Architects such as Rem Koolhaas and Zaha Hadid soared to fame by designing beautifully modern cultural institutions and soaring skyscrapers, but a growing number is now accepting more residential commissions. As I reported for The Financial Times, they’re being persuaded to accept such projects by an expanding set of the global wealthy that increasingly sees great architecture as a collectable art similar to painting and sculpture.
A home designed by Richard Meier.