The introduction to Dwell’s debut issue in October 2000 articulates our vision of what great design should be.

In a nursery off the coast of Monterey, California, Rana Creek raises millions of plants each year.

For this San Diego family, the phrase "putting down roots" has taken on a whole new meaning.

A Japanese architect creates multi-use miracles with a home just wider than a big rig.

A couple’s handwritten note to renowned architect Kendrick Bangs Kellogg results in an iconic Leviathan of a home in the...

America’s first patented shade tree, the honey locust, is as high design as a plant can be.

When a 40-year-old pine tree fell over at the rear of a Brentwood estate in Los Angeles a few years back, its owner, an art lover...

An interview with David Sellers, the "Father of the Design-Build Movement"

Terremoto is spearheading an experimental grassroots project to transform a neglected patch of public land with native species.

After a long day at the office together, this pair relaxes in upstate New York.

These extraordinary tree houses meld sustainable materials with hospitality design, offering an innovative and adventurous way to...

In space-strapped Shanghai, local architects look to rotating boxes and playful pops of colors to create a delightful modern home.

Moving from Lake Michigan, a savvy couple builds a dream home that's also a wise investment.

Architect Michael Peled completely flips the layout of an apartment in Haifa to take advantage of treetop views.

With an unusually angular home, a studio builds on a practice known for striking silhouettes.

Like a sunflower, this experimental net-zero house follows the sun to generate all the energy it needs.

“The good building is not one that hurts the landscape, but one which makes the landscape more beautiful than it was before the...

With greenery dwindling in urban areas, an architecture firm in Ho Chi Minh City designs a home to bring nature back to the...

Do you ever wish you could live like Tarzan - in seclusion, high above the ground, amongst trees and nature? Well, we have a...

Sara and Rich Combs, the pair behind the chic getaway known as the Joshua Tree House, share their favorite haunts and hideouts in...

We interviewed architect Sebastian Mariscal on his thoughtful, textured approach to designing with wood, for our 2014 Materials...

“I always wanted to live in a glass house,” explains Valerie Phelps, as she stands surrounded by the 40 feet of floor-to-ceiling...

The largest community on the planet’s coldest continent needs a smaller, smarter facility to continue its crucial work.

Each week, we tap into Dwell's Instagram community to bring you the most captivating design and architecture shots of the week.

Since 1967, part of the Yale School of Architecture’s first year curriculum is to provide New Haven with structures and housing...

I love modern architecture.

Minutes from the capital city’s urban bustle, an architect blends steel, wood, and concrete into a harmonious retreat for a...

From Kyoto, Japan, to Austin, Texas, these dwellings take “bringing the outside in” to the next level.

In the El Peñon Reserve, architects use concrete and upcycled trees to design Casa de la Roca, a striking Y-shaped home...

These cabins, domes, and houses channel the free-spirited nature of the desert.

Designed by Atelier Lina Bellovicova, House LO marks the country’s first residential project to use hempcrete, a sustainable and...

Architect Steve Bull designed a high-impact, low-maintenance home for a pair of intrepid clients in Alaska, but that was only the...

Robert Bourke Architects utilizes every inch of space on a challenging site to create an addition with skylights, a garden, and...

When HH Design first saw this compact, 1940s stucco home outside Santa Monica, California, its street appeal was nonexistent.

From the use of structural insulated panels to achieving net-zero energy capability, these New England firms are paving the way...

Govaert & Vanhoutte Architects' Minimalistic Concrete Pad-Belgium