Top Design Cities 2019: Seoul, South Korea
The cofounder of architecture studio SsD Jinhee Park sees a new generation of designers emerging in Seoul.
An Architect’s Slim Home Squeezes Into a Tiny Lot in Seoul
Minwook Choi’s minimalist Seroro House makes clever use of a 355-square-foot site.
Watch This Mesmerizing Video of COS's Huge Marble Run in Seoul
Snarkitecture and COS bring audiences into the loop with a sculpture that channels one of the most unpredictable objects there...
This Slender Home in Seoul Has One Room on Each of Its Four Levels
Architect TaeByoung Yim designs a 570-square-foot home with private space for studying and room to entertain.
Seoul, South Korea
When Seoul architect Byoung-soo Cho set out to design his urban dream house, he turned to the city’s architectural history for...
Seoul Living Design
South Korea recently hosted the 15th Annual Seoul Living Design Fair as part of their lead-up to their one-year term as the World...
Climate-Controlled Skyscrapers in Seoul
Our friends at PSFK fill us in on Dutch architecture firm UNStudio's plans for climate-responsive towers in Seoul, South Korea.
Music Holl: A Copper Clad Pavilion in Seoul
Inspired by a never-performed symphony he discovered in a book by avant-garde composer John Cage, architect Steven Holl has...
17 Must-Have Travel Accessories to Elevate Your Next Trip
People at the center of the world’s most vibrant design destinations tell us why their city should be on your itinerary.
American Bill Price Makes a Stir in Seoul
Perhaps I’m displaying my own design ignorance here, but I had never heard of American architect, inventor and professor of...
Discover 5 Public Buildings in South Korea Made Out of Shipping Containers
In South Korea, shipping containers have been used to build amazing projects including an art school, low-cost housing, a...
Colorful Glamping Pods Dot a Forest in South Korea
Tucked in a cypress forest, 16 minimalist tents in the South Korean city of Suncheon allow guests to bask in nature without...
The Dwell 24: Jinyeong Yeon
The Seoul industrial designer creates art from castoff materials, sending strong messages about contemporary consumerism and...
8 Small and Unexpected Garden Oases Hidden in the Middle of Cities
These urban refuges effectively use greenery, water features, and delicate lighting in every inch of their modest spaces to...
12 Renzo Piano Buildings We Love
Regularly cited as the father of "high-tech" buildings, Pritzker Prize-winning Italian architect Renzo Piano's designs showcase...
This Pierre Koenig-Designed Case Study House Lists For $3.6M
Known as the Bailey House, Pierre Koenig’s Case Study House No. 21 boasts two bedrooms, two baths, and a whole lot of charming...
Interlocking Trees Support the Roof of This South Korean Home
The House of Three Trees showcases the power of traditional wooden joinery.
The Dwell 24: Nina Cho
Detroit-based designer Nina Cho is inspired by her childhood in Seoul, South Korea, and the traditional Korean aesthetic of...
Dwell 24: Studio.Sunnykim
SeonHee “Sunny” Kim, the head designer at Bahk Seon Ghi Studio in Seoul‚ South Korea, is interested in thin‚ flexible materials‚...
Queen of the Curve: 18 Influential Works by Zaha Hadid
When Zaha Hadid passed away in March 2016, she left the world of architecture with an irreplaceable legacy.
Top Design Cities 2019: Barcelona, Spain
Architect Benedetta Tagliabue, a force in Barcelona’s design scene for decades who has watched the city evolve, gives us her...
Knoll Gets in Touch With Its Bauhaus Roots
“Knoll Celebrates Bauhaus” explores the link between the company and the legendary school—and their joint impact on the course of...
15 Skinny Homes That Make the Most of Narrow Lots
These slender houses pack a lot of personality into tight spaces.
Get an Exclusive Sneak Peek of a New Short Film on Columbus, Indiana
The documentary plays companion to the critically-acclaimed film Columbus starring John Cho, which is now available on iTunes.
In the Indie Debut “Columbus,” Midcentury Architecture Stars Beside John Cho
Kogonada’s directorial debut is a bittersweet exploration of loss and filial responsibility set in the architectural landscape of...
An Architect Builds a Two-Family Home to Foster Young Farmers in the Hudson Valley
City dwellers with a passion for produce, Eugene Kwak and Claire Ko share their house and 16 acres with the local agricultural...
8 Innovative Designs for Navigating Public Spaces During COVID-19
From barrier screens to 3D-printed door openers to social distancing circles, these clever solutions help alleviate the risk of...
Q&A: Tom Kundig on Why Buildings Should Move and Morph
The king of kinetic architecture discusses the River House, where manually operated gizmos move massive walls and windows.
6 Things You Probably Didn’t Know Your Kitchen and Laundry Room Appliances Could Do
A tour of LG Signature’s chic showroom makes it clear that the company’s next-level collection of smart appliances can inject a...
14 Red-Hot Homes With Striking Scarlet Exteriors
These fiery facades aren’t for the faint of heart.
Meet the Dwell 24: Up-and-Coming Designers to Watch in 2018
Drawing from countless submissions, innumerable visits to fairs and galleries, and—yes—Instagram, we bring together two dozen of...
Three Starchitects for the Price of One at the Leeum
The rather poorly named Leeum Samsung Museum of Art (an unfortunate collision of “Lee”, surname of the Samsung family who...
A Modern Green Concept House in South Korea Promotes Sustainability
The E+ Green Home, a concept house located an hour outside Seoul, not only points the way to a greener South Korea, it may well...
Kovy by Joongho Choi
Kovy is a minimal chair created by Seoul-based designer Joongho Choi.
Philip Kennicott Wins Pulitzer Prize
In mid-April, 2013, Washington Post columnist Philip Kennicott won the Pulitzer Prize for criticism.
An Architect’s Slim Home Emphasizes the Outdoors and Aging in Place
For Kyu Sung Woo and his wife, concert pianist Jung-Ja Kim, their pared-down residence in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a natural...

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