Architecture and art writing

• A Former Dentist’s Office Becomes an Intriguingly Layered Home in Mexico Two ex–New Yorkers reimagine their lives in Mérida and band together with a local team to create an unexpected residence.

• Grand Central Madison Is New York City’s Most Transportive Train Station Thanks to Its Art Massive mosaics by Yayoi Kusama and Kiki Smith plus more works bring verve and vibe to the city’s new terminal.

• How a Landmark Marcel Breuer Building Became a Groundbreaking, Energy-Conscious Hotel After years left in disrepair, the brutalist Pirelli Building in New Haven, Connecticut, has been converted into a 165-room getaway that claims it will be the country’s first net-zero hotel.

• Eileen Gray’s Modernist E-1027 Villa Reopens to Visitors on the French Riviera Built as a love token by the trailblazing furniture designer and self-taught architect, the stunning coastal house, now hailed as a masterwork, has been meticulously restored to its original splendor.

• Lasata, the Bouvier Family Home, Hits the Market in East Hampton The Hamptons beach estate where Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis summered as a child is listed at $55 million.

• Walk Into An Italian Futurist's Greatest Work of Art After a meticulous restoration, the extraordinary former apartment of Italian artist Giacomo Balla is opening to the public for the first time in Rome.

• Before & After: A 1920s Row House Gets an Art Deco–Inspired Update in Queens Office of Things brings light, color, and playful archways to the cramped ground level of a century-old dwelling in the working-class neighborhood of Glendale.

• A Pair of New York Architects Build the Home of Their Dreams in Oaxaca Stepping back from their practice in New York City to create a new home in Mexico, a couple of architects find themselves to be challenging clients.

• An Optometrist’s Midcentury Ranch House in Montreal Gets a Clear-Sighted Renovation A client with an eye for clean design brings on la Shed Architecture for a razor-sharp revival of his ’50s residence.