This Minimalist House Maximizes Indoor-Outdoor Living on a Tight Los Angeles Site
A couple tapped the firm FreelandBuck to design a 1,500-square-foot house entirely located within the backyard of their existing residence.
Author: Sanam Yar
Architecture & Design Film Festival Opens in New York City
The documentary Enough White Teacups, which will be screened at the Architecture & Design Film Festival, explores designs that address challenges in sustainability, such as the Mine Kafon ball, a mine-clearing device by Afghan brothers Massoud…
For a Community of Gamers, The Sims Is a Gateway to the Real World of Architecture
Drawing inspiration from iconic architects like Frank Lloyd Wright, many fans of the popular life-simulation game are using it to design virtual worlds.
In Israel, a Minimalist Concrete House Serves as an Exercise in Precision Design
Architect Asaf Gottesman aimed to use a the exacting details of concrete architecture to sharped the skills of his younger architects.
10 Items We Actually Like From Gwyneth Paltrow's New Collab with CB2
The Oscar-winner and Goop CEO partnered with CB2 to create a modern furniture and accessories collection inspired by her life.
This Modern Cabin Blends Into Its Rocky Mountain Landscape
Built atop a sloping hillside in Colorado, this CCY Architects–designed house balances its rustic inspiration with steel, glass, and concrete.
Built Into a Lebanese Mountain, This Summer Retreat Maximizes Its Underground Real Estate
Located 25 minutes outside Beirut, the chalet-like house by Raëd Abillama Architects features an underground pool and spa.
Designer Harry Bertoia’s Resonant Sound Sculpture Recordings Find a Crowdfunded Second Life
While he may be most famous for midcentury furniture, chairs were only one part of the famed designer’s multi-hyphenate career.
This Minimalist Cottage Is Designed to Last on the Nova Scotian Coast
MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects devised creative solutions to overcome severe zoning constraints and a demanding climate.
Steven Holl Architects to Design Dublin Campus Expansion Inspired by Geologic Forms
This proposal for University College Dublin, announced today as the winner of an international competition, takes cues from the famed natural landmark Giant's Causeway.
The AT&T Building Is Officially New York City’s Youngest Landmark
Completed in 1984, the 37-story tower is considered a benchmark of Postmodernism as the first commercial skyscraper of that style.
Gray Organschi Architecture Revives a Decayed 1970s Midcentury Modern House
The New Haven–based firm updated this Connecticut residence without wasting building materials or sacrificing the original architect’s design.
This Consultancy Firm Wants to Make Equitable Design the New Normal
MIXdesign, a new design consulting firm from architect Joel Sanders, aims to reimagine architecture by considering people of all genders, races, and abilities.
John Ronan Architects Designs a Secluded Beach House on Lake Michigan
The house blurs the lines between indoor and outdoor with four courtyards, endless lake views, and materials inspired by the surrounding landscape.
Set Upon a San Francisco Hill, This Midcentury Renovation Feels Like a Cabin in the Woods
Feldman Architecture remodeled and refreshed a 1964 dwelling in the city’s Cole Valley, clarifying its floor plan and reconnecting it to the outdoors.
Bob Dylan’s Archives, No Longer a Rolling Stone, to Be Housed in Olson Kundig-Designed Center
The famed singer-songwriter's vast archives will be housed in a brand new building within Tulsa's industrial arts district.
Forgotten Photographer Marvin Rand Documented Los Angeles Modernism Like No One Else
A recent book from Phaidon delves into the photographer’s little-known contributions to chronicling Modernist architecture in his home state, California.
What Hollywood Can Teach Architects About Design
Woods Bagot and SCI-Arc organized two events in Los Angeles: one on the role of architecture in film, and a second on the future of L.A. urbanism.
Artist Tauba Auerbach Covers a Decommissioned Fireboat in Swirling ‘Dazzle’ Camouflage
The boat project, created using a marbling technique and sponsored by the Public Art Fund, will visit docks around New York this summer.
