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Can Co-Living Survive in a Socially Distanced Future?
Over the past decade, soaring rents and urban loneliness have been driving people to live closer together.
A Network of Prefab Tiny Homes Allows Users to "Pay as You Live"
Smart, sustainable, and minimalistic—these "location-independent, pay-as-you-live" prefab tiny homes introduce a new genre of...
Exquisite Craftsmanship Breathes New Life Into a “Socially Sustainable” Home
In Melbourne’s Northcote neighborhood, Studio Bright reincarnates a declining Edwardian into a civic-minded family home with...
These Cabins in a Utah Ski Resort Are Designed to Help Spark Social Change
Shunning ostentation, Horizon Neighborhood recasts the ski resort as a collaborative, ecologically minded ideas hub.
8 Black Designers Challenging the Status Quo With Socially Impactful Work
Wielding design as a tool for empowering underserved communities, these visionary Black architects and designers are paving the...
A Social, Colorful Lobby Invites Students and Hotel Guests to Mingle in Amsterdam
Hotel Casa, which debuted in the 1950s, emerges as an all-day fashionable hangout in Amsterdam East.
Before & After: A Divided Apartment in Barcelona Turns Into a Sunny, Social Home
Nook Architects reimagines a drab, partitioned apartment by downplaying the bedrooms and focusing on bright, connected spaces.
Here Are 40 Things You Can Do if You’re “Social Distancing” at Home
2020 is canceled due to the new coronavirus—but here’s your opportunity to take advantage of time spent at home.
Before & After: A Historic Apartment Building Is Transformed Into a Chic Social Hotel in Portland
The rooms at the stylish Pacific Northwest outpost of KEX, an Icelandic mini-chain, start at just $38.
Social Heat
What’s the best way to warm a small studio? Ekaterina Voronova opted for a compact wood-burning stove to keep her space cozy.
Hawking Massages With a Social Purpose, Lifehood Is a Wellness Spa That’s Peak L.A.
Channeling California cool with a ’70s bent, this spa has all the “it” factors—from healing crystals to VR experiences.
Preview: Architizer Design Clinic
"People know that they need experts in an emergency: doctors for surgery, plumbers for floods, therapists for nervous...
Landshare: Networked Gardening
Not since the days of post-WWII victory gardens have so many people been motivated to supplement their grocery purchases with...
Inside Ricardo Bofill’s Walden 7, an Epic Social Housing Project Inspired by a Utopian Sci-Fi Novel
A gestalten book about cleverly designed small spaces highlights the boundary-pushing 1975 apartment complex that aimed to tackle...
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Solid Conference: Hardware and the Networked Home
Networking technology and internet-powered apps mean interior design and architecture are about to become more personal.
Deepening the Family Stack with Circle Connections
Circle with Disney can now connect with third-party APIs to reward screen time for chores, disable distracting apps while...
I'm A Kombo's Social Act
Delicious high-concept food? A homey setting? Stylish crowd? Denmark, Denmark, Denmark? Yup, this video from crane.tv on the...
Exhibition Presents Design as a Force for Social Change
The Museum of Design Atlanta showcases innovative solutions to common 21st-century problems.
Can Other Cities Replicate Seattle’s Win on Green Social Housing?
How activists sold voters on an excess compensation payroll tax on corporations.
Calling All Designers: Submit Your Project for the Architizer A+Awards
Submit your architecture, interiors, and products for a chance to be honored at the Architizer A+Awards.
Why Is Spain’s Social Housing So Well-Designed?
The country is trying to reverse its legacy of under-investing in public housing by churning out projects that defy expectations...
901 Fairfax Avenue by David Baker Architects
This community hub in San Francisco encourages social interaction and supports a safe, walkable neighborhood.
Watch: Inside the Studio of Designer and Materials Master Fernando Mastrangelo
Designer Fernando Mastrangelo is a master at pushing the limits of media, both material and social.
Escape to a Winter Fairytale at This Eco Retreat in the Italian Alps
Sustainable design, prefab construction, and warm hospitality combine at this winter retreat in a cinematic Alpine setting.
Profile: Alejandro Aravena
The Pritzker Prize–winning Chilean architect reflects on innovation, social responsibility, and the limits of control.
This Home Owned by Tech Entrepreneurs Will Tie for Most Expensive Ever Sold in San Francisco
With lively interiors designed by Ken Fulk, this Pacific Heights mansion asks $39,000,000.
Boost Your Internet Speed With These New 5G Wi-Fi Routers
Home is where the Wi-Fi is. Whether you’re settled or nomadic, optimize your connectivity with the latest high-performance 5G...
Dwell’s Top 10 Tiny Homes of 2018
Affordable, adorable, and in many cases, transportable, these tiny homes made a big impact on our readers this year.
The Best Sales Happening Just in Time for the Holiday Season
Get ahead of the (digital or socially distanced) crowd with discounts on gifts for your loved ones—or for yourself.
You Can Buy Your Very Own Prefabricated Escape Pod
This elliptical, rotating pod can be used as a garden studio, social gathering spot, resting place, or office.
6 Tiny House Resources That Will Help You Downsize Your Life
Move into a mini abode with this roundup of resources on modern small space living.
16 Essential Design Events to Catch This Fall
Available to view virtually or at a safe social distance, these fairs, exhibitions, talks, and tours should be on your calendar.
Happy Trails
In the Virginia woods, two architects devise an economical solution to a couple’s need for space.

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