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Formed around the values of nature, passion, creativity, and community, this sustainably oriented community outside of Atlanta,...

Decades after they met as teenagers on a Montauk beach, Manhattanites Victoria and Greg Pryor returned to Long Island to build a...

At the end of 2000, Tryggvi Thorsteinsson and Erla Dögg Ingjaldsdóttir, Icelandic natives and partners in the Santa Monica–based...

The return of summer barbecues and back porch hangouts means that outdoor living spaces are again enjoying heavy foot traffic.

Planned for completion in 2022, these 11 customizable homes are designed to encourage togetherness.

On a private island in Ontario, MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects are in the midst of creating an energy-efficient and convivial...

A sustainable home in Lexington, Massachusetts, brings contemporary design to an unexpected region.

A mere eight miles from Mount Vernon, George Washington’s Georgian neoclassical plantation home, and just nine miles south of Old...

The greenest home is the one you already have.

On a formerly blighted site, 16 shipping containers have been transformed into elegant homes that are equally eco- and...

"Personally, I’d rather be living outside,” says architect David Hertz.

The maker movement has officially migrated into the hotel scene.

Based in Brooklyn, New York, Future Green Studio is cultivating beautiful and sustainable landscapes throughout NYC, one...

These astounding homes will have you doing double takes.

An inquisitive exhibit recently extended through January 2009 at the Danish Architecture Center asks “What if architecture could...

The benefits of using local stone in a building's structure are multifold.

The eco-friendly structures—each measuring under 120 square feet—embody the Hawaiian concept of Aloha ’Āina.

The multidisciplinary artist’s Office Hours—a series of free and candid online discussions—connects BIPOC designers and mentors.

Airtight and quick to assemble, Sweden’s carbon-sequestering Kajstaden tower is a beacon for green building.

With a clean-lined new loft building designed by El Dorado Inc., a fleet of hip galleries, and a burgeoning creative class,...

Sensational, stylish, and startlingly unique—this year’s most popular homes submitted by the Dwell community are a cut above.

The energy-efficient Silicon Valley home that architect Dan Spiegel designs for his parents responds to their lifestyles, the...

Completed in 2004, the Belmont Street Lofts—with their crisscrossing pattern of wood, metal, and glass—have settled neatly into...

Craving the conveniences of city life, a couple sidle over to Seattle from the countryside without compromising their love of the...

These chic and sustainable brands make it easy to give your wardrobe an eco-friendly update.

Summer is coming, and we are more than ready.

From the deck of this waterfront house, the scenery is abuzz with Northern California wildlife–but there's not a utility bill in...

We present four case studies on more viable ways of living in mountains, forests, wetlands, and deserts.

A green roof cools your home in the summer, insulates in the winter, and has far-reaching benefits for the community, but keeping...

Seeking simplicity and open space, a Boulder-area couple settled on a wooded hilltop with views of the mountains and the city.

See if you check off all the boxes when it comes to creating an eco-friendly household.

It’s simple to make lasting changes to your home, wardrobe, and everyday life that are kind to the planet.

This uber-green dwelling not only walks the walk, it talks the talk.

Serving as an art studio/residence for artist Rebecca DiDomenico, Swoon Art House has been built from 100-percent renewable...

The conversion of a derelict building into a recording studio, venue, and artists’ hostel tracks the rebirth of a New Haven...