The 9 Most Influential Buildings of the DecadeMartha Thorne, executive director of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, selects the most groundbreaking structures of the last...
Damaged by Superstorm Sandy, a Fire Island Cottage is RebuiltDamaged by Superstorm Sandy, a Fire Island cottage is rebuilt to absorb, rather than resist,
the hit of future floods.
A Mesmerizing Cabin in Puget Sound Evolves Over Several DecadesFirst built in 1959 as acclaimed architect Jim Olson's first project, a modest bunkhouse in the woods grows into an extraordinary...
Child’s Play: Designing a Polished, All-Ages PlayscapeCan a home that encourages creativity, exploration, and fun still look grown-up?
A Decades-Old House in British Columbia Is Reborn as an Art-Filled HavenA family transforms their 25-year-old waterfront property into a bohemian home for their daughter.
This Artist Couple’s Off-Grid Dream Home Was a Decade in the MakingAfter escaping over the years to Lake Huron’s Manitoulin Island, a pair of painters tap Solares Architecture for a sustainable...
A 1974 Kit House Is Gutted in a Frenzy, Then Fine-Tuned for Close to a DecadeA couple rehab and refine a drab suburban home outside of New York City.
A Portland Midcentury Home Shines After an Epic, Decade-Long RenovationNestled into a forested hillside, the Cain Wong Residence fuses clean lines and chalet-like charm.
It Took More Than a Decade for This San Francisco Home to Feel CompleteJohn Kleman and Georgianna Salz-Kleman create the house of their dreams with hard work, strategic planning, and the right...
A Two-Decade Renovation Recasts a Derelict Home as an Artists’ Live/Work HavenWarren Techentin Architecture turns a wonky Los Angeles home and bungalows into the perfect place for the owners to work and...
Over a Decade, Two Furniture Designers Reimagine a 300-Year-Old BarnTwo British designers handcraft a French country retreat as elemental as their furniture line, Pinch.
Trend Report: 10 High-Tech, High-Design Bathroom Products for the New DecadeThe ’20s are shaping up to be a stylish and experimental decade, at least in the bathroom.
The Only Home John Lautner Ever Built for Himself Is Listed for the First Time in DecadesBuilt in 1940 for a reported $4,500, the John and Mary Lautner House is now on the market for $1,590,000.
The Prefab DecadeFounding Dwell editor-in-chief Karrie Jacobs visited MoMA's Home Delivery exhibition and finds that prefab might not change our...
Before & After: In Seattle, a 1904 House Sheds Decades of Remodels—and Five Tons of DebrisBest Practice Architecture founding partner Ian Butcher helps a friend carve away layers of a historic home while embracing its...
The Housing Shortage in Marfa, Texas, Gets Two New Pint-Size SolutionsArchitect Candid Rogers designs a set of rentals using durable, inexpensive materials inspired by the desert landscape.
Midcentury Mashup: A 1950s Ranch House in Chicago Gets a Palm Springs–Style Butterfly RoofA couple budgets carefully while renovating a split-level house on Chicago’s Near North Side.
All the Back-to-School Supplies That Will Amp Up Your Office SpaceBecause back-to-school shopping is an all-ages affair.
This $5M Midcentury by Robert Kennard Just Listed for the First Time in DecadesTucked away in Beverly Hills, the Sommers House was the architect’s first project after leaving Richard Neutra’s office—and it...
This House in Oregon Has a Long, Strange History of Being Called a Frank Lloyd WrightRumors have swirled for decades that a midcentury gem in Portland, Oregon, is an unrecognized work.
Trend Report: Colors of 2020The hues welcoming in the new decade have a decidedly calm, organic feel to them.
A Seattle-Area Family Breaks Free From Suburbia and Ventures Deep Into NatureA decade-plus journey took this Washington State family from a planned subdivision to a sylvan valley.
8 Famous Midcentury Homes You Can Actually TourHow many of these decade-defining homes have you checked off your list?
In This Town, Renovating Instead of Tearing Down Puts Money Back in Your PocketHomeowners in Hinsdale, Illinois, are bulldozing historic residences in favor of McMansions.
Construction Diary: It Took a Decade, But Their Experimental, DIY Home Was Worth the WaitUsing an abandoned Portland house as their personal design lab, the couple behind JHL Design craft a sustainable, cost-effective...
A Frank Lloyd Wright Home Catches Fire, Suffering $100K in DamagesOn Thursday evening, a fire badly burned the front room of the Boulter House—a two-story Usonian in the Clifton neighborhood of...
A Ray Kappe Home Revitalized After the Northridge Earthquake Lists for $2.4MFirst built in the ’60s, this Ray Kappe home was reconstructed in 1996—and it just hit the market for the first time since.
Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard's Park Slope Townhouse Lists For $4.6MAfter living in Park Slope for over a decade, the celebrity couple put their family home on the market.
Notre Dame Cathedral Must be Rebuilt Exactly As it Was, Rules the French SenateThe French Senate has rejected President Macron’s call for “an inventive reconstruction” by mandating that Notre Dame be rebuilt...
21 Enchanting Spaces That Feature Iconic FurnitureFrom the Eames lounge chair to the Noguchi coffee table, these quintessential designs in modern homes prove that classic can also...
A Couple Spent Almost Two Decades Renovating a Silver Lake Home. It Finally Feels Like Theirs.They enclosed a balcony to create a larger living area, finished it in cedar and Douglas fir, and then peppered in beloved...
An Old Garage in Toronto Becomes a Highly Efficient Laneway HomeDesign collective Creative Union recasts a decades-old structure as a minimalist pied-a-terre for a graphic designer.
OpenHome Debuts Cutting-Edge Prefab Houses Designed by World-Class ArchitectsKieranTimberlake, Lake|Flato, and Bensonwood are harnessing decades of homebuilding experience to offer “no compromise” prefab...
Caraway Launches Cheery Kitchen Linens That Make Cooking FunThe too-cool cookware brand delves into the world of sustainable, affordable kitchen linens.
A Once-Derelict London House Restored With Modern EleganceThis older West London home must have once seemed beyond repair.
21 Resources on Redlining’s Role in Cementing the American Wealth GapA decades-long housing policy that segregated U.S. cities still plagues Black communities today.