Architect-author Dan Maginn of El Dorado Inc. gives us the inside track on one of his favorite subjects: contractors.

The American Dream, some say, is all about owning a home.

As anyone who has been to Peru, or Bali, or Timbuktu can tell you, travel is not merely the experience of going somewhere.

Sprawling across a bewildering 32 million square feet, Berlin’s Tempelhof Airport is one of the world’s most eclectic public...

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Ever since Adam and Eve’s unfortunate eviction, their descendants have been plunging hands and seeds into the earth in hopes of...

Mention universal design and see your companions’ eyes start glazing over.

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The profession of landscape architecture is very much rooted in the European tradition of garden design, and it didn’t germinate...

Last night I went to a corner liquor store to buy some toothpaste.

Meet JFK's first on-airport hotel—complete with midcentury modern guest rooms, a 10,000-square-foot rooftop deck with pool, and a...

Preview the Editor’s Letter from our January/February issue, written by Dwell founder and CEO Lara Deam.

Read the Editor’s Letter from our upcoming November/December edition and look for the issue on newsstands in the first week of...

From massive cocoons in Azerbaijan to a sprawling public park in Berlin, you’d be surprised at what you can find at these...

It has been nearly half a decade, but the Dwell Home II is back! Construction began this winter in the hills outside Los Angeles,...

Read the Editor’s Letter from our upcoming September/October edition and look for the issue on newsstands in the first week of...

Construction has begun on a controversial airport near the Incan citadel, but naysayers are worried about the future of the...

The challenge for airport designers is to consider the complex function of an airport and then cap it off with some truly...

Mill Valley, California, might not be a hotbed of modernism, but it was here, ten years ago, that Dwell came into the world...

One of the oldest proclamations in Western literature—maybe the very oldest, depending on how you see things—is “Let there be...

Ondo is a minimal house located in Tokyo, Japan, designed by MAMM DESIGN.

Green design should have won 30 years ago.

Color has a unique way of transforming a space when used creatively to draw attention or capture a mood.

In the remote San Juan Islands, an artist and an architect collaborate on a modern residence dedicated to creative pursuits.

A thoroughly modern house in Baton Rouge owes its sleek and sustainable form to its vernacular roots.

Seven landscape architects across the United States explain how they mastermind inspired designs showcasing the best of their...

Perfection is boring.

Big names and installations in art and design make this small town in Texas a significant destination.

In coastal Norway, a guesthouse serves as a sculptural refuge.

Richly layered and elegant with an edge, the capital of Mexico is brimming with incredible art, design, history, and architecture...