The People's Palace of Culture is one of the city's many neohistoricist buildings.

Looking upwards at the Chinese Culture Center in the Hilton.

Novosibirsk Summer Pavilion (arts and culture venue) by

Simon Norfolk: Former Soviet-era 'Palace of Culture', Kabul (2001 - 02)

The residence was designed according to the proportions of the Tatami mat, a "golden ratio" of Japanese culture, says Kurath.

Clearly vigor wasn't limited just to the machine as this New York periodical Physical Culture from 1927 shows.

"Around the time we were thinking of moving back [to San Francisco], I took a trip to Marfa, Texas, and fell in love with the agelessness of Donald Judd’s work," says Amy. "I liked the idea of having a classic American reference to the space, since we are influenced as much from America as we are by Asian culture."

Sauna is an essential part of Finnish mökki culture.

A sauna, a substantial part of Finnish culture, is featured in each of the three suites.

The Slow offers much more than boutique accommodations, steeping guests in a curated experience that blends art across several disciplines. The brainchild of George Gorrow, the designer behind streetwear label Ksubi, and his wife Cisco, a model, The Slow combines art, fashion, music, and food for an immersive experience that blends Indonesian and contemporary surf cultures.

Local books and artwork bring Barcelona's vibrant culture into the guest rooms.

An image by Kalman, created for Tablet Magazine.

The Green Mill Cocktail Lounge in the Uptown neighborhood plants you firmly in the middle of all the musical culture Chicago has to offer.

Cured ham hocks dangle from the ceiling of Museo del Jamón, celebrating Spain’s famed Serrano ham culture.

The perforated privacy screens that wrap around the home were inspired by local culture.

Located on the sixth floor, the restaurant WA offers a tour of Japanese cuisine. “WA visits various places in Japan on a regular basis, discovering the flavors embedded in the local culture and delivering them to the customers,” says the brand. “It enables customers to enjoy the richness of Japanese culture through food.”

The material palette darkens in the study, which is stocked with books on art and culture.

The vintage master bath has a deep soaking tub, inspired by Japanese bathing culture.

Throughout the hotel’s culinary experience Gastronomy is a strong part of the culture and features local, natural ingredients.

The package included a gourmet, multiple-course dinner, with each dish representing a different aspect of Chinese culture.

Midcentury California beach culture and the classic look of the Mediterranean coast blend to create cozy, lush lounge spaces in this Laguna Beach retreat.

The kitchen is composed of stainless steel, from the cabinetry fabricated by Barcelona company Timblau, to the counters and backsplash, the latter given a mirror polish for contrast to the former’s patina on the surfaces. The boxes were brought in on a crane and then the group put them together in place. “The kitchen shouldn't be a closed dirty area of the house,” says Jon. “But [rather] the heart.” Fitting, as social life in the Basque culture revolves around eating together.

Aparium relaunched Hotel Covington in a way that reimagines its legacy as a center of style and culture along the Cincinnati Riverfront.

Drawing on Wes Anderson’s distinctive visual style and Melbourne’s cafe culture, an Australian studio takes a fresh approach to a new cafe in Chengdu.

The island is also known for its many archaeological sites, which offer evidence of a highly developed culture—whose descendants still inhabit the island.

The Genesis GV80 sits in the glass-encased carport, which speaks to the importance of automobile culture in Neutra’s time. Preproduction model with optional features shown.

The pastel color palette is—consciously or unconsciously—influenced by Japan’s kawaii culture. White walls and concrete floors make the colors pop.

In the couple's guest room, authentic shoji screens have been converted into sliding closet doors. “I have a slight obsession with Japanese precision and culture,” Mel says.

The complex is managed by Artyzen Hospitality Group, whose operating philosophy of embracing "art, culture and emotional wisdom" echoes throughout the architecture and design of the project.

Kitschy references to camp culture, like thican be found throughout the space, , but the amenities are all grown up, including Malin + Goetz toiletries.

“In Spain, there’s the inheritance of the bourgeois [floor plan] that has shrunk over time,” says Luzárraga. “Usually, the toilets have the worst places in the house: they’re not ventilated or illuminated naturally. We think this also has to do with a Catholic culture where flesh is sin. We wanted to turn this around and play with the concept of intimacy. It gives you a lot of pleasure to take a bath, so don’t we do it close to the window with light and air?”

The Kiva Room, a half submerged underground space, doubled as a Conference Room and Movie Theater for the Taliesin Fellowship. Today, the space displays beauty and culture through craft and detailing.

For Melbourne Design Week 2020, Sydney-based art and architecture collective Studio Rain created Atmosphere: A Revival, a sauna installation along the picturesque Yarra River meant to revive bathing culture.

The “Umami Cafe” by Aji-no-moto, serves tea from Jugetsudo—a conscious decision was made to only serve tea—in order to keep the PNW coffee culture from seeping into the transportative atmosphere.

The design team embraced Ibiza's upscale club culture when designing the hotel's two signature restaurants, the modern Asian cuisine-based Izakaya and The Butcher, an upscale seasonal "burger joint."

Dozie Kanu’s Table on 84s, a slab of concrete sitting on an elbow wire car rim, inserts car culture signifiers from Houston into the dialogue beween art and design.