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Weathering steel and accoya wood wrap the exterior of the Alta House, which was created by Lever Architecture to embrace the "sublime mountain landscape".

Resilient and super-insulated, this four-bedroom seasonal retreat is clad in contrasting weathering steel and acetylated wood, echoing the geological character of the nearby Teton Range.

Michelle Depass, the CEO of the Portland, Oregon-based Meyer Memorial Trust, the state’s largest private foundation, thinks the label “civic building” is less about the architecture than action. She would argue that the Trust’s new headquarters fits the definition: “Building democracy isn’t about four walls. It is a participatory practice.

Despite being one big ecosystem, the Okanagan Valley’s wine industry has ripened far more on the Canadian side of the border.Between Salmon Arm and Osoyoos, there are 186 licensed grape wineries and 9,617 acres of