From London to Singapore, these five hotels channel the character—man-made or natural, corporate or cultural—of the place they call home.

Formerly the Venice Post Office, The Lighthouse in L.A. captures the aesthetic of ‘90s college radio and Bauhaus architecture to spark creative collisions.

Tiago do Vale’s refreshing design for Bottles Congress showcases the shop’s drinks with a smooth material palette of pine, Portuguese marble and MDF.

T+E+A+M and Stock-a-Studio’s facility for Dartmouth’s graduate sonic practice program gleams with an industrial vibe and swathes of polycarbonate panels.

How can we design a post-fossil future harnessing the sun? The latest iteration of the Solar Biennale at Switzerland’s MUDAC explores all the possibilities.