Architect-hosted places feel different A visit to Wilmina, where a former prison has evolved into a remarkable ecosystem of gardens, hospitality, food and culture — and where coherence is felt long before it is understood.

Architect-hosted places feel different because the people who imagined them continue to inhabit, shape and care for them long after opening day.

Some places stay with us because architecture, atmosphere, objects, food and human presence seem to belong to the same thought.