America’s first patented shade tree, the honey locust, is as high design as a plant can be.

Architect Helena Arahuete, a longtime colleague of John Lautner's, will discuss the midcentury modernist's legacy as well as her...

The Los Angeles Conservancy announced the recipients of its 34th Annual Preservation Awards, and has honored architect and Googie...

Covering a wide range of iconic homes from Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye to Shigeru Ban’s Curtain Wall House, Phaidon's recently...

An interview with David Sellers, the "Father of the Design-Build Movement"

In the 1940s, the Mutual Housing Association created California’s only successful postwar cooperative community.

Once home to modernist architect Barry Dierks, this historic home overlooking the Mediterranean Sea gets some functional updates...

George Smart is speaking out for the modern houses he loves.

Breaking architectural conventions associated with suburban housing, this family home in Sydney’s leafy North Shore has its more...

Outfitted with a striking charred wood exterior and blonde wood interior, Atelier Victoria Migliore's Treehouse was constructed...

With NASA’s InSight lander roving across Mars, we have space travel on our minds.

Studio Petra Majantie and Oopeaa left no stone unturned in updating architect Aarne Ervi’s classic lakeside design.

Facing tight building codes and an even tighter space, Karen White and David MacNaughtan needed an architect who could turn...

Balancing global styles with Moroccan standards, a geometric concrete home catches the eye without sticking out.

A Canadian family’s getaway in the California desert.

Florence Knoll Bassett, whose “interior architecture” and iconic furniture designs set the standard for the midcentury-modern...

With an unusually angular home, a studio builds on a practice known for striking silhouettes.

“The good building is not one that hurts the landscape, but one which makes the landscape more beautiful than it was before the...

This is California dreaming at its finest.

Angela Scott’s heirloom-worthy designs—offering burnished leathers and hand-painted stripes—build on the legacy of handcrafted...

In 1959, Philip M. Isaacson, a young lawyer, commissioned fellow Harvard alum, architect F. Frederick Bruck, to design him and...

Modernist beach homes offer more than just close proximity to the ocean—their clean, bold designs and abundance of natural light...

The modernist-inspired design by Hundred Mile House features elevated living areas with a direct connection to the shady pine...

In Mexico's warm climate, the best homes create a strong relationship with the outdoors.

We interviewed architect Sebastian Mariscal on his thoughtful, textured approach to designing with wood, for our 2014 Materials...

“I always wanted to live in a glass house,” explains Valerie Phelps, as she stands surrounded by the 40 feet of floor-to-ceiling...

Commissioned by businessman Jack Perry in 1967, the Teesdale House is the only post-war British home by the Hungarian-born...

Designed by the New York Five architect in 1967, the Sedacca House has curved walls, tall ceilings, and a charming Airstream...

The Getty Foundation continues its mission to preserve icons of the 20th century.

Each week, we tap into Dwell's Instagram community to bring you the most captivating design and architecture shots of the week.

I love modern architecture.

The Kalil House hit the market for the first time this past September—and the buyer has entrusted it to the Currier Museum of Art...

Clerestory windows and gardens on every level help this architect’s home feel integrated with its spectacular, mountain setting.

Taking cues from his illustrious friend and neighbor Marcel Breuer, engineer Paul Weidlinger designed a summer house on the edge...

Since 1967, part of the Yale School of Architecture’s first year curriculum is to provide New Haven with structures and housing...

Falling prices for classic Lautners and Neutras might be a telltale sign that even modern masterpieces are feeling the pinch.