With sensitivity to local building typologies, fresh construction finds a place in Amsterdam.

We asked five households that recently switched Los Angeles neighborhoods what they had in mind when picking a new place to live.

Hybridization is hit or miss (i.e., the jackalope).

Watch us try out an old-school plastic toy that's been reinvented in tactile wood.

Designer Jens Risom returns to his 1967 prefab off the coast of Rhode Island, readying it for his family's next generation.

A Seattle engineer builds an energy-efficient house with an assist from a prototype smart-home system.

Glass blocks—the old-school square blocks of translucent glass found in many buildings constructed from the 1940s through the...

Coexist Build launches a DIY tiny home that’s designed to be built in just a week.

The industrial-modern Metamorphosis House is now a showcase for art.

The 750-square-foot home, aptly named Stop Making Sense, recalls the chunky proportions of David Byrne’s iconic gray suit.

Melding corrugated metal with Douglas Fir wood, a sustainable home in Seattle brings nature inside while preserving a couple’s...

Breeze-blocks, perforated concrete blocks, cinder blocks, cobogó, or even decorative terra-cotta bricks: call them what you will,...

The front door of this São Paulo apartment is a wooden board once used to cut slabs of marble.

Built to Passive House standards, the New England home of Tom Risom and Pamela Austen is a trove of modernist design.

Hopie and Lily Stockman, the two sisters behind Block Shop, celebrate handmade artistry by launching their first collection of...

While some of Joe Columbo’s designs have proven the test of time (Alitalia still uses his plastic flatware), others were simply...

Make of it what you will: Welton Becket's "House of Tomorrow" is in foreclosure.

Sibling Architecture transforms a Federation-style home in Sydney into a sunny space for reading.

Mushrooms aren't just for eating anymore.

Block out noise and distraction by soundproofing your home office.

Offered at $850,000 the 1955 Toufic H. Kalil House in Manchester is one of only seven Usonian Automatics ever constructed.

Many parents find themselves constantly searching for creative and well-designed building toys for their children.

A concrete slab cantilevers over cinder blocks and glass in this arresting home by Vereda Arquitetos.

Offered at $40,500,000, the residence spans an entire city block at the base of the famous Lombard Street.

Built of concrete and timber, Casa BS in Córdoba maneuvers around nature, allowing trees to puncture its design.

For centuries, bricks have been the literal and figurative building blocks of communities across the globe.

The Cell Block in Clifton, Texas, is a 1930s jail that has reopened for a new kind of booking.

‘Ye’s vision of affordable dome homes for the masses hits a major road block.

On a double-fronted block in Melbourne, a light-filled extension enables a couple to comfortably embrace the outdoors.

A unique UFO house in Italy is saved from the chopping block thanks to an energy-efficient renovation.

Jens Risom (1916-2016) changed America's perception of Danish modern furniture.

Aimée O’Carroll of goCstudio uses color blocking to fantastic effect in her 60-square-foot kitchen.

The patterned squares cover a new extension, creating a mesmerizing facade that will grow in with greenery.

A block of deep green Verde Alpi marble and a glass-encased winter garden are all that divide the space.

The National Building Museum's latest block party installation is a sprawling “Lawn” that channels the spirit of summer.

Step back, Jacobsen, Utzon, Kjaerholm, Wegner, and all you other great Danes.