Unfolding

The United Nations Security Council Chamber, designed by the Norwegian architect Arnstein Arneberg and originally a gift of the Norwegian government, was painstakingly restored as part of a larger $2.1 billion overhaul of the U.N.'s New York campus.

At the opposite end of the house, the soaking tub gets almost daily use. The bath and shower fixtures are by Dornbracht

Located in Springfield, Missouri, this modern farmhouse designed by Kansas-City based firm Hufft Projects exudes the traditional vernacular of Kansas with an updated take on the conventional form. The rolling hills and expansive land resemble the tone of quaint Marquette.