The Red House, 2002.

A far cry from the standard-issue functional, flaccid cubicle, Morrison’s ATM System brought stylish curves and wooden accents to the modular office life.

Delta Shelter, Mazama, Washington, 2002. Photo by Tim Bies/Olson Kundig Architects.

Osorom seating for Moroso, 2002.

A 2002 photograph of the courtyard in progress.

The Diana side table for ClassiCon, 2002.

2002: Toyo Ito and Cecil Balmond, with Arup A mathematical equation rendered in space, this intriguing white cube, and the maze of open space, razor-sharp lines and polygons, was devised from the algorithms of a cube. Photograph © 2002 Sylvain Deleu

Coastal Sunset , Jacob's '73 BMW 2002

This Hayes Valley roof garden in San Francisco was designed by Cochran in 2002. Photo by Marion Brenner.

Carbon-fiber 'Spun Chair' by Mathias Bengtsson of Denmark, 2002. Photo by Jeppe Gudmundsen Holmgreen.

A pair of “Incalmo” bolle vases by Finnish master Tapio Wirkkala, which were commissioned by Venini (2002).

Slater Bradley, Nobody Sings on All Souls Day, 2002 chromogenic development print mounted on plexiglas

Carefully selected materials make the building appear as if it grew from the land. Environmentally sensitive finishes echo the existing winery, which the firm designed in 2002.

Rineke Dijkstra, Almerisa, Leidschendam, the Netherlands, April 13, 2002, 2002; chromogenic print; 49 3/16 in. x 41 5/16 in. ; Courtesy the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery, New York & Paris; © Rineke Dijkstra

Ian and Yeo’s house was uninhabitable when they purchased it in 2002. Three months later, the roof caved in. The translation of the sign above the door of the couple’s renovated house (right) is “peace.”

Rineke Dijkstra, Shany, Palmachim Israeli Air Force Base, Palmachim, Israel, October 8, 2002, 2002; chromogenic print; 49 5/8 in. x 42 1/8 in.; Courtesy the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery, New York & Paris; © Rineke Dijkstra

Nobody’s Chair, otherwise known as the Nobody’s Perfect chair, was designed in 2002 and created from poured polyurethane and plastic fasteners.

“We should be thinking about density in a different way and about how we can create levels of public and private within our own single-family dwellings,” she says. The original house on the lot was a 1920s bungalow that she gutted and expanded in 2002.

With streets named after American or English colleges, the College Hills Historic District earned its place on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. Within the Historic District, this home at 2900 Hunter Hill Road is known as the Mary Lou and Porter F. Butts House.

'73 BMW 2002

The interior is spare and modern. The cabinets and chairs are from IKEA. So is the table, which has a DIY laminated-ash top. Suzanne Rochon bought the cabin in 2002 and spent a decade fixing it up before calling on YH2 Architecture. In 2005, she added five acres, doubling the property.

Italian kitchen company Snaidero set out in 2002 to create an attractive kitchen system that would meet the needs of individuals in wheelchairs. The result: the Skyline kitchen.

Rineke Dijkstra, Olivier, The French Foreign Legion, Camp Général de Gaulle, Libreville, Gabon, June 2, 2002, 2002; chromogenic print; 49 5/8 in. x 42 1/8 in. ; Courtesy the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery, New York & Paris; © Rineke Dijkstra

I kinda can't get enough of Scolari's sci-fi brand of post-modernism. Here's The Last Known City II from 2002.

The Diz armchair emanates mid-century style, but was designed by Rodrigues, in solid tauari wood, in 2002. Photo courtesy Espasso.

Tobias Wong, Protect Me From What I Want, 2002; artist tattoo; © Estate of Tobias Wong. Photo courtesy SFMOMA.

2002 Repeat, for Maharam.

Highway Junction 14-5 (detail), 2002

A photograph from 2002 shows the renovation in progress.

2002, Massimo Vignelli / Vignelli Associates.

Martel College, Rice University; Houston, Texas (2002)

At the same time she annexed the trailer, Siegal opened up the master bedroom to include a new bath and laundry room. “The house hadn’t been touched since the 1920s—it had lots of tiny little rooms,” says Siegal of the home she bought in 2002. “But I loved that yard, and I thought, I could make this place really great.” Her latest addition is a two-story workspace where the garage once stood.

Tomi Ungerer and Ayla Suzan Yöndel: Kindergarten Wolfartsweier, Karlsruhe, Germany, 2002.

Built in 2002, the estate is 7,990 square feet in size.

Built in 2002, it is 7,990 total square feet in size.