Two new libraries opened this year, both designed by the architect David Adjaye, who is also on the team designing the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

WSJ: Zaha Hadid, Farshid Moussavi, Louis Kahn and the Best of 2012 in Architecture

For that October article, architect Peter Bohlin spoke in depth with the Times about his work designing Apple Stores.

CNN: Mark Milian,

"In densely populated cities where space is at a such a premium, if you want to build something new and innovative, the only place to go is up, " says Thompson Toronto project architect Rob Cadeau, who turned the hotel's rooftop into a gathering place by designing a bar adjacent to the pool area.

CNN: Spectacular hotel rooftop pools