Made in the USA: American Design Makes a Comeback

When Seattle’s fire stations needed an overhaul, the city selected local architects to give these ultimate live/work spaces a modern-minded update.

We got the low down on Jack White’s Rolling Record Store, but the man had much more to say.

A comprehensive look at midcentury California design reveals a modern coming of age for the Golden State.

In Hobe Sound, Florida, a home overlooking a custom-built water-ski circuit is hardly par for the course.

Architect Steve Bull designed a high-impact, low-maintenance home for a pair of intrepid clients in Alaska, but that was only the beginning of the adventure.

We used and abused seven eco-friendly countertops to investigate if they could stand the heat of Dwell’s kitchen.

Austin couple Anne Suttles and Sam Shah built a house to last their lifetime—and longer.

Part tent, part RV, the NASA-inspired Cricket Trailer is the go-to camper for the modern road tripper.

Brooklyn's Flavor Paper is hauling dowdy old wallpaper into the splashy 21st century, and you get to watch.

With a clean-lined new loft building designed by El Dorado Inc., a fleet of hip galleries, and a burgeoning creative class, Wichita is anything but plains.

Creative bartering and a healthy dose of sweat equity allowed a young Charleston couple to transform a derelict 19th-century structure into an inspired living space.

Working creatively to meet strict preservation codes, architect Roberto de Leon affixes a modern annex onto a historic Louisville house.

A retired couple retreats to the modern masterpiece by Richard Meier.

Dow Chemical put Midland on the map, architect Alden B. Dow—a local scion and former Taliesin fellow—transformed its landscape.

Fuss all you like about sprinklers and guardrails, we need building codes. Here's how to get your architect to play along.

How one homeowner chose a savvy architect, made nice with the building code, and moved in without a hitch.

Muculus Grigsby runs afoul of the permits department, costing him a chunk of change and loads of time.

Love superclean design but fear the building inspector? Here's our guide to skirting those modernist missteps.

Can you spot the 11 infractions in this modern house?

Budget supplies become modern design gold in this Omaha home.