Features
Modern Awakening
Yes, there is more to Utah than Mormons and Sundance: Brent Jespersen almost single-handedly brings modern design to the great Salt Lake. Story by Heather Bradley / Photos by Zubin Shroff
Editor’s Note
In what turned out to be more like a house swarming party, we unveiled the Dwell Home in all its constructed glory to thousands of guests on a sweltering day in July.

Big Easy Living
Pioneering architects Julie Charvat and Byron Mouton pay homage to the preservation-obsessed Big Easy without compromising their own personal style. Story by Donovan Finn / Photos by Amy Eckert
Beantown Dream
Two architects build their version of Boston vernacular—minus the brick and bay windows—but take it a few steps forward. Story by Virginia Gardiner / Photos by Roger Davies

Boomtown Bust?
An influx of residents may spell big bucks for city coffers, but the architectural legacy is rarely as productive. However, in places like Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Denver, that may be starting to change.
Uncommon Places
Steven Shore’s photographs document the American landscape in a way which transforms the humdrum to the sublime.

Departments

In the Modern World
Ten info-packed pages suggest that while the change in season may be bittersweet, fall is certainly favorable for design.

My House
With artful planning and boundless moxie, two Austin, Texas, architects demonstrate that good design easily trumps square footage.

Off the Grid
With sustainable features like a wind-powered heat pump and energy efficient Argon-filled glazing, Britain’s Mole Architects prove that black is the new green.

Dwell Reports
Just because you’re bookish doesn’t mean your tomes shouldn’t look glamorous. Bloomsbury USA Publisher Karen Rinaldi edits out the shelves that don’t stack up.

Nice Modernist
By implementing straw-bale construction, the nonprofit group Red Feather creates high-quality, low-cost homes for families living on tribal reservations.

Elsewhere
Places like the Heyri Art Valley are boldly changing the face of the demilitarized zone—and are putting the Seoul back in South Korea.

Context
Which is more stunning? Vitra’s timeless furniture or the jewel box of a production facility where it is produced?

What We Saw
Great expectations are met at the London Architecture Biennial, held in the historic Clerkenwell district.

Invention
Bulthaup’s innovative and ergonomic design takes the kitchen off the floor and puts it on the wall.

Archive
In one of his rare residential projects, Eero Saarinen enlisted a dream team of designers to create the Kiley House in Columbus, Indiana.

Outside
Even if your thumb is far from green, your plants can look their best in Vessel’s reissue of classic pots by Architectural Pottery.

Dwell Labs
With these five eco-friendly options for covering your walls, you can paint the town—or at the very least your living room—green.

Sustainability 101
From easy ways to be kind to the earth to the latest eco-friendly products and services, a comprehensive guide to everyday sustainability.

Sourcing
Bringing consumers and manufacturers together, one product at a time.

Houses We Love
With an eye for a view, two artisans craft their ideal home atop the Santa Rosa hills.