SB Tower – Los Angeles, California, USA

This magnificent 20-story building features 300 upscale lofts with glass balconies in every unit, underground parking, rooftop pool with sweeping panoramic views, and ground floor retail space. "Our Lady of DTLA," a commissioned work by property owner Barry Shy, is a four-story female portrait with one hand wrapped around the building. The monochrome face and hands rise "from the ground line and appears on the wall as if to reclaim the city," said Vargas. "She is painted in values of black and white as reference to the historic architecture surrounding her, and framed with a metallic gold as a nod…