Gossip: The world's most spectacularly-designed houses that prove that nothing is impossible

These images show just how the other half live, and how architecture really is pushing the boundaries on home living.

Sixty of the planet's most spectacular homes, designed by world-famous architects, some dramatically balanced on cliff edges, others almost touching the sea, have been pulled together for a Collection in magazine Architecture Now!

The homes have all been completed in the last few years and demonstrate just how different life can be lived when space, materials, setting, and environment are used in novel and interesting ways.