Types of stairs illustrated with advantages and disadvantages for straight stairs, L Stairs, winder stairs, spiral stairs, curved stairs.

Whilst designed by David Chipperfield Architects, Pacific Quay (docks are never called 'dock' these days) Studios was completed by Keppie Design in a slightly controversial move which some say was an example of the BBC bottling-out of their much vaunted commitment to top-notch architecture. Suffice to say though, the quality of detail is still a delight in this somewhat deceptive building... Pacific Quay is a completely modern name: the partially-filled dock that formerly occupied the site…

Straight-Run Stairs are stairs without changes in any direction. They are one of the most common types of stairs found in both residential and commercial properties. This type of stair has many advantages; they are the easiest to go up and down and easiest to build.

Gensler has completed a university building in Kansas that consists of volumes clad in concrete, glass and weathering steel

in hanoi, vietnam's capital city, ODDO architects has completed 'CH house' – a residence that measures just 4.2 meters (14ft) in width.

Since moving to the states in the early ’90s, much of artist Do Ho Suh’s work has explored the concepts of space and displacement, most notably through massive installation structures that re-create places such as his childhood home in Korea or an old New York City apartment.

Jaragua Residence was built for a young couple of entrepreneurs and their two children by architect Fernanda Marques, located in São Paulo, Brazil.