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Latest Slideshows
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7 Innovative Rooftops
In an era of sustainability, nothing should go to waste, and a roof should be no exception. We take a look at seven innovative rooftops where lush gardens and garden parties alike can thrive.
written by: Victoria Nguyen05.13.13 -
7 Tremendous Tree Houses
Symbolic of both blissful childhood and the threshold between humanity and nature, tree houses hold a unique position in the world of modern architecture and design. We take a look at some of the...
written by: Jordan Plaut07.12.12 -
All-Inclusive Architecture
At the symbolic heart of Philadelphia lies John F. Kennedy (JFK) Plaza, more commonly called Love Park after a Robert Indiana sculpture that is the soul of the site.
written by: Anuj Desaiphotos by: Adam Friedberg02.05.09 -
Baltimore Tree House
The wooden structure next to Laurie and Peter Stubbs' house outside Baltimore is made out of trees and is nestled in the woods but it isn't technically a tree house. "The trees here are...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake12.04.09 -
Best Modern Desert Houses
Few climates offer the extreme heat and extreme cold (all in one day) of the desert. Throw in the fact that they're sparsely populated, offer few municipal services, and are often in the middle of...
written by: Aaron Britt03.20.13 -
Botanical Garden Pavilion
When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, architect and University of Kentucky lecturer Mike McKay felt the pull to go down to the Big Easy to help with a task that was anything but easy:...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake03.23.10 -
Brooklyn Botanic's New 'Do
Last week, as spring's balmy temperatures took a temporary dip into glacier territory, the two founding partners of architecture and urbanism firm Weiss/Manfredi led a hard hat tour of their new...
written by: Kelsey Keith04.05.12 -
By Poplar Demand
“I kept pushing the idea of doing a new kind of tree house further and further, trying to find the best structure, the best materials,” explains Dustin Feider, a 23-year-old freelance...
written by: James Nestor02.05.09 -
Chicken Chapel
Architect Keith Moskow grew up doing grunt construction work. His dad was a builder and after his first year of college, he helped build their family's summer home. "I was doing lowly work,...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake09.20.11 -
Coop Dreams
Switching coasts from Brooklyn to Portland gave architects Mitchell Snyder and Shelley Martin a new set of unexpected clients: three young hens.
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: John Clark10.18.10 -
Dominey Pavilion and Carport
When Decatur, Georgia, residents Todd and Heather Dominey tasked architect architect William Carpenter of Lightroom Studio to create additional space for their growing family, they turned to the...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake04.06.10 -
Dream Hatcher
Our latest special issue, Dwell Outdoor, is on newsstands now and available to order here. A guidebook of sorts for making super-livable indoor/outdoor space, Dwell Outdoor pulls out some...
written by: Carren Jao04.15.12 -
Dunkin' Danish
The thought of stripping down for a communal skinny dip in a salty strait might make Americans a bit squeamish, but in Denmark, it’s the stuff that can save a city.
written by: Miyoko Ohtake06.17.09 -
Fawning Over Flora
Flora Grubb Gardens, the hippest plant merchant in the Bay Area, takes up residence in a new building as green as it is frondescent.
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: Todd Hido02.05.09 -
Garden Apartment
Botanist Patrick Blanc has been bringing the wilds of the rainforests to Parisian walls for over 30 years, most recently at the Jean Nouvel–designed Quai Branly museum. One lucky family,...
written by: Michelle Hoffmanphotos by: Jessica Antola02.05.09 -
His-Her Collage and Ceramics Studio
Just as water and oil don’t mix, neither do the crafts of collage and ceramics. Nevertheless, a combination of the two was precisely what one creative couple living on Long Island requested...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake02.22.11 -
Ich Bin Ein Mulcher
When, at cocktail parties, the conversation turns from the fleeting news of the day to the subject of sublime beauty, Dan Maginn often find himself smiling, for soon, he will speak of mulch.
written by: Dan Maginn02.04.09 -
Kansas City Bus Shelters
One of our favorite writers here at Dwell is architect Dan Maginn. And he does some pretty stellar buildings as well with his Kansas City, Missouri, firm El Dorado Inc. You can keep an eye out for...
written by: Aaron Britt08.15.11 -
Mother's Nature
The Watershed is an off-the-grid writer’s retreat that architect Erin Moore designed for her mother, nature writer Kathleen Dean Moore.
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: Gary Tarleton02.26.09 -
Nature’s Graces
With the lightness and imagination of origami and the mathematical exactitude of digital design, this open-air chapel invites all creatures into its folds.
written by: Sarah Richphotos by: Sarah Rich02.04.09 -
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 -
Park 'N Play
It could have been a Sheetrock box, but as the house’s most frequently used point of entry, it deserved the same architectural respect.
written by: Deborah Bishopphotos by: David Duncan Livingston02.04.09 -
Pool Houses: From Laps to Naps
For those seeking refuge from an interminable game of Marco Polo, these four pool houses provide an artful escape.
written by: Amara Holsteinphotos by: Ron Pollard04.30.09 -
Pooling Around
We take a look at 10 of our favorite swimming pools and pool houses from over the years. Whether for recreation, exercise, or simply to beat the heat, these pools (and in some cases their...
02.01.13 -
Skinny Dip
An elegant new pool house keeps competitive swimmer Sydne Didier in top form, and out of the Connecticut River.
written by: Aaron Britt02.24.09
