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The courtyard includes a sun-filled deck, plantings, and a small run of stepping stones that lead towards the home’s entry.

The daybed uses a Japanese futon mattress. The smaller piece of the sectional daybed is on sliders and able to function as a coffee table, or as seating that opposes the daybed for dining with a folding table in between.

Visitors enter the tea house though a hutong, the narrow street for which these historic neighborhoods are named.

The stacked volumes add a playful element to the overall design.

An old sugarcane dock was turned into a swimming pool, which offers views of the Karst mountains and Li River from a distance.

Nestled amidst the high-rises and road-ways of Hong Kong Island’s Causeway Bay district, the Happy Valley Racecourse is one of two tracks that see billions of dollars wagered each season. Hong Kong’s first official horse race was held on this site in 1846.

The converted watchtower is located in one of the better preserved sections of the Great Wall in northwest Beijing.

Jade Screen Peak, taken at Heavenly Capital Peak in 1979

Donghai Bridge, China-For two years after its completion in late 2005, the Donghai Bridge was the longest cross-sea bridge in the world. Photo by: Wikipedia

Designed by ZJJZ Atelier, the shingle-clad pods—known as The Seeds—provide an off-grid retreat in a lush area in Jiangxi, China.

New, structurally sound walls allowed them more freedom to design the interior spaces.

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Located on the outskirts of Morelia, Mexico, the 5,920-square-foot UC House by architectural designer Daniela Bucio Sistos is grounded by a foyer with a raised, circular ceiling, which houses a tree that grows out from a hole in the floor at the center.

Announcing: the winners of the 2021 Dwell Design Awards! We’re thrilled to share the projects that wowed our expert judges panel and our readers this year.