Architecture

For $110, Godless Will Adopt Pets of Blessed After Judgment Day A fair number of people in the U.S. - - estimates range from 20 million to 40 million -- believe there will be a Second Coming in their lifetime, a Judgment Day when the righteous are spirited away to a better place while the godless remain on Earth.

Barnard College’s Bunker Replaced by Elegant Student Center You could walk by the new Diana Center at Barnard College without noticing it.

UN Embalms Faded Hopes in $1.9 Billion Restoration of Buildings The thin, glassy slab of the United Nations Secretariat and the draping stone form of the General Assembly have been a serene presence along Manhattan’s East River for almost 60 years.

Carlos Slim Speeds Ahead With Dazzling Art Palace by Son-in-Law For many years, Mexican telecommunications billionaire Carlos Slim lived a deliberately understated lifestyle. He toiled in a windowless, bunker-like office surrounded by leather-bound history books, colonial-era paintings, and baseball paraphernalia. His most personal luxuries in the concrete structure appeared to be Cohiba cigars and monogrammed shirts.

Dubai Skyscraper’s New Name Shows Shifting Fortunes in U.A.E. Dubai renamed the world’s tallest building in honor of the ruler of Abu Dhabi less than a month after receiving a $10 billion lifeline from the neighboring emirate that defused a financial crisis.