If you live in Denver, it’s hard not to feel inspired by the dramatic natural backdrop (Rocky Mountain High, anyone?). But the Denver Botanic Gardens, which opened its new Science Pyramid last fall, wants to make sure visitors not only appreciate the wonders of nature around them, but understand they are an important part of it, interconnected and invested.

With the stroke of a super-powered digital pen, the Cooper Hewitt reinvents itself and the very way that visitors experience a museum.

As if you needed another reason to head for Seattle, there’s the famous Space Needle, hip since 1962 when it was built for the World’s Fair. Now there’s a brand new way to experience the amazing views. Skypad™, designed by Belle & Wissell, is an award-winning interactive experience that invites guests to browse photo archives, sign into a 3D guestbook, and make their own wonderful (but possibly vertigo-inducing) memories.

Like the tech campuses we've all read about, Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, Wash., has all the perks: ping-pong tables and pinball machines, beach volleyball courts and soccer fields, and of course free snacks. But like the rest of us, Microsoft employees still go to work inside generic-looking corporate buildings and stay inside for long hours at a time. Gensler and Digital Kitchen set out to change that in two Microsoft buildings, where new digital portals connect employees with the world outside.