2010: Jean Nouvel The French’s architect’s non-so-subtle contribution to Serpentine featuring striking, cantilevered walls of red steel, and one of the more colorful table tennis tables we’ve seen in awhile. He told The Guardian it was inspired by the moment “when the summer sun catches you full in the eyes and, as you blink, the world dissolves into red."

Chairless, designed for Vitra, 2010 Rather than designing a chair as a conventionally, as a place to recline or sit, this playful piece interacts with the user to offer relaxation through the gravity of his own weight. The user can relax his legs by leaning them against the restriction of the simple band.

"Antiques," Bangkok, Thailand. (2010)

"Cookshop," Bangkok, Thailand. (2010)

Spazio Villa Erba, the glass-and steel-structure designed by architect Mario Bellini, was inspired by the greenhouses of the centuries-old aristocratic villas on Lake Como. It hosts some of the rarest automobiles in the world as the home to Concorso d'Eleganza.

"Florist's," Bangkok, Thailand. (2010)

The city as a living space, and that with its related concept of urbanism as a social phenomenon that according to Louis Wirth describes the rationalised lifestyle of urban people in comparison to the provinciality of rural inhabitants, is among the great themes of contemporary photography. Barely uttered, the �magic word� creates in our minds large pictures in which develop the technological aesthetic of urban-building excesses in globalised mega-cities. What we often forget in this respect is a second dimension of urbanism, which embraces the coexistence of various types of people, each with their own identity, in a limited living space. With his SHOPHOUSES/4 x 8 m Bangkok series of works, Nitsch focuses precisely on this dimension.

"Laundry," Bangkok, Thailand. (2010)

Check out this issue of sweet small spots, including our cover story on arhitect Per Bornstein's diminutive home in Sweden. Photo by: Pia Ulin

Monterrey Housing in Monterrey, Mexico (2010) Priced at $20,000 per unit, this housing development was designed to be significantly more affordable for low-income communities in Monterrey, Mexico, where the most inexpensive options range at about $30,000 each.

"Shophouse Front," Bangkok, Thailand. (2010)

"Cleaning Up," Bangkok, Thailand. (2010)

"Printing House," Bangkok, Thailand. (2010)

John Berggruen Gallery, Art Basel 2010. From the Series "Art Fares"

"Hair Salon," Bangkok, Thailand. (2010)

Helly Nahmad, Art Basel 2010. From the Series "Art Fares"

Mayflower Armchair, Fabrice Berrux, 2010.

A look at Bellini's dome with a collection of rare BMW 507s and visitors at Concorso d'Eleganza. According to Bellin's design notes, the walls are built with cement blocks with rose-ochre paste coloring, echoing that of the front of the existing Villa Erba. The dome roof support towers are faced in travertine and the flooring consists of gray lava and travertine slabs.

"Untitled," 2010, Mick van Woert

2010 Venice Architecture Biennale attracts over 170,00 visitors.

Untitled. From series "ISO Berlin," 2010.

Magazzino at the Armory Show, NY 2010. From the Series "Art Fares"

Bernd and Hilla Becher: Lessines, Belgium (2010)

Capped with a laminated wooden roof that looks like a stretched plastic skin, Ban’s gallery design offers an undulating series of curves that are as beautiful as the works preserved underneath.

The Wilderness Downtown Video for Arcade Fire (2010) Directed by Chris Milk and created with friends from Google, Radical Media, and B-Reel, this interactive web and video project pushed forward the possibilities of HTML5. Image courtesy of the Barbican

Crash lounge chair for Established&Sons, 2010.

From the port it's an easy walk to Villa Erba and signs welcome guests and exhibitors to the 2010 Concorso. The town of Cernobbio, with its classic Italian architecture and lush vegetation, is the perfect location for a grand car show.

"Wheels and Coffee To-Go," Bangkok, Thailand. (2010)

Ileana_Tounta at the Armory Show, NY 2010. From the Series "Art Fares"

The pair debuted the piece at the 2010 Stockholm Furniture Fair.

The VitraHaus was designed by Basel-based firm Herzog & de Meuron and completed in 2010. The building is made of poured-in-place concrete, with the exterior covered in dark plaster and local fir.

For participants in the Concorso, the hundreds of hours of painstaking restoration, preparation and transport, culminate in a few minutes of judgement.

Collect 2010 will be available this Spring. A list of online resellers can be found on the A2 website.

Barbara Hill's Dancehall/House in Marfa, Texas September 14, 2010 Misty Keasle

The cover of Garden and Gun magazine's August/September 2010 issue.

During his residency last August, Belgian fashion designer Dirk van Saene made Flintstones-esque Wilma cups and saucers, priced from $60.