Lara is the Founder and CEO of Dwell. While building her own home Lara realized there were insufficient resources to help people learn about design and architecture. Believing exposure to progressive work would advance the profession of architecture, Lara started Dwell.

The office of Cary Bernstein Architect is committed to progressive design resulting from thoughtful planning, focused attention to detail and the highest construction standards. Each project is developed in response to the unique combination of client, site and budget without the imposition of a preconceived style or solution. In addition to the promotion of architectural excellence, we also offer exceptional service to our clients through all phases of design and construction.

Richard Pedranti Architect (RPA) is a full service architecture firm serving the Upper Delaware River Region as well as Philadelphia and New York. Located in the historic village of Milford, Pennsylvania, RPA specializes in Passive House and high performance buildings putting modern building science to work creating beautiful, healthy, comfortable, and energy efficient buildings.

ANACAPA, formerly Dan Weber Architecture is a highly progressive architecture and design firm. We are an innovative team of creative young designers who work collaboratively on all our projects. Our portfolio includes urban infill, custom residential, commercial interiors, hospitality, interior design, high profile redevelopment, and adaptive reuse.

Hariri & Hariri Architecture is an architectural firm established in 1986 by Iranian-born Cornell-educated sisters Gisue Hariri and Mojgan Hariri. Critics have stated that this New York-based firm is one of the most progressive American firms of their generation. For nearly 3 decades, they have imbued conceptual, residential, commercial and institutional projects with their own unique brand of sensual modernism. www.haririandhariri.com

With a modernist sensibility honed by a decade of work in the progressive environment of Los Angeles, Amy A. Alper, Architect established her custom residential practice in Sonoma, California in 2005. Amy’s award winning and widely published work blends the qualities of light, texture, rhythm, proportion and expressive detail into projects that are responsive to the unique desires of each client and the unique opportunities presented by each property. Stewardship of resources, both budgetary and environmental, as well as exceptional service, are also hallmarks of Amy’s practice.

DAS Studio is an award-winning architecture and Passive House Design firm. Our work includes new homes, additions and renovations that focus on sustainability and creating spaces for our clients’ needs and lifestyles. We draw from the existing environment’s potential to transform it into one that is fresh and speaks to their innate aesthetics. Our philosophy is that modern architecture & design should enhance the interaction between the architectural spaces we create and those who occupy them. We believe that the timeless qualities of being sensitive to both balances the immediate requirements of our clients and their long term needs. To complement our architecture, we also design Gardens, Interiors and Furniture. We carry out LEED certifications and use Passive House design techniques where appropriate.

David Baker Architects is a progressive architecture firm in San Francisco that creates acclaimed buildings in urban environments. Formed by David Baker in 1982, DBA is known for exceptional housing, creative site strategies, designing for density, and integrating new construction into the public realm. DBA has a passion for and deep understanding of the power of humane and respectful environments to transform neighborhoods and elevate the lives of individuals and families. We design thoughtful places that allow communities to thrive and that serve as a multiplier of good—that is, that enable or support further engagement, connection, or community benefit.

drop-magazine.com | @dropmag Drop focuses on contemporary high-end fashion, music, design, art and culture. It is a collective of contributors from all over the world — the most progressive thinkers and creative trendsetters in their fields, passionate about what they do and determined to be different. The site features a collection of personal interviews, fashion-forward editorials and original articles.

austere.co We work with the most progressive companies in design, fashion, beauty, hospitality, technology and entertainment and find unique ways to present their vision, products and ideas to the world. Throughout the year we present exhibitions, host events, hold symposiums, offer screenings, and design intimate rooftop dinners around topics that excite us, our partners, and friends. At Austere ideas actualize, innovations advance, collaborations succeed and conversations are started.

Chad Everhart Architect, PA is a small, progressive architecture firm headquartered in Boone, North Carolina.

Eugene Stoltzfus Architects focuses on 21st Century architecture and furniture. In residential architecture we seek to integrate the context, site, views, light and the natural world into each project. We typically employ active and passive solar energy seamlessly into the architecture. In commercial architecture we see our buildings as literally building the public spaces of our cities and towns. Our furniture relies on simple geometries and reflects the natural beauty and strengths inherent in the materials we use. We seek sustainability in the materials we use, whether bamboo, cork, steel or timber.

Montalba Architects is an award-winning practice based in Los Angeles, CA and Lausanne, Switzerland producing a diverse collection of projects ranging in scale from residential homes to commercial office interiors, retail stores and master planning. By embracing a humanistic approach that considers a client's needs and site requirements along with the cultural and economic environment, solutions are realized that are contextually conceptual and visionary in their intent, effect and appeal. Our projects emphasize experiences by creating environments that are both socially responsive and aesthetically progressive. The forces of volumetric landscapes, material integrity and natural light are combined with pure spatial volumes to create solutions to pragmatic requirements of the client, constructability and context.

Abramson Architects is a design firm based in Los Angeles, California. We’ve preserved constant design themes that reflect our Southern California roots while remaining inventive and progressive. Clean lines and striking forms are infused with layers of light and texture to maintain natural dimension and endless possibility. Through weaving the subtle and the sensational, we create spaces that are as unforgettable as they are functional. Our multi-faceted practice, initially focusing on single-family residences, now encompasses workplace environments, restaurants, retail, religious spaces, educational facilities, and commercial buildings. Regardless of the project type our designs are inspired by an earnest desire to elevate the human soul, to facilitate connection, and to improve the lives of the people they serve. Our goal is to find the perfect balance in every physical space by merging boldly calculated yet deliberately spontaneous thinking to create experiential harmony.

archimania is a collective of architects and designers in downtown Memphis, Tennessee’s South Main Historic Arts District. The collective was founded in 1995 and is led by Todd Walker, FAIA and Barry Alan Yoakum, FAIA. Both partners have been elevated to the College of Fellows (FAIA) in Design, a unique duo in our region of the country. Each archimaniac contributes a unique range of knowledge, talents, and skill sets to form a creative and collaborative environment at archimania. The common threads, linking and driving these diverse design professionals is a passion for architecture, design excellence, and a commitment to improving the built environment. Ranked 13th in Design nationally by ARCHITECT magazine in 2017, archimania views each project as a unique opportunity to lead a community’s understanding of the built environment and the value of design. They have been instrumental in advancing progressive architecture within a variety of historical contexts, and have become known for delivering excellence in design with tight budget restraints. The collective has garnered more than 150 AIA awards.

Designer. Progressive. Visionary.

WE: // make exceptional buildings // synthesize complex problems into a simple solution // are curious (about the way things works, how people live, about the world!) // are present along all points of a project // encourage thoughtfulness, personal growth and progressive development // constantly evolve while reaffirming our initial intentions // encourage people to think about the distant future // are thought leaders, not passive followers // are valued for our candor // solve problems

Seattle-based SHED believes in architecture that solves problems. In partnership with our clients, consultants and contractors, we strive to realize work that is resource efficient, pragmatic and original. The following beliefs are the foundation of their design approach: We believe that architecture is a practical art. We believe that a pragmatic approach yields progressive design solutions. We believe that buildings must use resources wisely. We believe that architecture must sustain the way people live, work and play. This approach strives to create work with the following qualities: Design solutions consider site, climate, material, light, and space holistically. Design solutions use resources efficiently over the long term. Design solutions are purposeful in their use of material, light and space. Design solutions are more than the sum of their parts. Design solutions are direct and durable. Design solutions support the life of the client. They are committed to designing projects that meet the highest expectations of clients and highest design standards of economy, efficiency and quality.

Rayleen Hill Architecture + Design (RHAD Architects) was founded in 2010 with an initial focus on the design of private homes, residential renovations and commercial interiors. Since its inception, the firm has developed into a multi-disciplinary studio that maintains its residential focus while continuing to pursue new genres, which have included multiple-unit apartment developments, town homes, public buildings, public art installations and urban gardens. RHAD Architects is a two-time winner of the Lieutenant Governor Award for Architecture and was selected as one of Canadian Architect Magazine's “Top Ten Emerging Architecture Firms in Canada” in 2017. RHAD aims to develop innovative design strategies for engaged clients in a collaborative studio atmosphere. Our office make-up usually consists of a registered architect, several intern and student architects, plus an office manager. We also have a team of professional specialists with whom we have long-standing working relationships which we contract out to for structural design, mechanical and electrical design, cost consulting, specification writing, and technical drafting. Over the last several years, the studio has been passionate about entering into a new evolution of green building design. We are studying ways to keep the crisp lines and detailing of classic modern architecture while developing new envelope strategies for more robust thermal resistance values. We have a certified Passive House Designer in-house and have several “Passive House-ish” projects, as we lovingly call them, currently underway. These projects use Passive House principles without planning to seek Passive House Certification. Our personal concern for the planet and our environment has lit our path towards sustainable design while also protecting clients against rising energy costs.

NYC architects focused on residential, commercial & institutional work with a passion for Passive House.

Formed in 2002, Sanders Pace Architecture combines the design talents of John Sanders and Brandon Pace to provide full service architecture, planning, and design services to clients seeking a thoughtful, progressive solution to their goals and needs. Tennessee serves as the backdrop for the majority of the firm's work.

Net Zero, Passive House, Alternative Energy, Low VOC, Universal Design, Resource Conservation, Local Production

Progressive design

Wilkens Design Studio is an architectural firm offering full-scope residential design solutions for the development of new, adaptive reuse, and renovation projects. Working collaboratively with a range of clients, project types and locations, we approach each project with an eye to individual needs and desires by putting those at the heart of the solution. Encouraging a dialogue with clients through all aspects of a project fosters a collaborative spirit, and allows each solution to be unique and free from preconceived stylistic conventions and at the end, enhance the lives of those who are using it. Wilkens Design Studio's expertise spans across commercial, historical renovations, adaptive re-use, hospitality, and museum projects plus a range of residential project types; from the very economical and functional itinerant (WOOFer) housing to full-scope custom high-end single-family homes and interiors. We have a CPHC on board, and are proud to offer Passive House Design Services.

Works Partnership Architecture is a progressive architectural design studio located in the Pacific Northwest. Carrie Strickland and William Neburka launched W.PA together in 2005. W.PA has since established a design approach rooted in clear conceptual diagrams applied across a wide spectrum of project types while responding to individual site, program, and environmental requirements.

Small upstart progressive design and build

Our mission is to affect positive change through our architecture, and that means creating beautiful, ultra-efficient, and healthy environments that matter—to our clients, to the environment, to the future. We strive for the highest in design, which to us means integration of performance and aesthetics–such as is found in Nature. We are leaders in the field of Passive House design and building science, and bring our expertise to bear on a wide range of project types. Our design vocabulary spans from classic to modern; instead of a “signature style,” our dogma is authenticity and quality.