Inspired by the surrounding landscape of chestnut trees, rocky hillside, and bubbling stream, Portuguese architecture firm 3r Ernesto Pereira chose to blend into, and take advantage of, the local geography rather than fight against it at this sleek, modern home near the coastal city of Porto. At a cost of €100,000 (approximately $125,000) and measuring about 140 square meters, this stunning, wood-and-glass retreat took about four months to construct.

A bunkette between the girls’ bedrooms offers a private space for the close-knit sisters to share. “They can crawl through, or sit and read, but if they have a fight they can close it,” says Dunin.

"Make sure they love old houses as much as you do,” says Goldman, “or else you'll be fighting them when they want to do something that sacrifices the architecture that you love.”

“Rather than fight the constraints imposed by the land, we saw this as an opportunity to capture a variety of spaces that could exist under, over, and between the building and the landscape,” says Shahane. “A palette of cedar, limestone, and zinc elegantly ties everything together.”

“Designed to encourage REM-rich slumber—the type of sleep which increases brain activity, promotes learning, and creates dreams, the rooms engage with every sensorial touchpoint of the body; constructing a holistic ecosystem that enhances your sleep from the moment you step through the door, helping you to power down, recharge, and fight fatigue,” says O’Neil.

The simple agrarian structures that dot the empty fields and ranches throughout Jackson stand as inspiration to many architects who are fighting to maintain the simplicity and beauty of vernacular buildings.

I decided the best course of action for this windowless basement was to lean into the darkness. Rather than fight it, we embraced it. Handcrafted wood paneling concealed a door and helped the TV blend seamlessly into the space. A custom-designed entertainment console beneath the TV was created to mimic the custom fluted wood paneling on the walls.

Here, a crew fights waning daylight to position the bath house.

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Vertical cat wall would distract their attention and fight less in the studio.

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A hot shot crew fights the Happy Camp Complex Fire in California’s Klamath National Forest in 2014.

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The framed King Kong vs. Godzilla in the master bedroom started life as a pair of pillowcases from the "Pillow Fighting" series by Etsy seller RoyalKane.

One of the important battles the school chose to fight was moving the architecture collection out of the main library and into the library in the new hall. Having won, the school puts the books proudly on display.

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The key to solving the problem of routine was grey color. Minimally changing position of windows, adding a rough metal frame at the front door and painting facade of the building in the correct grey, we managed to point it out. Fight fire with fire.

Buchbinder said knockoffs of the Navy Chair often fall apart within a few years. To illustrate this, he showed a photo of Navy Chair knockoffs used in a Burger King in the Las Vegas airport—the seat corners were corroded and the chair looked like it was about to collapse. This is terrible for a company's reputation for quality, and causes confusion in the marketplace. Another hidden cost of knockoffs: "When Emeco spends their money on legal fights against counterfeiters like Restoration Hardware, we are not able to take on new design projects. And if we choose not to fight and the public chooses to buy counterfeits, the design royalties dry up."

Octopus Hook No surprises here, it's a hook in the shape of an octopus, AKA the drunk fighting octopus. Your delicious friend-in-the-sea can now live permanently affixed to your wall, offering sturdy support and usefulness in times of hanging need.

This free exhibit will be open to the public every day at the Grand Central Terminal. For more on the 1964 World’s Fair, learn how people are fighting to restore New York’s World’s Fair Pavilion, a modern architecture icon designed by Philip Johnson.

In a little nook in the space, a wall to wall console holds all their gaming systems, including controllers. There is no fighting for screen time because each boy has their own screen. The red and black Walter Knoll swivel chairs allows them to play together or on their own.

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"I wanted a simpler, more contemplative life," says Stephen Proctor, who left Nashville to continue work as a visual artist from the remote Pacific Northwest. But after being targeted by a hard-nosed permitting official, he faced too many unknowns, ultimately deciding to sell the home. "I didn't want to fight them or have to blaze a new trail—that’s not why I got into the tiny home thing," he says.

The home is situated on top of a cliff with no road access and steep boulders, which made construction especially challenging. Before starting the construction of the home, the owner built a trail to allow access for a four-wheel drive and trailer. “My best friend came to help me with the foundation, which is concrete pads anchored into the granite rock,” says the owner. “We spent a week here just preparing the foundation, in our tents, fighting off the mosquitos.”

Sit, swivel, stand—the BuzziBalance is designed to shake things up. Fight the mid-afternoon slump by standing on the BuzziBalance Board for muscle activation. And while sitting on the rocking pouf, you can stretch away. The non-traditional rocking board adds movement and play to an otherwise desk-bound day. BuzziSpace gets bonus points for this one with the added acoustical benefits. Now that’s a breath of fresh air.

71 Copeces Lane East Hampton, NY Price: $945,000 We found the Hamptons unicorn! Under $1M but luxurious nonetheless, this 3-bedroom, 2 bath home is located near the water and is brimming with modern details. Don't feel like fighting traffic to get to the beach? Stay put by your very own swimming pool, kick back, relax, and enjoy one of the best deals in the Hamptons. Agent: Karen Benvenuto

Do North Water Bottle, $28 at askovfinlayson.com For the eco-conscious traveler, there's this stainless steel 27 oz. design from Askov Finlayson. With each purchase of this bottle (or other The North products available from Askov Finlayson), the Minneapolis-based company makes a donation to the organization Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy, which is dedicated to fighting climate change. The bottles' inteirors are electropolished to not retain or impart flavors; they come in black, blue, and green.

Studio craftsman Michael Coffey, who was a contemporary of artists Wharton Esherick, George Nakashima and Wendell Castle, designed the Viking chair in 1970. In addition to designing furniture (often in the basement of his Staten Island home), from 1953 to 1972 Coffey worked as a community organizer helping low-income groups fight for basic needs. He designs today for Todd Merrill Antiques. Estimate: $6,000–$8,000. Photo courtesy of Los Angeles Modern Auctions.

Sit front row (on your most comfortable sofa) at one of the livestream events taking place this weekend. Keep an eye on local papers for virtual events put on by organizations in your region. PBS will be hosting a National Memorial Day Concert on Sunday, May 24 at 8 p.m. ET to honor veterans as well as the men and women who are fighting against COVID-19. There will be performances by Cynthia Erivo and Trace Adkins, as well as several other notable entertainers.

Richard Meier, Jubilee Church (1996) American architect Richard Meier won a design competition held by the bishop of Rome to create a church for the far suburbs of the Italian capital. Meier’s design recalls ships in a harbor, with three airy sails of self-cleaning concrete fanning out from the main chapel. Most miraculous, perhaps, is that the company that developed the special concrete for this project suggested that the material actually fights pollution and absorbs noxious chemicals in car exhaust. Photo courtesy Jeffrey Montes, Creative Commons

About DIFFA In 2014, DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS celebrates its 30th year as one of the largest funders of HIV/AIDS service and education programs in the United States. Since its founding, DIFFA has emerged from a grassroots organization into a national foundation with chapters in New York, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, and Kansas City and community partners such as the Michigan AIDS Coalition in Detroit that, working together, have provided over $40 million to hundreds of HIV/AIDS organizations nationwide. Mobilizing the vast resources of the design industries, DIFFA has supported a broad spectrum of programs over the years, from HIV/AIDS care and treatment to education and prevention.

The side room swathed in red fabric leans more toward the Spanish influence (and it looks a lot swankier that the rest of the cafe). Says Note Design: "We began searching for extremes, where passion and hate were equally present. Our entrance to the project became the complexity around bull fighting as a phenomenon. We were fascinated by the bull and bullfighter´s mutual movements [as they] battle. This struggle along with the materials and colors of the stadium were the inspiration [behind] Café Foam." Cafe Foam is located at Karlavägen 75 just a hop away from many of the city's upscale design galleries. If you're in the area, it's well worth a trip. Visit cafefoam.com for more information.

A Bad Year for BrutalismOn the preservation front, the fight to save Bertrand Goldberg's Prentice Women's Hospital came to an end. Despite calls from noted architects and critics to reconsider demolition, wrecking balls took to the concrete structure in October. “Great late-Modernist buildings, innovative and ruggedly beautiful, deserve respect and, increasingly, careful custody. Prentice is a good example,” Michael Kimmelman of the New York Times argued. While Brutalist buildings garner their fair share of derision (consider the aptly named Tumblr Architecture of Doom for instance) there's no denying the movement's importance in 20th-century architecture. In 75 years when we're looking back at the lost moments of modernism, will we have a Penn Station moment?

The people shot: "Houses are meant to be lived in, thats what makes them homes. I like to capture people as they might actually be in a given moment. I frame up the shot as I would a normal room or overview image, then have a good think about what people would be doing in the frame. I tend to let people settle into a scene a bit, until they become less conscious of the camera. Just let them do their thing. The ‘in-between’ moments are the money shots since they're the most genuine. Talk to people, make them feel good. Say something weird to get laugh. Kids are great as they relax the adults. And remember: It's easy to slip into cliche! Fight that urge." —Matthew Williams

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Lagos (NLE & Zoohaus) When Spanish architects from Madrid's Zoohaus started researching conditions in Lagos, they found that maps weren't helpful; the city was growing so quickly, the guides were almost outdated as soon as they were printed. To address the unique challenges of this African metropolis, where electricity is available for a few hours a day, waterways are under-utilized and zoning and regulations are non-existent, the team developed a system that was built for Lagos, according to Juanito Jones. "How do we address the informal markets with intelligent strategy?" says team member Lys Villalba. "Let's propose new ways to use local materials . . . the locals are the experts with the real design vision." The result was a sprawling map of the city dotted with small stations and sheds to encourage a new informal economy, a layer of speculative infrastructure set to sync with instead of fight the sprawl. Bamboo bike repairs centers, upcycling centers, and canal stations all would give a leg up to entreprenuers.