yukiyo Yatabe Architect Idea Office, Los Angeles—Eric A. Kahn, Russell N. Thomsen (principals); Ron Golan, Keith Gendel, Adrian Ariosa, Rinaldo Perez (project team) Associate Architect Masao Yahagi & Associates, Tokyo, Japan—Masao Yahagi (principal); Jun Nakashima, Hideaki Takenaga (project team) Structural Engineer Yumiko Koya Size 1,050 square feet Photos Torimura Koichi

459 West 18th Street, New York

Client Level 6 Development Architect Della Valle + Bernheimer Design, Brooklyn, N.Y.—Andrew Bernheimer (partner); Jared Della Valle (partner-in-charge); Burck Schellenberg (project manager); Garrick Jones (project designer); Andrew Willard, Cathy Braasch, Brian Butterfield, Adam Ruedig (project team) Contractor TG Nickel Size 29,700 square feet Photos Della Valle + Bernheimer Design; Blip Studio; Frank Oudeman

Cottage, Guilford, Conn.

Client Brooks & Suzanne Kelley Architect and Construction Manager Gray Organschi Architecture, New Haven, Conn.—Alan Organschi, Lisa Gray (principals); Kyle Bradley (project architect); Thom Sawyer (project manager) Structural Engineer Edward Stanley Engineers General Contractor Andy Fowler Size 950 square feet Photos Gray Organschi Architecture

Formosa 1140, West Hollywood, Calif.

Client Habitat Group Los Angeles Architect Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects [LOHA], Culver City, Calif.—Lorcan O’Herlihy (principal-in-charge); Katherine Williams (project manager); Kevin Tsai, Evan Brinkman, Kevin Southerland (project team) Contractor Archetype Structural Engineer Simpson Gumpertz & Heger M/E/P Engineer Debibi & Associates Civil Engineer Seaboard Engineering Co. Size 16,000 square feet Photos Lawrence Anderson

Aqua, Chicago

Owner/Developer Magellan Development Group Architect Studio Gang Architects, Chicago—Jeanne Gang, Mark Schendel (principals); Margaret Cavenagh, Lynda Dossey, Mauricio Sanchez, Kara Boyd, Yu-Ting Chen, William Emmick, David Gwinn, Claire Halpin, Jay Hoffman, Thorsten Johann, Heather Kilmer, Phillip Leers, Miriam Neet, Federico Diaz de Leon Orraca, Angela Peckham, Sophia Sebti, Schuyler Smith, Yuki Toyama, Kimberly Tseng, Hannes Wingate, Weston Walker (project team) Architect of Record Loewenberg Architects Contractor James McHugh Construction Co. Structural Engineer Magnusson Klemencic Associates Civil Engineer IE Consultants Mechanical Engineer Advanced Mechanical Systems Energy Consultant Khatib and Associates Electrical Engineer Gurtz Electric Co. Lighting Consultant Hugh Lighting Design Plumbing Engineer Abbott Industries Fire Protection Engineer McDaniel Fire Systems Landscape Architect Wolff Landscape Architecture Foundation Contractor Case Foundation Photos Steve Hall ©Hedrich Blessing

Jackson Homes, Houston

Developer Metropolitan Design Group Architect StudioMET, Houston—Stephen Andrews (principal-in-charge); Yoonchul You, Morgana Davila (project team) General Builder Metropolitan Design Group Size 6,894 total square feet Photos StudioMET

Urban Infill House 001 + 002, Philadelphia

Client Postgreen Architect Interface Studio Architects, Philadelphia—Brian Phillips (principal); May Narisaranukul (associate); Morgan Ellig, Justin Diles (designers) Builder Manor Hill Contracting Services LEED Consultant MaGrann Associates Size 1,100 and 1,300 square feet Photos Sam Oberter

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Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai, China

Client Mori Building Co. Architect Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, New York—Eugene Kohn (principal-in-charge); William Pedersen (design principal); Paul Katz (managing principal); Joshua Chaiken, Ko Makabe, David Malott (senior designers); Roger Robison (job captain); John Koga (project manager); Michael Bentley, Keisuke Hiei, James Jenkins, Kazuki Katsuno, Americo Soza, Shinichiro Yorita, Christopher Knotz, Kuninori Maeda, Jonathan Wall, Marisa Yiu, Anna Crittenden, Kakuen Lai, Peter Epstein, Chloe Li, Kristen Wiese, Shig Ogyu, Jason Zerafa, Hisaya Sugiyama, Trent Tesch, Mabel Tse, Vicky Cameron (project team) Project Architect and Engineer Mori Building Co. Local Design Institute East China Architectural Design & Research Institute Executive Architect Irie Miyake Architects & Engineers Architect of Record Shanghai Modern Architecture Design Group Contractors China State Construction Engineering Corp.; Shanghai Construction Structural Engineering Leslie Robertson Associates Landscape Design Mori Building Co. Curtain Wall Engineering ALT Cladding Lighting Design Motoko Ishii Lighting Design Fire Safety Rolf Jensen & Associates Wind Engineering Alan Davenport Wind Engineering Group Geotechnical Shannon & Wilson M/E/P Engineer Kenchiku Setsubi Sekkei Kenkyusho Façade Maintenance Nihon Bisoh Co. Size 4.1 million gross square feet Photos Jun Kumagai; Tim Griffith; Noboru Inoue

Serta International Center, Hoffman Estates, Ill.

Client Serta International, Hoffman Estates, Ill. Architect Epstein | Metter Studio, Chicago—Andrew Metter (principal designer); Daesun Park (design architect); Doug Fullick (project manager) Landscape Architect Jacobs/Ryan Associates Landscape Architects—Terry Warriner Ryan Engineers Epstein Engineering—Bernardo Remo (structural); David Hilty (civil); Tod Soukup, Joe Romano, Paul Valente (M/E/P) Interior Epstein Interior—Stella Volkman A/V Allen Visual Security Engineering Plus Contractor G.A. Johnson & Sons Size 90,000 square feet Photos Andrew Metter; Mark Ballogg

County Clerk Elections Operations Center, Sante Fe Springs, Calif.

Client County of Los Angeles, Community Development Commission Owner/Developer Los Angeles County Department of Public Works Architect Lehrer Architects, Los Angeles—Michael B. Lehrer (principal-in-charge); Steve Deyer (project architect); Travis Frankel (project manager); Nerin Kadribegovic Engineer John Labib + Associates General Contractor MTM Construction Mechanical and Plumbing Engineer Airplus Engineering Consultants Electrical Engineer Vector Delta Design Group Artist Rebeca Mendez Design Size 11,000 square feet Cost $5.6 million ($3.6 million general, $2 million racking system) Photos Lehrer Architects

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The Standard, New York

Owner André Balazs Properties Developer The John Buck Co. Equity Partners Dune Capital; Greenfield Partners Architect Todd Schliemann/Polshek Partnership Architects, New York—Todd Schliemann (design partner); Kevin McClurkan (management partner); Amy Lin (project designer); Megan Miller (project architect); Tara Leibenhaut-Tyre (project architect for construction administration); Michael O’Meara, Frederick Tang, Gary Anderson, Maya Weissman-Ilan (project team) M/E/P Engineer Edwards & Zuck Structural Engineer DeSimone Geotechnical Engineer Langan Environmental Environmental Engineer H.A. Bader Façade R.A. Heintges Lighting L’Observatoire International Acoustics Cerami & Associates A/V Audio Unlimited I.T. and Security Edwards & Zuck Cameras/Security Peace of Mind Technologies Expeditor Jerome S. Gillman Fire Department Expeditor Fire Professional Associates Zoning Michael Parley Surveyor Stantec Consulting Services Graphics Thirdmark Studios Food Service Commercial Kitchen Design ADA Consultant LCM Architects Pool Consultant Joel Trace Architects Interior Design Shawn Hausmann; Roman and Williams Purchasing Agent Purchasing Associates Construction Pavarini McGovern Size 204,500 square feet Photos ©Jeff Goldberg/Esto; Nikolas Koenig/Hotels AB

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Toni Stabile Student Center, New York

Client Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and Columbia University Facilities Architect Marble Fairbanks, New York—Scott Marble, Karen Fairbanks, Adam Marcus, Mallory Shure, Eric Ng, Stacey Murphy, Robert Booth, Darren Zhou, Katie Shima (project team) Structural Engineer Robert Silman Associates M/E/P Engineers Plus Group Façade Consultant Front Lighting Design Richard Shaver Architectural Lighting Graphic Design Thumb Projects Fabrication Consultant Proxy Design Geometry Development Stevens Institute Product Architecture Lab—Will Corcoran, Oleg Byashirov, Jonatan Schumacher General Contractor Structure Tone Façade Contractor A-Val Architectural Metals Metal Panel Fabrication Maloya Laser Photos Jongseo Kim

Exeter School, Exeter, Mo.

Client Exeter R-VI School District Architect Dake Wells Architecture, Springfield, Mo.—Brandon Dake (architect, principal-in-charge); Andrew Wells (architect, principal); Joshua Harrold, Emily Harrold (architectural interns) Structural Engineer Jones & Associates M/E/P Engineers Genesis Design Group Acoustical Consultant Bruce E. Moore Daylighting Consultant EMSI Photos Gayle Babcock/Architectural Imageworks

Graduate Aerospace Laboratories, Pasadena, Calif.

Client California Institute of Technology Architect John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects, Los Angeles—Alice Kimm (principal-in-charge); John Friedman (supporting principal); Claudia Kessner (project architect); Bob McFadden, Garrett Belmont, Brendan Beachler (project designers); Casey Hughes, Pamela Schriever (project assistants) Structural Engineer TMAD Taylor & Gaines Mechanical and Plumbing Engineer MEDG Engineers Electrical Engineer Pacific Engineers Group General Contractor Del Amo Construction Lighting Design Fire Ltd. (Jack Lue); Light Vision (Allan Leibow) Photos Benny Chan

Arizona State University Polytechnic Campus Buildings, Mesa, Ariz.

Client Arizona State University Design Architect Lake|Flato Architects, San Antonio—Ted Flato, Andrew Herdeg, Chris Krajcer, Matt Wallace Architect of Record RSP Architects, Tempe, Ariz.—Joe Tyndall, Beau Dromiack, John Williams, Chris Doran, John Grosskopf General Contractor DPR Landscape Architect Ten Eyck M/E/P Engineer Energy Systems Design Structural Engineer Paragon LEED Consultant Green Ideas Civil Engineer Wood Patel & Associates Acoustics McKay Conant Brook A/V Jeremiah & Associates Cost Estimating Rider Hunt Levett & Bailey Fire & Life Safety Rolf Jensen & Associates Geotechnical Speedie & Associates Lab Consultant RFD ADA Robert Lynch Photos Bill Timmerman

Green Dot E. 27th St. Charter High Schools, Los Angeles

Client Pacific Charter School Development User Green Dot Public Schools Architect John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects, Los Angeles—Alice Kimm (principal-in-charge); John Friedman (supporting principal); Sameena Sitabkhan, Vu Nguyen, Manuel Rohrhofer, Kazushige Shichishima, Emmet Ashford-Trotter (project team) Structural Engineer Mackintosh + Mackintosh Structural Engineers Mechanical and Plumbing Engineer Han Engineering Electrical Engineer Pacific Engineers Group Landscape Architect Mia Lehrer & Associates Civil Engineer Paller-Roberts Engineering Sustainability Consultant Global Green Acoustics Jaffe Holden General Contractor Del Amo Construction Photos Benny Chan

West Adams Preparatory High School, Los Angeles

Client Los Angeles Unified School District Architect Studioworks, Los Angeles—Robert Mangurian, Mary-Ann Ray (lead designers); Willam Hogan II, Earl Tres Parson, Stefan Scheide (senior project managers); Samuel Barclay, Ellen Kuch, Catherine Pack, Poonam Sharma (project team) Consulting Architects The JERDE Partnership, Venice, Calif.—John Alexsich (lead designer) Structural Englekirk & Sobol Mechanical The Sullivan Partnership Electrical Nikolakopulos & Associates Landscape Katherine Spitz and Associates Civil Delon Hampton and Associates Photos Studioworks

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Storage Barn, Washington, Conn.

Client Kevin McGarry, Catalpa Land Management Architect Gray Organschi Architecture, New Haven, Conn.—Elizabeth Gray, Alan Organschi (principals); Thomas Sawyer (project architect) Structural Engineer Edward Stanley Engineers Mechanical and Geothermal Engineer Beacon Mechanical Service Solar Energy Design Spire Solar Construction Catalpa Land Management Size 1,200 square feet (including basement) Photos Gray Organschi Architecture

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TKTS Booth, New York

Clients Times Square Alliance; Theatre Development Fund; Coalition for Father Duffy Architect Perkins Eastman, New York—L. Bradford Perkins, Nicholas Leahy, Charles Williams, Kazuaki Iwamoto, Shang Shuri, Zhanxi Fang, Philip Tidwell, Virginia Shou, Luke Yoo, Amra Kulenovic, Jessica Dorf, Meredith Harmon, Giaa Park (project team) Concept Architect Choi-Ropiha Architects Plaza Architect William Fellows Architects Structural Engineer and Façade Consultant Dewhurst Macfarlane and Partners­—Timothy Macfarlane, Michael Ludvik, David Shea, Peter Arbour, Lawrence Dewhurst, Radhi Majmudar Preservation Architect Bresnan Architects Construction Manager D. Haller M/E/P Engineer Lewis Engineers Civil and Geotechnical Engineer DMJM Harris Lighting Consultant Fischer Marantz Stone Design and Fabrication Engineer Haran Glass, with IG Innovation Glass Glass Installation David Shildiner; Innovation Glass Booth Fabrication Merrifield Roberts Mechanical Subcontractor Trystate Mechanical Electrical Subcontractor ASR Electrical Contractors Pylon Fabrication Lettera Signs Size 2,200 square feet (booth and steps) Photos Paúl Rivera

Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland

Client Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland—Bishop Allen H. Vigneron, Rev. Paul Minnihan (provost), John L. McDonnell, Jr. (project director) Architect, Structural Engineer, Interior Designer, Graphic and Product Designer Skidmore, Owings & Merrill—Craig Hartman (design partner); Gene Schnair (managing partner); Mark Sarkisian (structural engineering director); Keith Boswell (technical director), Raymond Kuca (project manager); Patrick Daly (senior design architect); David Diamond (technical coordinator); Peter Lee, Eric Long (senior structural engineers); Eric Keune, Lisa Gayle Finster, Christopher Kimball, Jane Lee, Christina Kyrillou, Elizabeth Valadez, Denise Hall Montgomery, Mariah Neilson, Peter Jackson, Surjanto Surjanto, Gary Rohrbacher, Ayumi Sugiyama, Liang Wu, Katie Motchen, Matthew Tierney, and Henry Vlanin (design architects); Aaron Mazeika, William Bond, Ernest Vayl, Feliciano Racines, Jean-Pierre Michel Chakar, Lindsay Hu, Rupa Garai, and Sarah Diegnan (structural engineers); Lonny Israel, Alan Sinclair (graphic and product designers); Douglas Smith (digital design coordinator); Tamara Dinsmore, Chanda Capelli, Susanne LeBlanc, Carmen Carrasco, and David Loo (interior design architects) Architect of Record Kendall/Heaton Associates Project Management Conversion Management Associates General Contractor Webcor Builders Mausoleum Contractor Oliver + Co. Landscape Architect Peter Walker and Partners Civil Engineer Korve Engineering Mechanical and Plumbing Engineer Taylor Engineering Electrical Engineer The Engineering Enterprise Lighting Claude R. Engle Lighting Consultants Acoustical Shen Milsom & Wilke Liturgical Consultant Brother William Woeger Theater Auerbach Pollack Friedlander Building Maintenance C.S. Caulkins Co. Organ Consultant Schoenstein & Co. Organ Construction Letourneau Pipe Organs Ltd. Construction Renderer Douglas Jamieson Security HMA Consulting Elevator Persohn/Hahn Associates Code Consultant Rolf Jensen & Associates Foodservice Cini-Little International Soils Treadwell & Rollo Photos Timothy Hursley

About the Author

Anthony Flint

Anthony Flint, a fellow at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy in Cambridge, Mass., is author of Modern Man: The Life of Le Corbusier, Architect of Tomorrow (New Harvest 2014) and Wrestling with Moses: How Jane Jacobs Took on New York’s Master Builder and Transformed the American City (Random House 2009).

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