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Luyanda Mpahlwa
In Mitchell’s Plain township in Cape Town, South Africa, living conditions are harsh. The congested urban landscape pushes kids into the streets to play. Poverty forces reliance on found...
written by: Rebecca L. Weber10.12.09 -
New Grass Roots
When they want to escape the mayhem of city life in Chicago, Diane Pascal and Thomas Richie retreat to their low-profile getaway in Hennepin, Illinois, a town where agriculture and ecology are...
written by: Dwell Staff10.09.09 -
Domestic Ribbon
Armed with a masters in architecture from Columbia University and only 3 years in the field, architectural designer Alan Y. L. Chan renovated a wreck of an apartment in an early 1900s building on...
written by: Erika Heet10.08.09 -
Farmhouse Redux
Two years ago architect Chad Everhart came across an old farmhouse near Boone, North Carolina. He could tell it dated back to the Great Depression by the 1930s-era cardboard—once used as...
written by: J. Michael Welton10.05.09 -
Asylum by Christopher Payne
I got an advanced proof of Asylum: Inside the Closed World of State Mental Hospitals by architect and photographer Christopher Payne some time ago. But not until I really glimpsed...
written by: Aaron Britt10.01.09 -
Live from London: Giles Miller
When I came across Giles Miller's temporary showroom at Kingly Court off of Carnaby Street in central London last week, I was more than a little impressed by his range of Baroque-inspired cardboard...
written by: Charlotte West09.29.09 -
John Cronin and the Beacon Institute
For 35 years, John Cronin has safeguarded New York’s waterways, investigating dozens of pollution cases and authoring three laws to protect the Hudson River and its communities. So when...
written by: Julie Taraska09.29.09 -
Live from London: Zoe Murphy
Pieces from furniture and textile designer Zoe Murphy were among of the standouts during our weekend tour of Tent London, an amalgamation of art, architecture and design on display at the Truman...
written by: Charlotte West09.28.09 -
Best of SF 20 Modernism Show
This weekend's SF20 Modernism Show and Sale opened to the public this morning at San Francisco's Fort Mason Center. Dwell editors Aaron Britt and Sarah Rich took a spin around the floor and found...
written by: Aaron Britt09.25.09 -
Architect Peter Cohen's Floor Plans
In addition to the wonderful letters architect Peter Cohen sent to Editor Aaron Britt while he was working on a feature story on his home, Maison Amtrak, he also sent in drawings of the four other...
written by: Aaron Britt09.24.09 -
The Airstream Life
First came the idea. Then came the late nights of Craigslist searching. And then it happened quickly: a trip to a derelict horse ranch in the Salinas Valley, an exchange of cash in an old barn, and...
written by: Andreas Stavropoulosphotos by: Mark Compton09.24.09 -
Mid-City Modern
In the heart of Atlanta, Shawn Moseley worked closely with designer Scott Ball to design and build his new house not ten minutes from downtown.
written by: Donovan Finnphotos by: Mark Steinmetz09.23.09 -
Live from London: Lifestylebazaar
I was thrilled to discover that East London is chock full of design do-gooders. The second stop of my tour of the Shoreditch design district was Lifestylebazaar, a home furnishing boutique filled...
written by: Charlotte West09.22.09 -
"I Live in an Alvar Aalto"
Thrusting its sinuous brick curves towards the Charles River, Baker House is one of only two Alvar Aalto works on this side of the Atlantic. As school gets underway, 300 students every year at MIT...
written by: Tiffany Chu09.22.09 -
Noe Valley Renovation
It's rare that in a resident-architect collaboration, the resident picks the more dramatic design scheme than the architect. But the homeowners of this recently renovated San Francisco Victorian,...
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Sharon Risedorph09.22.09 -
Diamond in the Rough (and Ready)
Architect Ken Meffan's ten-years-in-the-making home is in the tiny Northern California town of Rough and Ready—a term that might as aptly refer to the house itself.
written by: David A. Greenephotos by: Todd Hido09.21.09 -
All Work and All Play
When you're running a company out of your home, you'd better hope you've got the space to keep everything in its place. Luckily, that's not a concern for Bob Weinstein.
written by: Marc Kristalphotos by: Elizabeth Felicella09.15.09 -
Victorian Revival
A couple’s dinner out at their neighborhood bistro provides just the right impetus for their restaurant-inspired kitchen renovation.
written by: Deborah Bishopphotos by: Cesar Rubio09.14.09 -
Highly Sod After
In southwest Poland, architect Robert Konieczny, of KWK Promes, raises the roof—with sod intact—on Jacek Perkowski’s modernist rural getaway.
written by: James Nestor09.13.09 -
Houses of the Holy
For men of the cloth, architecture has always been one earthly delight they've been encouraged to indulge. In Arizona, DeBartolo Architects continues the tradition in a rather unorthodox manner.
written by: David Proffittphotos by: Bill Timmerman09.11.09 -
Outside In or Inside Out?
Among the kitschy, gnome-loving chalets of Holland's community gardens, Krill Architects created an anomalously spare and highly adaptable Garden House.
written by: Jane Szitaphotos by: Jacqueline Schellingerhout09.10.09 -
Hay Is for Horses, Straw Is for Houses
In the Napa Valley, one sustainable residence elegantly demonstrates straw bale technology.
written by: Amara Holsteinphotos by: JD Peterson09.10.09 -
Live From Helsinki: EcoDesign
At the entrance of Habitare, Finland's largest furniture and interiors expo, designer Yrjö Kukkapuro has curated an exhibition of ecologically-minded chairs. One of Finland's elder statesmen...
written by: Sam Grawe09.10.09 -
Alvar Aalto in Lights
International Style architect Alvar Aalto is undoubtedly Finland's best-known design export, and is often cited for his mastery of natural light. Less often discussed is his role as a designer of...
written by: Sam Grawe09.09.09 -
By the Book
This modern log cabin from architecture students at Auburn University was designed to be completed for $20,000—an admirable solution for the down-at-heel looking to put down roots.
written by: Miyoko Ohtake09.02.09
