Do you ever just walk into a store, a restaurant, or a hotel simply to admire the chic architecture or design?

Well, I do, and for that bit of revelation I have added some of the best designs I’ve seen in far and away places, chronicled in the webpages of my favorite Architectural Digest magazine.

Chef Laurent rustic Italian restaurant in New York

tom-clancy-baltimore-penthouse-office

Virgin Hotel – Chicago

The Line Shop – Melrose Place Los Angeles

World Architecture Festival Winners