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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...

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...

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

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...

A pair of tiny pavilions provide an eco-friendly retreat on Maui.

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

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...

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

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

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...

Summer is coming, and we are more than ready.

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

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

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

The conversion of a fire station into a studio, stage, and lodging for musicians tracks the rebirth of a New Haven neighborhood.

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

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

Cement tiles, terrazzo, and exposed shiplap boards are just a few traditional building materials that are experiencing a...

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

A New England barn is wired to provide power and produce to the community.

Climate is one of the biggest factors of human physical comfort and sustainability, and it's one of the most important...

The city's new green building legislation will result in the equivalent of taking more than one million cars off the road by 2030.