A panoramic first floor elevated on steel columns creates a "lookout point" surveying the ocean at this villa in Portugal, designed by Brazilian firm Bernardes Arquitetura.
After an announcement that Amtrak launched a new generation of high-speed trains in the eastern US, we take a look at the progress of other proposed high-speed rail projects throughout the country, including in California and Texas.
Promotion: in a recent lecture, cofounder of Japanese studio SANAA, Kazuyo Sejima, explained how the studio's key projects connect with their surroundings and create space to "bring people together".
