Around the World: Striking Spaces From New Orleans to Singapore

Designers at the center of five emerging creative scenes tell us why their city should be on your radar right now—and, hopefully soon, your itinerary.

The South African designer builds a monument to London’s neighborhood gathering places.

From his office near the Culver City Arts District, the architect challenges ideas about how low-cost housing should look.

Architect Ling Hao allows the pad’s vintage details to sing.

In a nature preserve, two creative directors design a colorful country home.

Located within a historic district, the skinny, modern box aims to fit in even though it stands out.

An off-grid getaway on O‘ahu produces all of its own electricity and opens wide to the landscape.

The founders of Austin-based Hunt Architecture create an elegant workspace and guest room without breaking the bank.

For the Egg Collective cofounder, the paperweight from Werkstätte Carl Auböck has come to symbolize collaboration.

For her cheerful, butterfly-roofed house, designer Susie St. John thinks ahead with an entry ramp and wheelchair-accessible halls and showers.

Local architect Liani Douglas and her university classmate first bonded over a shared aesthetic. More than a decade later, they put it into practice.

The woodsy retreat by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson has a cantilevered deck that captures panoramic views.

Working with a challenging layout, a designer couple add a showstopping stair enclosure.