Modern Today: Progressive Homes Across the World

A serene French country house expresses a reverence for wood.

We're thrilled to announce this year's keynote speaker for Dwell's annual design conference in June 2014: Meet irrepressible New York City-based industrial designer Stephen Burks.

With Europe leading the way, waste-to-energy plants are turning an unlikely resource—garbage—into electricity.

From the bones of a neglected farmstead in rural Scotland emerges a low-impact, solar-powered home that’s all about working with what was already there.

By eliminating walls and incorporating a series of interior gardens, architect José Roberto Paredes creates an eclectic and inspired El Salvador beach house.

By straightening angles, installing windows, and adding vertical accents, architect Aaron Ritenour brought light and order to an irregularly shaped apartment in the heart of...

Architect Gert Wingårdh creates a passionately outfitted vacation home for two midcentury furniture dealers on the western coast of Sweden.

Take a lesson from this school-turned-home.

A coastal home designed by Australian architect John Wardle is uniquely tuned in to its residents and to its epic surroundings.