Green Urban Housing in PhiladelphiaBy keeping the budget strict, the insulation tight, and its values clear, Philadelphia’s Postgreen Homes shows a little brotherly...
A Brooklyn-Based Landscape Firm That’s Reshaping New York City’s Green Urban SceneBased in Brooklyn, New York, Future Green Studio is cultivating beautiful and sustainable landscapes throughout NYC, one...
Urban RenewalA Copenhagen family trades the suburbs for a quaint town house steeped in tradition.
The Stunningly Restored Hassrick Residence by Richard Neutra Hits the Market at $2.2MThe iconic architect’s midcentury modern home in Philadelphia’s East Falls neighborhood faced demolition before being rescued and...
Philadelphia Row House RenovationIn historic Philadelphia, Jibe Design gives a row home a bright modern update—and a dose of Persian pattern.
A Chic Boutique Hotel Links Up With Local Designers in Philadelphia’s FishtownThe newly opened Fishtown Lokal is a cross between a boutique hotel and an Airbnb, with a special focus on local design.
Yale Architecture Students Build a House For the HomelessSince 1967, part of the Yale School of Architecture’s first year curriculum is to provide New Haven with structures and housing...
An Exhibit Explores Ways to Combat the U.S. Housing CrisisA major exhibition confronts the sort of housing Americans actually need.
Greener GrassCraving the conveniences of city life, a couple sidle over to Seattle from the countryside without compromising their love of the...
8 Small and Unexpected Garden Oases Hidden in the Middle of CitiesThese urban refuges effectively use greenery, water features, and delicate lighting in every inch of their modest spaces to...
Philadelphia’s Arbiter of Cool Is Turning Her Beloved Shop Into a Creative Hub and HotelBlack entrepreneur Shannon Maldonado aims to unite the city’s creative scene by expanding YOWIE into an inclusive place to stay,...
The Green LagoonFrom the deck of this waterfront house, the scenery is abuzz with Northern California wildlife–but there's not a utility bill in...
A Striking Home by Fury Design Asks $3.3M in Philadelphia’s Chestnut Hill NeighborhoodOverlooking the Wissahickon Valley of Philly’s famed Fairmount Park, just 20 minutes from Center City, this custom residence...
History and Modernity Meet in This Industrial Hotel and Restaurant in PhiladelphiaHoused in a 19th-century whiskey blending and bottling facility in Philadelphia's trendy Fishtown neighborhood, Wm. Mulherin's...
How Tiny Pods Are the Future For Portland's Houseless CommunityIn the fall of 2015, the city of Portland, Oregon, declared a state of emergency on housing due to the high number of homeless...
A Prefab Housing Concept in South AfricaIt took 11 years of traversing through three different countries for Eric Bigot to develop his Zenkaya prefab housing concept.
The Urban Housing HandbookThe Urban Housing Handbook from Wiley Publications, a new tome from Paris-based architects Caroline Stahl and Eric Firley, is a...
How Is the Pandemic Changing the Housing Market?Agents, developers, and industry experts weigh in on the current dynamics of home buying and selling—and what may lie ahead.
From Brown to GreenToronto designers Peter Fleming and Debbie Adams found a polluted lot and a run-down building—and saw fertile ground for a...
Run-Down Row House in Boston Becomes a Quiet Urban Escape with Two Green RoofsA young architect transforms a small row house into a deceptively roomy family home.
Modern Urban Retreat in South MinneapolisIn a South Minneapolis neighborhood of century-old housing stock, Julie Snow’s bold but elegant residential design fulfilled...
Mountain Dwellings Urban Development in CopenhagenIn Ørestad—Copenhagen’s tiny but buzzing new hub of urban development—a mountain rises from the flatlands.
Row on 25th: Affordable Housing Development in HoustonBy taking advantage of economies of scale, a Houston native and a pair of mod-minded developers team up to create nine affordable...
7 Inspiring Solutions For Disaster Relief HousingInspired by a builder's response to the devastating wildfires across California, we're taking a look at seven recent designs for...
Will 3D Printing Solve the
Affordable
Housing Crisis?3D printing’s impact on construction is slowly materializing.
Green Sustainable Home in MontaukDecades after they met as teenagers on a Montauk beach, Manhattanites Victoria and Greg Pryor returned to Long Island to build a...
Building Green in Santa MonicaAt the end of 2000, Tryggvi Thorsteinsson and Erla Dögg Ingjaldsdóttir, Icelandic natives and partners in the Santa Monica–based...
Yes, It Is Easy Being GreenAlternative materials help a house in California’s wine country tread lightly on the land.
Designer to Know: Saturday GreenInspired by their favorite day of the week, Saturday Green is a female-led collective of textile designers who recently launched...
This Live/Work Home in Philadelphia Gets Its Layout From the RenaissanceA blackened cube makes for a striking addition to a historic Philadelphia neighborhood.
10 Coastal Prefabs That Bring Modular Housing to the BeachWhen an efficient prefab can become a coastal retreat with a spectacular view to boot—it makes a very compelling case for not...
Before & After: A Resuscitated Row House in Philadelphia Seeks $825KAfter gut-renovating a 1918 row home in Center City, a husband-and-wife design team place it on the market.
As Housing Costs Soar, Two Homes Multiply to SevenIn Vancouver, an innovative approach to urban infill brings new life to a community.
This Modern Home in Singapore Is a Living Urban JungleConceived as a three-dimensional landscape installation with spatial pockets floating within, this house in Singapore literally...
A Former Garage, Now a Light-Filled Residence, Lists for $625K in PhiladelphiaA striking example of adaptive reuse, the three-bedroom home designed by local firm C2 Architecture comes with 15-foot-tall...
You Could Snap Up This Midcentury Modern Relic in Philadelphia for $450KDesigned by Frank Weise, the 1951 Carner House features original Isamu Noguchi pendants and a collage of glass bands along the...