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During the course of his career writing about music and design, Patrick Sisson has made Stefan Sagmeister late for a date and was scolded by Gil Scott-Heron for asking too many questions. His work has appeared in Pitchfork, Nothing Major, Wax Poetics, Stop Smiling and Chicago Magazine.

Origami-Inspired Furniture You Can Fold Flat
Cut and Fold, a Kickstarter furniture project by two Canadian architects, fuses plywood and papercraft.
Elevated 606 Park Will Transform Chicago
A decade in the making, an unused 2.7-mile rail line is set to become Chicago's great new park.
Progressive Prefabs of Jean Prouvé
The pioneering designer’s metal homes set a model for future construction.
Can the Los Angeles River Start a New Chapter?
An ambitious, year-long civic engagement project wants Angelenos to play along their waterway.
How Technology Informs the Craft Revolution
An exhibition at Design Museum Holon showcases products that marry handicraft and high-tech.
Early Drawings by Famous Architects
Early architectural drawings showcase established architects' creative explorations on paper.
Modern Cottage Renovation in Michigan
A sagging ranch house is reborn as a spacious cabin with a soaring roof in Harbert, Michigan.
Design Icon: 9 Buildings by Louis Kahn
In crafting classic forms with presence and weight, this American architect recalled a more monumental era.
Green Prefab Homes for a Native American Reservation
The Make it Right foundation taps architects to put a prefab spin on homes for the Fort Peck reservation in Montana.
13 Inspiring Coworking Spaces
Kiss the cube goodbye; these collective offices add flair to the freelance life.
How Green Construction is Significantly Cutting Emissions
Edward Mazria of Architecture 2030 talks to Dwell about the success (and upcoming explosion) of green construction.
Floating Prefab Concept Rethinks the Houseboat
Czech architects unveil a floating, modular living concept.
Resilient Building in the Post-Sandy Era
Architect and design activist Rachel Minnery talks to Dwell about Hurricane Sandy reconstruction and preparing for climate change.
7 Green and Repurposed Sports Stadiums
Creative reuse projects and green proposals give stadiums a longer life.
A Space-Efficient Affordable Housing Prototype
Inside the shell of the Oyster House lies a new shape for affordable housing.
Modern Live/Work Space in a Former Chicago Funeral Home
A gut rehab turns a quixotic old building into a model live-work space near Wicker Park.
Modern Renovation of a Classic London Home
A bay window build-out helps a turn-of-the-century home look forward.
Minimal Home on a Narrow Plot in Japan
A Japanese architect creates multi-use miracles with a home just wider than a big rig.
10 Things We Loved at NeoCon 2014
Cool, creative designs at NeoCon 2014 bring a welcome reorganization to the workplace.
10 Green Commercial Buildings
These environmentally-friendly office spaces prove it's about working smarter, not harder.
9 Things You Didn’t Know About Frank Lloyd Wright
Unrealized projects and incredible sketches from the master architect.
A Detroit Business Incubator with an Industrial Edge
Ideas are forged inside this garage-turned-next gen startup space.
Design Icon: Jean Prouvé
The metalworker’s elegant designs fed modern obsessions with steel and prefab construction.
A Dutch Designer’s Tessellating Coat Rack
Woodworker Rene Siebum’s stylish work is a study in playful geometry.
Digital Revolution: The Immersive Future of Art and Technology
The Barbican’s massive, genre-bending art and media showcase peers over the digital edge.
ARAM at 50: Golden Anniversary for a London Design Icon
Zeev Aram‘s Kings Road store introduced modern furniture to London.
Sustainable, Rural Design by Auburn's Rural Studio
A director and professor at Auburn’s acclaimed architectural lab talk about the next 20 years of sustainable, rural design.
Lighting Up Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House
Two Chicago multimedia artists want to flip the switch on a Mies masterpiece to create an immersive experience.
Domestic Data Streamers: Infographics You Can Touch
This Barcelona-based collective turns information into art by democratizing data displays.
15 Modern Summer Rentals
Plan your summer getaways with our picks for Airbnb rentals with great design.
Beneath the Streets: Photos of New York’s Secret Underground
A new book opens the door to a subterranean New York only seen by transit workers and graffiti artist.
Incredible Modernist Architecture From Latvia
An exhibition at the Venice Biennale showcases the Baltic state’s unique post-war styles and structures.
Q&A: Campana Brothers
The Brazilian furniture designers and Clerkenwell headliners discuss letting the material make decisions and designing furniture...
Design Icon: 10 Works by Jasper Morrison
By striving for the “super normal,” the soft-spoken Jasper Morrison has made noise with his inclusive, intuitive design.
A Desert Blooms: A Middle Eastern Park Plan Breaks the Mold
How do you design green space that can withstand Abu Dhabi’s heat? Thomas Heatherwick listened to the desert.
Chicagoisms: The City as Catalyst for Architectural Speculation
In an attempt to bring boldness back to Chicago, a new exhibit and book re-examines the city’s architectural legacy.
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