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The pair behind Studio Junction Inc.

On the shores of New Zealand’s Lake Wakatipu, architects Bronwen Kerr and Pete Ritchie designed a relaxed family home that...

Sited on an island between a dense forest and rocky terrain, the couple’s pine-clad getaway suited them for 30 years of summer...

Even before construction was complete, the Stump House was turning heads.

After a meticulous renovation, the post-and-beam house by the 1960s developer embodies midcentury, modernized.

They tasked Bates Masi Architects with updating the cypress-clad Long Island residence almost 40 years after Bates built it.

“I guess from a young age I collected things that interested me—picked up bizarre things from the street, put them in boxes, or...

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There’s trouble underfoot if you’re building a green home without considering your flooring.

The Simpsons’ C. Montgomery Burns once said, “Sitting—the great leveler.

As designers embrace the idea of directing their skills toward doing good in the world, a collective of students and alumni from...

Designers talk a lot about extending product lifecycles, but most often in terms of creating new objects with exceptional...

In accordance with the old saying, March has come in like a lion from coast to coast.

While British author Virginia Woolf heralded the benefits of “a room of one’s own,” writer, master gardener, and outdoor...

A few years ago, while working with the indigenous communities of remote Arnhem Land, in Australia’s Northern Territory,...

"We want to position our work outside of architecture, as a clear piece of sociology and ecology."

Frontways, sideways, backward, or leaning against the back. Breakfast, beers, or bitters.

The American Institute of Architects San Francisco chapter has a fascinating exhibition in their gallery right now that asks how...

In this installment of My Favorite Thing, designer Arik Levy shares his deep appreciation for the simple beauty of a dried...

This brilliant new table, called A New Perspective, by James Tooze of England's Batch, combines graphic design and carpentry to...

Utterly dynamic, this house on an urban peninsula in Sydney is rich with inventive and thoughtfully considered spaces.

On New Zealand’s Great Barrier Island, two architects designed a petite holiday home that takes care of its own water,...

Linda Taalman and Alan Koch’s glass-box prefab brings together raw industrial aesthetics with the influence of California...

An eccentric San Francisco gallery owner explains what terrariums have to do with mindfulness.

Architect-sculptor double act Cat Macleod and Michael Bellemo first came to our attention with their Cocoon weekender, a...

Design-build practices invest considerable time in setting up shop and tremendous capital in tools.

An increasing number of contributors to our ever-expanding built world are referring to their practices as design-build.

We asked Charles Birnbaum to point us to five unique landscapes that we can still take a peek at. He explains: “I’ve chosen...

An amorphous profession, landscape architecture embraces everything from civic plazas, highways, and landfill reclamations to the...

“Mother Nature is too powerful to try and mimic,” says Shane Coen, whose firm is known for its minimalist approach to the...

From city slickers to country bumpkins, homeowners have always longed for a special place from which to escape the toils of...

The most intensely used rooms in the house depend on good plumbing, ventilation, and electrical systems, and contain the highest...