Mar. 2008
Homes under 1,000 square feet; Windy City: A Turbine-Powered Home; The Future of Furniture: 3-D Printing Arrives; Bungalow Build-Out: A Modern Addition
Homes under 1,000 square feet; Windy City: A Turbine-Powered Home; The Future of Furniture: 3-D Printing Arrives; Bungalow Build-Out: A Modern Addition
Features
Nice Box
Pretty Super
Good Mews
Small Spaces
While some hulking home builders might advertise otherwise, bigger isn't necessarily better: We size up the advantages of scaled-down spaces. Story by Pamela Bryant
Nice Box
Architect Sami Rintala's compact urban escape pod in Oslo, Norway, is large enough for you and a few friends, but only if you leave your metropolitan woes at the door. Story by Clare Dudman / Photos by Pia Ulin / Are Carlsen
Pretty Super
In Manhattan, we can drop in on a couple whose space-efficient overhaul brought out the "super" in their superintendent-style, off-the-lobby apartment. Story by Michael Cannell / Photos by Roland Bello
Good Mews
For the owners of a diminutive former coach house in central London, innovation and perspiration resulted in a cozy home boasting more than just a prime location. Story by Iain Aitch / Photos by Peter Marlow
Departments
My House
Off the Grid
Conversation
Archive
Detour
In the Modern World
We go stargazing, and discover a galaxy of architecture and design that includes the Centre Pompidou in Paris, designer Daniel Eatock, and materials man Blaine Brownell.
My House
These Austin, Texas, homeowners doubled their pleasure without disturbing their treasure in a respectful expansion of a Depression-era bungalow. Story by Fred A. Bernstein / Photos by Jack Thompson
Off the Grid
Built (literally) on rock 'n' roll, a live/work space in Chicago makes every day a green one, with creatively remixed materials and amp-generating rooftop RPMs. Story by Geoff Manaugh / Photos by Doug Fogelson/DRFP
Dwell Reports
Buck's Super Stereo World has nothing on us! Musician, producer, and soundtrack composer Mike Andrews cranks it up to 11 while reviewing the latest in iPod home sound systems. Story by Sam Grawe / Photos by Laurie Frankel
Conversation
London-based architect David Adjaye discusses his new community-conscious Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver and his upcoming book on the often-overlooked cities of Africa. Story by Geoff Manaugh
Archive
We revisit the enduring work of Bertrand Goldberg, a Chicago architect who applied Bauhaus design principles to private homes and public housing with equal aplomb. Story by Aaron Britt / Photos by Adam Friedberg
The Trabecula Bench
David Copperfield could learn a thing or two from the innovative illusionists at Dutch design studio Freedom of Creation. We reveal how they use rapid prototyping to conjure amazing objects out of thin air.
Detour
In Lima,Peru–a visually striking but geologically shaky locale–designer Jodi Puig points out ways in which the city's culturally rich past provides a solid foundation for its design future. Story by Cristyane Marusiak / Photos by João Canziani
Set Up for Summer
With spring right around the corner, we offer tips on transforming your backyard from chilly to chillin' that even entrenched NIMBYs are sure to find inviting.
Sourcing
It might be March, but there's no sign of madness in our all-star lineup of sources.
Slinkachu
London street artist Slinkachu takes this issue's theme to the Lilliputian limit with his tribute to the little people struggling to make it in the big city.
