Modern Homes Across the American Midwest

From Michigan to Iowa, these dwellings are at home among the prairies and forests of America's heartland.

Set in the lush Wisconsin forest, this neatly stacked cabin was built vertically in order to minimize the amount of...

A couple in Evanston, Illinois, asked John Issa of Perimeter Architects to add on a two-story, 650-square-foot addition...

The exterior of the Field House, designed by Wendell Burnette Architects in Ellington, Wisconsin.

Geoff and Joanna Mouming’s compact modern farmhouse is the first permanent structure at Yum Yum Farm in Wellman, Iowa.

Crowned with a glass observatory, this scenic Wisconsin home commands panoramic views of the surrounding grasslands.

“When you’re doing a second home, a lot of the character of the design is defined by what it isn’t,” says architect...

Terry removed the entire second floor, which featured a gabled roof and two diminutive bedrooms, and replaced it with...