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Desert Utopia
With this elegant steel prototype, Marmol Radziner and Associates launch a new prefab venture with the goal of bringing their...
The Parabolic Glass House in Northern California Is One Architect’s Utopia in the Redwoods
In the ’60s, using only materials found on their 400-acre plot of forest in Mendocino County, Charles Bello and his wife built a...
Utahan Utopia
A Slovenian architect’s “wooden tent” design pushes the conversation on nature-respecting modern mountain architecture and...
Furnishing Utopia By Hancock Shaker Village
Shaker Design Reinterpreted
A New Book Celebrates Modernism With Futuristic Homes and Visionary Masterpieces
Part history book, part design bible, “Inside Utopia” captures the midcentury modernist psyche and beyond.
Low-Tech Utopia: Inside a Japanese Greenhouse Commune
Architect Hiroshi Iguchi’s Millennium City is an experiment in communal, sustainable living.
Cooper Hewitt Creates an Immersive Utopia at the First London Design Biennale
Cooper Hewitt’s Immersion Room, an interactive showcase of wallpapers dating back to the 18th century, will represent the United...
Utopia Is a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Game at the London Design Biennale
An exhibition at the Polish Pavilion explores the thin line between paradise and dystopia.
What You Need to Know About Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian Homes
“Usonia” isn’t just an architectural style that Wright popularized; it’s also a historic site with houses constructed to his...
A Luminous Midcentury Home and ADU in Los Angeles Ask $3.2M
The Schott House, designed by A. Quincy Jones and respectfully updated by Cory Buckner, hasn’t hit the market in 26 years.
At Utopie Plastic, Futuristic Plastic Homes Make an Appearance at a 19th-Century Metal Factory
Somewhere in-between the mid-19th century, the 1960s, and the future, lies Utopie Plastic, or Plastic Utopia: an outdoor art...
Take a Peek at These 30 Architects’ Private Homes
Being your own client comes with its own challenges and rewards.
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...
Fall Under the Spell of This M.C. Escher-Inspired Hotel in China
In Guilin, Studio 10 transforms two guest rooms in The Other Place to be mind-bending, whimsical retreats.
This Year, the Chicago Architecture Biennial Is All about Inclusion
The international exhibition has returned with more than 100 civic, educational, and cultural events—and the entire program is...
This Former Chapel, Now a Heavenly Artist’s Studio and Home, Lists for £1.6M
Architect Alex Nikjoo updated the London residence with a cantilevered mezzanine and rooftop terrace.
A Sustainable Renovation of a Los Angeles Midcentury Channels Its Designers’ Utopian Ideals
The principles of the Wonderland Park community and the owner’s interest in renewable energy inspired this transformation by...
These Cabins in a Utah Ski Resort Are Designed to Help Spark Social Change
Shunning ostentation, Horizon Neighborhood recasts the ski resort as a collaborative, ecologically minded ideas hub.
Budget-Friendly Renovation of a Neoclassical Home in Oslo
A pair of designers in Oslo, armed with tricks for introducing color and daylight, remake their compact late-19th-century...
These Separate Studios Keep a Retired Couple Happy
Art and life meet in the middle at a creative family retreat in Central Mexico.
How Tree House Master Pete Nelson Built an Empire in the Woods
Now that the TV series “Treehouse Masters” is wrapped, we catch up with builder Pete Nelson to hear the story behind his arboreal...
Construction Diary: A Young Couple DIY a Lofted Yurt in Portland
Prompted to move for a new job but discouraged by rent prices, Zach Both and Nicole Lopez build an airy yurt with a lofted bed.
From the Archive: The Rise of the “Exurban House”
Beginning in the ’90s, formerly rural regions transformed into far-flung enclaves for the elite, and vast acreages became utopias...
From the Archive: How Renegade Architecture Firms Challenged the Status Quo
Starting in the 1960s, Archigram, Ant Farm, and Superstudio questioned the very fundamentals of architecture, from its...
“Megalopolis” Romanticizes the Tortured-Genius Architect Archetype in the Worst Way
The protagonist’s would-be utopia is more out of touch than groundbreaking—not unlike Francis Ford Coppola’s magnum opus.
This $1.7M Sea Ranch Home Is the Holy Grail of Beach Houses
A rare listing in the legendary California community’s Condominium One promises a fully restored slice of the coastal utopia.
Why Is Disney So Obsessed With Housing?
A century after its founding, the cultural behemoth still has its founder’s fascination with utopia and new urbanism at its core.
Hirshhorn, Ontario: The Modern City That Never Was
An exhibit up at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington DC chronicles the museum's initial conception, and the Canadian, Philip...
Supple Lines and Lush Outdoor Areas Revive an Apartment in a Madrid Landmark
At Torres Blancas, Studio Noju imagines a sinuous renovation that reclaims green space in honor of the famous building’s original...
Hero or Villain? London’s Robin Hood Gardens Will Be Torn Down After Decades of Dividing Critics
An upcoming exhibit honors the soon-to-be-departed social housing mid-rise and Brutalist icon.
The Story Behind Dwell’s Cameo on “The Simpsons”
We sit down with executive producer Matt Selman to discuss the genesis of our TV debut on the “The Day The Earth Stood Cool”...
Making the Future
We live in a manufactured world.
The Picture-Perfect “Barbie” Universe Is Just a Metaphor for Being Human
In Barbie Land, perfect interiors and a life arranged just-so are nothing more than pretty analogies for the messy work of being...
A Los Angeles Musician’s Shed-Roofed Home Gets a Pitch-Perfect Renovation
Drew Straus calls on Laun Studio to update his 1930s house with a copper roof, cobalt-blue finishes, and a sunny music studio.
Seventies Nostalgia Abounds in This Lush Byron Bay Renovation
Timber lattice screens, chrome balustrades, and a bevy of vintage pieces transform a beach house in Australia.
A+D Museum’s Never Built: Los Angeles Onstage at Dwell on Design
From Frank Lloyd Wright to Frank Gehry, many noted architects have dreamed of a better plan for the architectural fabric of Los...
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