Bees have always been admired for their industrious nature and intricate honeycomb architecture; Charles Darwin called the...

In our long history of construction, paneling has run the gamut from ornate boiserie to simple sheets of plywood.

You may think that paneled walls means dark and dated, but these spaces show that they can be anything but that.

Net-zero prefab panels and Icelandic-inspired design come together in Dawnsknoll, a sustainable home in Santa Monica.

You don’t have to choose between sustainable energy and curb appeal.

An industrious Chicago couple set up shop in a historic manufacturing district almost overnight using prefab concrete panels.

Clad in charred larch and built with prefabricated, structurally insulated panels, this lakeside home perches lightly on the land.

Panel 2, Martin Beck's new exhibition at Columbia University's Arthur Ross Architecture Gallery, revisits the 1970 International...

Despite what you might think about our infinite freeways, sprawling lawns and tract homes that march all the way to Vegas, Los...

Mike Simonian and Maaike Evers of mike and maaike, an experimental industrial design studio in San Francisco, gave a talk today...

Who doesn't love a carne asada-serving taco truck or a smart trailer offering gourmet, local hot dogs? You'd be surprised.

From the use of structural insulated panels to achieving net-zero energy capability, these New England firms are paving the way...

The roofing protects the home’s cross-laminated timber frame from rain while letting an abundance of light into the central...

Apart from the structural work and technical fittings, nearly everything was built by hand.

Dark and structurally unsound, a narrow, three-story home needed to be brightened up.

Alternative materials help a house in California’s wine country tread lightly on the land.

Huge windows and energy-efficient elements make this Oregon residence a nature lover’s dream.

A local architect intertwines an unexpected twist to the design of this summer home in Sweden.

This stunning forest retreat in England uses prefabricated panels to minimize site impact, shorten construction time, and protect...

To find out the answer, we surveyed our panel of Dwell Pros.

With the structural framework in place, Dan Brunn Architecture’s Bridge House takes shape.

Thoughtfully updated and structurally reinforced, this is the second of 17 stilt homes up for grabs this year.

Follow us step-by-step to 10 astounding modern staircases.

In Nova Scotia, a prefab beach house makes history as the first-ever home built with PET core foam technology.

We turned to our panel of Dwell Pros for the answer—here's what they said.

Sliding panels of glass create a mesmerizing indoor/outdoor flow in this sleek addition.

Although talk of taxing Canadian lumber brought into the United States may be one reason Americans are moving towards sourcing...

The recent history of Janna Stark's San Francisco flat, located in an 1890's Victorian house, is literally burned into the wall.

Designed by the late-British architect Peter Womersley in 1957 for the celebrated textile designer Bernat Klein, the single-story...

Architect Cymon Allfrey takes a page from the traditional “bach,” or holiday home, to design this alpine getaway.

Materials and furniture transformed the layout of this San Francisco house, without the need for dramatic structural intervention.

Caleb Johnson Studio combined materials recovered from a vintage farmstead, as well as a midcentury modern teardown, to create...

High House's white concrete panel cladding blends into the snowy environment of Québec City.

The eco-friendly escape is powered by solar panels and a wind turbine—and it even includes a full bath.

Built of prefabricated cross-laminated timber panels, this barn-inspired home blends into the rural landscape.