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In this episode of Predicting Our Future, I’ll take you along as I explore the future of homebuilding, speaking with founders of...

When researching the benefits of building with a prefab concrete system, one of the outstanding elements that comes up...

Built into a steep slope, this contemporary spec house hopes to raise the bar for hillside development in Los Angeles.

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In the Western Sydney suburb of North Rocks, a sustainably renovated home embraces the outdoors in more ways than one.

Nestled near Melbourne, Huntingtower is a three-story bespoke mansion boasting a careful selection of high-quality materials.

A newly invented material has the strength of titanium, however it's light enough to float on water.

Drawing on an inherited plot of land, his father’s steel company, and his brother-in-law’s architectural know-how, Motoshi...

This flower shop, art gallery, and home for two looks like the simplest of cubes.

Seafaring or stationary, floating homes and houseboats are a cool alternative to landlocked living.

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You might want to push out those weekend brunch plans—Japanese design firm Nosigner is giving away plans to create a compact...

Created for a design showcase in São Paulo, Loft Ninho is a warm, oak-wrapped space with an en suite bedroom box.

Nestled on the edge of a small alpine settlement in Upper Austria, this modern, rectangular home harmonizes with nature on a...

Feeling the squeeze? These cabinet rooms, storage walls, and sliding doors partition living and sleeping areas while eking out...

A revised layout, smart sight lines, and an earthy palette turn the back of this Australian home into a relaxing hangout spot.

Floor-to-ceiling glass and clever angling allows this coastal home to frame spectacular views.

Late in life, designer and artist Harry Bertoia built hundreds of sound-making sculptures, clusters of thin metal rods that...

Despite being set in concrete, an idyllic modular retreat is built to go with the flow.

Like many white people of a certain age, I first visited Harlem by mistake.

Close off the week with simply the best designs, photographs, and musical odes selected by the editors of Dwell.

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In Greenwich Village, Messana O’Rorke uses a minimalist yet luxe material palette to give a compact studio apartment the illusion...

Inspired by contemporary Japanese architecture, a converted loft in Madrid gains functionality and minimalist charm without...

When Svetlin Krastev and Dessi Nikolova had their second child, they saw two options: Go broke buying a bigger apartment, or...

Don’t be fooled by his mellow, self-effacing demeanor: Architect Thomas Phifer is a master of his craft, designing daylit,...

Stephen Shoup is the kind of person to see potential in things that others might miss.

Henrybuilt and Viola Park rank high on our list of great, modern kitchen systems (a list that includes the likes of Snaidero,...

Two hours later, revivified by a pair of conga players’ exuberant performance on the 2 train, I hustle out at the corner of Third...

Ceramic artist Michael Wisner learned much of his craft from Juan Quezada, the self-invented Mexican master who rediscovered...

Twenty-nine years after Robert Moses’s death, the mixed legacy of New York’s über–urban planner remains inescapable.

Among the vintage interior design trends, the mid-century modern designs of the 1950s are holding fast.

Vandeventer + Carlander used an inverted floor plan to fit in multiple outdoor spaces and a bedroom overlooking the water’s edge.

In our latest Backstory series, Seattleite Lou Maxon recounts the thrills and trials of ditching the suburbs, buying property,...