Oct. 08
Modern Homes Made Affordable; Cities Making Cities: What You Should Know About Urban Planning; Mahalo Modernism: Exploring Honolulu
Modern Homes Made Affordable; Cities Making Cities: What You Should Know About Urban Planning; Mahalo Modernism: Exploring Honolulu
Features
Magic Mountain
Lone Star
Plains Gold
Home Economics
We get down to brass tacks with our three featured houses, exploring the penny-wise and dollar-smart tactics that kept these top designs under budget.
Magic Mountain
Inspired by the arresting grandeur of Mount Ranier, Ko Wibowo overcame a tight budget and a nest of NIMBY neighbors to realize his dream home: a corrugated-metal manse whose debt is greater to the mountain that to the bank. Story by Amara Holstein / Photos by John Clark
Lone Star
After losing his studio to a fire, artist Kyle Farley teamed up with architect M.J. Neal to build a rugged house south of Fort Worth, Texas, that's anything but paint-by-numbers. Story by Sarah Rich / Photos by Jack Thompson
Plains Gold
For a scant $134 per square foot, the Darnells of Kansas City, Missouri, have a copper-clad modernist's dream. Getting it built, however–their two daughters entered the picture halfway through–was another story altogether. Story by Georgina Gustin / Photos by Chad Holder
Departments
My House
Off the Grid
Archive
Conversation
Detour
In the Modern World
A Korean housing development that disappears into its surroundings, a glimpse of new products and furniture, and 20 pounds of Le Corbusier round out this month's foray into the world of design.
My House
Making use of a small loan, some serious sweat equity, and the unswerving help of his father, recent college grad Blake Dollahite makes the leap from musty dorms to modern domicile. Story by Sarah Rich / Photos by Misty Keasler
Off the Grid
Side-of-the-highway behemoths like Ikea, Target, and Wal-Mart are aiming to do the right thing and go green. To determine what's legit and what's just timely marketing, we put these suburban giants to the test. Story by Amara Holstein
Dwell Reports
Though few of us employ personal shoppers, we all make personal use of dressers. The unflappable fashionistas of Go Fug Yourself assess these modern dressers and weigh in on the well played and the played out. Story by Sam Grawe / Photos by Peter Belanger / Portrait by Daniel Hennessy
Archive
Victor Lundy's inventive interpretation of the International Style–as evinced by his Sarasota School-style houses, churches, and bubbling pavilions–far exceeds his unwarrantedly low profile. Story by Mimi Zeiger
Conversation
British architect Sir Nicholas Grimshaw brings the finest newspaper kiosks in America to New York's crowded streets. Story by Alec Appelbaum
Outside
Architect Erin Moore built her mother a charming, off-the-grid, off-the-beaten-path writer's retreat that is anything but folly. Story by Aaron Britt / Photos by Gary Tarleton
Dwell NextHouse
Finished at long last, the Mountain View, California, NextHouse by Empyrean graces our pages.
Process
We head into a northern Italian factory to track lighting luminary Flos's production of Jasper Morrison's best-selling series of Glo-Ball orbs.
Essay
Learn why, despite hard work and the best intentions, the much-vaunted architect William McDonough failed from cradle to grave with his "sustainable village" in Huangbaiyu, China.
Detour
Hawaiian native and Yale architecture professor Dean Sakamoto gives us a tour of Honolulu's brand of tropical modernism, from pricey beachfront buildings to the more pedestrian haunts of the poi polloi. Story by Jaime Gross / Photos by Dave Lauridsen
Urban Planning 101
Building a bustling Brasilia? Carving out your own Canberra? After this urban-planning primer, even a child could come up with the L'Enfant Plan.
Sourcing
Read it. Love it. Make it yours. The Sourcing page keeps you pursuing the good design and good ideas in the magazine's pages.
Theme Attic
For this month's graphic send-off, we give thanks to the Mexican architect Jorge Gracia.
