With this elegant steel prototype, Marmol Radziner and Associates launch a new prefab venture with the goal of bringing their...
The barren beauty of a desert landscape can be a source of inspiration for off-the-grid prefab living.
Two Los Angeles designers resuscitate a down-at-the-heel John Lautner building—and give architecture fans a chance to spend the...
Jim Murren’s prefab house in Sin City, designed by Marmol Radziner, is as artful as it is art-filled, thanks to an asymmetrical...
The Blue Sky prototype home tiptoes gracefully across the desert landscape just north of Joshua Tree National Park.
Architect Lloyd Russell’s design for this desert getaway passively mitigates the elements with a utilitarian solution, turning a...
This dark Yucca Valley home tricks the eye through clever use of light and shadow.
Stay in a midcentury modern hotel built and inspired by the iconic style of American architect John Lautner.
A Slovenian architect’s “wooden tent” design pushes the conversation on nature-respecting modern mountain architecture and...
At the base of Echo Mountain in Phoenix, a geometric home by Wendell Burnette opens up to the surrounding desert landscape.
Perched atop sandblasted masonry walls, the Staab residence is a stainless steel and glass structure that absorbs the Arizona...
A Canadian family’s getaway in the California desert.
A previously unrealized design by Whitaker Studio will become a vacation home in Joshua Tree, each shipping container...
An art-filled retreat fits right into the landscape.
In the high desert landscape of Yucca Valley, California, the rectilinear Graham Residence cuts a striking figure against the...
Located in the sands of the Mojave Desert's Hollywood-built Pioneertown, this modern take on a desert homestead brings a whole...
Building a successful home in the desert means being conscious of the region's elements and understanding both the challenges and...
A rookie designer, a veteran builder, and an artist eschew the traditional and join forces to create a singular residence in...
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, which probably isn't an issue when the glass house is a commune.
The desert, a wilderness of rock and hardscrabble, has had a profound impact on human culture, design and our collective...
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