A Colombian Cabin Uses Shingles as Camouflage in Its Tropical Setting
Experimenting with prefab elements, designer David Del Valle and architect Amalia Ramírez create a weekend retreat outside...
Lake|Flato’s Wellness-Focused Haciendas in Dallas Start at $589K
The new residential development offers first-time homebuyers, empty nesters, and down-sizers the perks of living in the city—but...
A Filmmaker Builds a Rustic Off-Grid Cabin Deep in a Canadian Forest for $64K
This clifftop home on the east coast of Canada was entirely built by the owner—who had no experience building a house—and his...
Hope Floats
A self-taught designer embarks upon a solo mission to resuscitate a 19th-century homestead.
A Low-Slung Midcentury by an Unsung Bay Area Modernist Retains Its Quirkiness After All These Years
Two designers update a historic redwood-and-glass house in Napa, California, by Telesis cofounder Jack Hillmer, preserving his...
A Modern Renovation Connects to a Traditional Texas Town Through a Glass Wall
In a South Texas border town, a family introduces a bold aesthetic.
Can Co-Living Survive in a Socially Distanced Future?
Over the past decade, soaring rents and urban loneliness have been driving people to live closer together.
Is the Pandemic Priming Neighborhoods for a New Wave of Gentrification?
Evictions, foreclosures, and city dwellers seeking greener pastures may exacerbate an already precarious housing market.
Introducing the Best New Outdoor Furniture and Accessories
From urban, lakeside, and subtropical gardens to mountain and desert terrains—we have it covered.
Airbnb Launches Every Traveler Deserves a Home
San Francisco–based Airbnb provides a unique hospitality experience for worldly and local travelers alike that allow them to...
Passive Design Strategies Abound in This Expanded Victorian Cottage Outside Melbourne
The secret to keeping the home comfortable lies largely in the design of its corrugated zinc roofs.
Asking $1.9M, This Storybook Tudor in the Pacific Northwest Is Ready for a New Chapter
Set high in the hills above Portland, the home has a stately turret, vibrant interiors, and 200-year-old terra-cotta tile floors.
Frank Lloyd Wright Never Built His Travel Trailer. Now He Has an Airstream
The architect designed a mobile kitchen around the same time the trailer company rolled out its first units.
New Britannia: London’s Boomlet of Modernist Hotels
London has long drawn visitors to its traditional Tudors, Edwardians, and Vics, architectural styles by turns traditionalist and...
Better x Design: Teddy Cruz
Providence is all abuzz with "A Better World By Design" this weekend, a three-day conference thrown by students at Brown...
Living Las Vegas
They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but once you leave, you may have trouble banishing Sin City from your mind.
Casablanca Chandigarh Exhibit in Montreal
The visionary French architects gallivanting the Third World of the 1950’s in their quest to seed Western Modernism, have left...
HGTV Comes for New York’s Already-Gentrified Hudson Valley in “Small Town Potential”
The new eight-episode series plays into a fantasy of “country living” rooted more in ideas of the region than the place itself.
Archtober Itinerary: Amanda Dameron
Amanda Dameron, Editor in Chief of Dwell, Archtober's Presenting Media Sponsor, spotlights her favorite events for Archtober 2016.
Is GoFundMe the New Insurance?
The Los Angeles wildfires emphasized an important new function for the fundraising platform: stepping in to help homeowners...
Before & After: Siblings Turn a Neglected Victorian Into a Dreamy Catskills Hotel
The couple behind Field Theory help their brother reimagine a dreary 1890s estate as the irresistibly chic Hotel Lilien.
Before & After: Think Your Renovation Took Awhile? Try 14 Years
Best Practice Architecture tops off the lengthy transformation of a butter-yellow Seattle craftsman with an addition that...
Oslo, Norway
A sleepy capital perched by the sea, Oslo is in the midst of an architectural surge.
How to Protect Birds From the Scourge of Windows
Some small adjustments to your living space will make a big difference to theirs.
How One Midcentury Design Dealer Is Taking a Chance on the Odd and Obscure
Clément Cividino’s fascination with forgotten prefab designs has become a full-blown obsession.
Why Do We Keep Developing in Climate Disaster Zones?
Affordable real estate in the Sun Belt continues to attract buyers under a false sense of security.
The Catio Is Ready for Its Close-Up
Some Los Angeles enthusiasts are attempting to mainstream the cat patio—a simple solution for indoor cats who yearn for the great...
Architect Can Vu Bui’s Few Days in Paris, Filled With Brutalist-Style Buildings and Asian Eateries
The New York–based principal at Office of Things shares his top haunts around the 13th arrondissement, known for its high-rise...
How I Turned an Octagonal Joshua Tree House Into a Sustainable Oasis
I gave up my apartment and much of my old life in exchange for a valuable lesson—learned via sweat equity—about where our...
Can a 3D-Printed Hotel and Residences Bring a New Dimension to Marfa?
Hotelier Liz Lambert has teamed up with Austin-based home builders Icon and architect Bjarke Ingels on a promise to transform the...
What It’s Like to Buy a Fixer-Upper via “Cheap Old Houses”
The Instagram account featuring historic homes listed for under $100,000 is a social media phenomenon.
Is the Future of Refugee Housing Permanence?
A growing number of architects are designing for displaced people, prompting a reconsideration of what ostensibly temporary...
We’re Off to See the Waltons
FORMAT, a new music and arts festival, is the latest effort by the country's richest family to remake Northwest Arkansas in...