Make It Modern

Dwell editor-in-chief Amanda Dameron walks us through Dwell's September 2016 issue.

Keeping up street-side appearances, an Australian artist’s home branches out with a modern extension.

Old photos of a Neutra home in its heyday inspire a plan for its rebirth.

With sensitivity to local building typologies, fresh construction finds a place in Amsterdam.

A young architect takes on an intimidating commission: reviving a modern masterwork by Marcel Breuer.

Introducing a series of structures, two architects weave a Japanese-inspired midcentury by the “father of California post-and-beam architecture” into its wooded hillside lot.

A renowned architect transforms a 1920s home, drawing upon a palette of plywood and glass to dramatic effect.

A Kansas architect unlocks the potential in an outdated 1950s home.

A local design firm draws from many eras for a Portland renovation.

After a stealth makeover, a California Craftsman gains light, space, and a partial facelift.

A Copenhagen family trades the suburbs for a quaint town house steeped in tradition.

At the Glass House estate, a restoration takes aim at one of modern master Philip Johnson’s most-beloved sanctuaries.