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.

A pleasure garden in northern California is rich in whimsical surprises.

Jerry House on Cha-Am Beach near Bangkok is not only a beachside family retreat, but is also a playground and dreamworld for the...

Fuss all you like about sprinklers and guardrails, we need building codes. Here's how to get your architect to play along.

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

Can a home that encourages creativity, exploration, and fun still look grown-up?

If the design world feels like an endless parade of products, then the gnashing maws of industrial production assuredly underpin...

Eric and Melinda purchased a 10-acre plot of land in rural Yelm, Washington, with visions of a new home on the range.

When building a second home, most people don’t consider traveling farther than upstate.

Six years ago, architect Jorge Gracia came to Dwell’s attention with a house he built for his family that was radically different...

Rediscovering the elusive Tangier abode of former Knoll President Yves Vidal

Ahead of the December 27 launch, the Modern by Dwell Magazine lookbook features a wide array of furniture, decor, and home...

Though the market has rarely looked worse, our primer on the past, present, and future of modern real estate gives you the inside...

The basic principle of prefab, whereby a home is fabricated in one location and then delivered to another, has been around for at...

Brazil is a breath-taking country that has a perfect mix of nature and modern architecture.

It doesn’t always take a full-scale renovation to make a classic kitchen feel more modern.

Working creatively to meet strict preservation codes, architect Roberto de Leon affixes a modern annex onto a historic Louisville...

Aside from that mischievous caveperson in France who used a piece of charcoal to draw a line around some stick figures that...

Dishwashers don’t seem to hold the same cache as some of the more lust-worthy kitchen appliances (looking at you, gas ranges).

These various modern homes prove that the driveway is just as important to a piece of architecture as the rest of the design.

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

If the design world feels like an endless parade of products, then the gnashing maws of industrial production assuredly underpin...

Set in the foothills of La Canada Flintridge, California, this 5,000-square-foot home composed of glass, steel, redwood, and...

A house designed to be part of the landscape is at home among the trees in Venice, California.

Boasting dozens of modernist structures by iconic architects, this midwestern town is sure to be a bucket-list destination for...

What's better than one hundred photos of cabins? One hundred and one photos of cabins.

Each week, our editors choose one Dwell Professional to feature as "Pro of the Week." Along with being an active participant on...

The first to develop aesthetically pleasing motorized shading technology, J Geiger offers a modern alternative to dated, visually...

A modern, gabled home in Austin is designed to feel like a "leftover railroad house that had been repurposed."

A modernist cabin in British Columbian ski country is the perfect retreat for a family of outdoor adventurers.

A sagging ranch house is reborn as a spacious cabin with a soaring roof in Harbert, Michigan.

The barren beauty of a desert landscape can be a source of inspiration for off-the-grid prefab living.

Behind a traditional colonial in Lima, an angular house attuned to its site takes shape.

For this tiny house in the Belgian forest, a little extra square footage comes in the form of a glassed-in addition with a...

On a sloped creekside site in Atlanta, Georgia, architect Staffan Svenson elevates humble materials and basic geometries to craft...