Cada one of these 50 houses (built in recent years) has been selected for its spectacular location: Whether they are shrouded in earth, stand out among the treetops or fight against the desert sun, the nature of their surroundings has marked their design from the very beginning. It includes projects from such well-known studios as Felipe Assadi, Olson Kundig, and Studio MK27 and located in places as disparate as America, Europe, Australia, Brazil, Japan, MÉxico, SUD Africa, and New Zealand.