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From crowded cities to a trailer park of tiny houses planned for Sonoma County, California, multiunit micro-housing complexes are...

Making the most of vertical space unleashes the potential of a petite San Francisco project.

The actor has all he needs in his 580-square-foot “Japanese industrial–style” cabin loft.

In the Japanese capital, where the houses are crammed cheek by jowl, two old friends from architecture school create a...

Custom woodwork, clever built-ins, and an open interior define the flexible space for a busy family in Portland, Oregon.

Mathias Klotz’s first project, a deceptively simple coastal refuge, was commissioned by his mother on a shoestring budget.

In an unusual collaboration among birds, wind, and one of San Francisco’s leading landscape architects, a California designer...

San Francisco–based co-working outfit Makeshift Society has its sights set on a Brooklyn outpost.

To further explore privacy in the modern world, we present three common problems—from noise to peeping neighbors—and a fleet of...

It’s been awhile since we last visited the City of Light, so here’s a jaunt to five modern abodes we adore.

As the lines between our public and personal lives become increasingly blurry, designers are helping redefine privacy for the...

We have all played the game “Tetris” at least once in our lives.

A small prefab cabin in Norway is offering an alternative view on the concept of luxury.

Fresh this September from the Sydney-based Dinosaur Designs studio famous for its sensuous resin jewels, are the first furniture...

This year’s Das Haus – imm Cologne’s dreamy event featuring one international designer’s visionary house installation – will be...

This weekend City Modern kicked off with the Manhattan and Brooklyn Home Tours.

Seminal British graphic designer Richard Hollis gets his first retrospective exhibition in the United States at New York City's...

Seeking a stronger connection with his adopted city, Edoardo Allegranti revamps a lilong house in China’s bustling municipality.

What’s the secret to successfully wedging a kitchen into a 258-square-foot apartment? A visual balancing act.

Six stories high, crowned with a pool, and with a direct lineage back to the Bauhaus, a new town house in Tel Aviv manages to...

From picture books for pint-size readers to more involved, didactic tomes that parents can read to their kids, break out these...

A family matriarch enlisted an architect, an interior designer, a builder, and a landscape architect to help realize her vision...

With the trio fabricating everything in the house, their inaugural project came in at about $130 per square foot.

After Hurricane Sandy brought New York City’s precarious coastline to the forefront of the city’s collective attention last year,...

Who better to speak to the topic of authentic design than a man with numerous creative collaborations under his belt in addition...

With a body of work spanning sculpture, dance, furniture, lightning, and landscapes, Isamu Noguchi is one of the most revered...

An apartment overlooking the High Line in New York City captures views of a constantly changing urban landscape.

When David Rockwell, Founder and President of the Rockwell Group, takes the stage at City Modern with panelists including fashion...

Dwell and New York magazines’ second annual City Modern is kicking off in just a little over a week and we’re already looking...

Out of 144 prospective applicants, 10 have been selected as finalists to move onto the next round for the Cradle to Cradle...

With his experimental buildings, the Tokyo-based architect is creating a new breed of hybrid design.

Ron Cogan, editor and publisher of Green Car Journal, dispenses buying advice for the latest fuel-efficient and environmentally...

Designers often talk about the importance of play, emphasizing its power to create creative breakthroughs.

Los Angeles architect Linda Taalman made a rare visit to Le Corbusier’s fraught masterpiece, the capitol complex of the city of...

In Sheffield, England, a historic housing complex is transformed from a city nuisance into a budding neighborhood.

BioLite, the makers of outdoors equipment, are soon to launch a new companion piece to their popular CampStove: the KettlePot.