This issue features 15 houses, each with an interesting dialog between the interior and the exterior. They all have specific views in common that allow one to feel and enjoy the landscape from within the house, despite the diverse site conditions of the houses. This issue also introduces VitraHaus designed by Herzog & de Meuron, which can be seen as a house for furniture and visitors. The interior of this showroom seems a spatial sequence with transitions and views of the landscape. Additionally, we conducted a questionnaire entitled, what is your favorite house?, amongst editors-in-chief of international architectural magazines for this issue. Their comments, along with the 20 houses they selected have been included in the issue. (a+u)

Herzog & de Meuron
VitraHaus

Questionnaire:
My Favorite House: Editors of International Architectural Magazines

Shim-Sutcliffe Architects
The Integral House

Johnston Marklee and Diego Arraigada Arquitecto
View House

selgascano
House in La Florida

Anton Garcia Abril
Hemeroscopium House

Irisarri + Piera
Redondela House

SeARCH and CMA
Villa Vals

Studio Mumbai
Utsav House

Pezo von Ellrichshausen Architects
Fosc House

dRMM
Sliding House

Elding Oscarson
Townhouse Landskrona

Tony Fretton Architects
House for Anish Kapoor and Family

Matharoo Associates
House with Balls

m&a
House on the Roof

FAR frohn&rojas
Wall House

MOS
Floating House

Essay: Rebuilding Haiti
Karl Johnson