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fromwww.housingwire.com
9 hours ago

How the post-war homebuilders built the modern playbook

The modern American homebuilding industry is rooted in post-WWII innovations that transformed construction into a systematic, efficient process.
Board games
fromwww.archdaily.com
1 day ago

Playtime Cabin / Wiki World + Advanced Architecture Lab

The Playtime Cabin project features treehouses in a metasequoia forest, inspired by children's imagination and promoting diverse living spaces.
#architectural-design
fromLos Angeles Times
12 years ago
LA real estate

Home of the Week: John Lautner's Polin House

Architect John Lautner's restored 1947 Polin House features flexible interior spaces enabled by steel truss support, offering three bedrooms on a large Los Angeles lot for $1,495,000.
LA real estate
fromLos Angeles Times
12 years ago

Home of the Week: John Lautner's Polin House

Architect John Lautner's restored 1947 Polin House features flexible interior spaces enabled by steel truss support, offering three bedrooms on a large Los Angeles lot for $1,495,000.
Arts
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 days ago

8 Defining Works of American Land Art

Spiral Jetty exemplifies land art's unpredictability and connection to nature, showcasing the dynamic relationship between art and the environment.
fromDesign Milk
3 days ago

Sabah House NYC Pays Homage To Set + Setting

Sabahs are made entirely by hand from 100% leather in either Texas or Turkey—two regions with distinct yet deeply rooted relationships to the material. The result is a shoe that varies subtly from pair to pair, even within the same size.
Brooklyn
Washington DC
fromTheCollector
5 days ago

10 Iconic Examples of American Architecture Through History | TheCollector

American architecture reflects the nation's ambitions and ideologies, showcasing a journey from revolutionary classicism to modern American styles.
NYC real estate
fromCurbed
4 days ago

A Mid-Century House in Hillsdale With a Pool and an Artist's Studio

Living outside New York City offers unique properties at lower prices, including a mid-century house and a historic gatehouse.
#frank-lloyd-wright
Fashion & style
fromFast Company
1 week ago

These Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired ties are based on a legendary building demolished a century ago

Frank Lloyd Wright's designs inspire a new fashion collection targeting Gen Z professionals, featuring ties and accessories from The Tie Bar.
Fashion & style
fromFast Company
1 week ago

These Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired ties are based on a legendary building demolished a century ago

Frank Lloyd Wright's designs inspire a new fashion collection targeting Gen Z professionals, featuring ties and accessories from The Tie Bar.
California
fromStreetsblog California
6 days ago

Legislation Moving to Make It Easier to Build High-Rises Near Transit in CA's Seven Largest Cities - Streetsblog California

Assembly Bill 2074 aims to facilitate high-rise housing near transit hubs in California's largest cities by streamlining approval processes.
fromThe Oaklandside
6 days ago

Remembering Carl Anthony, architect who brought racial equity analysis to environmental movement

Carl Cokine Anthony redefined the relationship between racial equity, regionalism, and the environment, establishing a foundation for future environmental justice initiatives.
East Bay (California)
Social justice
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
6 days ago

Remembering Carl Anthony, architect who brought racial equity analysis to environmental movement

Carl Cokine Anthony, an influential architect and environmental justice leader, passed away at 87, leaving a legacy of racial equity and regionalism.
Remodel
fromApartment Therapy
15 hours ago

The Same '50s Home Exterior Looks Like an MCM Dream After an Exterior Paint Redo

A simple repaint and landscaping update transformed a 1950s ranch-style home, enhancing its curb appeal while maintaining its original design aesthetic.
#architecture
Renovation
fromwww.archdaily.com
1 day ago

SATOYAMA TERRACE / Tatsuro Sasaki Architects

Architecture in Satoyama Terrace engages with the landscape dynamically, emphasizing natural elements as active forces rather than mere background.
Renovation
fromwww.archdaily.com
22 hours ago

House of Light Oaxaca / T804 Arquitectura e Interiorismo Estrategico

Casa Luz is an architectural intervention in Oaxaca that emphasizes local context through materiality, light, and craftsmanship.
Renovation
fromwww.archdaily.com
1 day ago

Six-Grid House in Osaka / Atelier 405

The project is a dwelling designed for three family members with varying daily rhythms, promoting respect and informal gathering.
Renovation
fromwww.archdaily.com
1 day ago

SATOYAMA TERRACE / Tatsuro Sasaki Architects

Architecture in Satoyama Terrace engages with the landscape dynamically, emphasizing natural elements as active forces rather than mere background.
Renovation
fromwww.archdaily.com
22 hours ago

House of Light Oaxaca / T804 Arquitectura e Interiorismo Estrategico

Casa Luz is an architectural intervention in Oaxaca that emphasizes local context through materiality, light, and craftsmanship.
Renovation
fromwww.archdaily.com
1 day ago

Six-Grid House in Osaka / Atelier 405

The project is a dwelling designed for three family members with varying daily rhythms, promoting respect and informal gathering.
Remodel
fromBuzzFeed
1 day ago

People Are Calling Out The Modern Home Design Trends They Secretly Hate, And Yikes

Open-concept kitchen shelving and all-gray designs are criticized for being impractical and uninviting.
Remodel
fromApartment Therapy
2 days ago

This Designer-Approved Vintage Trend Is Taking Over Front Yards (And Backyards)

Vintage plant stands enhance curb appeal and create visual interest on porches.
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
19 hours ago

glazed facade cuts through monolithic brick community center within paris park

The architectural approach emphasizes simplicity, durability, and contextual integration, with brick as the primary material for its structural capacity and long-term performance.
Renovation
Design
fromArchitectural Digest
6 days ago

An Eames House for Everyone: Could This New 'DIY Kit' Change How We Live?

Eames Office and Kettal will launch a modular housing system inspired by the Eames House at Milan Design Week 2026.
Remodel
fromApartment Therapy
4 days ago

This Bathroom Created a Sanctuary by Marrying the Old with the New

The bathroom renovation transformed an outdated space into a modern retreat while preserving original redwood features.
Portland
fromPortland Monthly
3 weeks ago

An Architect-Designed Midcentury in the Forest Park Neighborhood

Forest Park is a significant urban forest in Portland, with notable architecture in the surrounding neighborhood, including a midcentury house designed by Walter Hagestad.
Design
fromArchDaily
6 days ago

Architecture of Water: Disappearing Fixtures in Contemporary Wellness

Advanced bathroom design emphasizes minimalism by making fixtures less visible, allowing water and light to shape the experience.
Remodel
fromArchitectural Digest
4 days ago

I Grew Up in Furniture City. Here's Why That Still Matters

Hands-on collaboration with artisans in West Michigan shapes design work and fosters a connection to local craft heritage.
#renovation
fromArchDaily
2 days ago
Renovation

Minamicho House / ROOVICE

The house was renovated and subleased to preserve its identity and history through ROOVICE's Kariage framework.
fromDesign Milk
5 days ago
Renovation

Renovation of a Historic School Creates Harmony With Nature

Renovation projects must honor historical design while integrating modern updates for current users, especially in community-centric, older structures.
Renovation
fromArchDaily
2 days ago

Minamicho House / ROOVICE

The house was renovated and subleased to preserve its identity and history through ROOVICE's Kariage framework.
Renovation
fromDesign Milk
5 days ago

Renovation of a Historic School Creates Harmony With Nature

Renovation projects must honor historical design while integrating modern updates for current users, especially in community-centric, older structures.
#sustainable-architecture
fromDesign Milk
6 days ago
Design

Marc Thorpe's Forest Edge House Blends Beauty + Self Sufficiency

Forest Edge House exemplifies sustainable architecture, emphasizing energy independence and a design philosophy that integrates environmental forces into its structure.
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 months ago
Design

If Sci-fi Gardening met MC Escher: Meet The Holocene House's Floating Jungle Canopy - Yanko Design

Holocene House organizes living spaces around a central, flowing, biologically filtered watercourse and an overhead canopy of floating planters that create microclimate and light.
Design
fromDesign Milk
6 days ago

Marc Thorpe's Forest Edge House Blends Beauty + Self Sufficiency

Forest Edge House exemplifies sustainable architecture, emphasizing energy independence and a design philosophy that integrates environmental forces into its structure.
fromArchitectural Digest
1 month ago

Home Design for a Longer Life: Can a House Really Promote Longevity?

When you design your home with intentionality, you are essentially 'hard-coding' healthy behaviors into your daily rhythm. Health outcomes are the result of thousands of micro-decisions—so in his own home, he prioritized spaces like the kitchen, whose open layout makes cooking a pleasure, and the gym, centrally located.
Wellness
#residential-architecture
Renovation
fromArchDaily
3 days ago

7 Unbuilt Houses Shaped by Site, Climate, and Constraints

Residential architecture is explored through unbuilt projects that respond to site, climate, and constraints, emphasizing the house as a spatial system.
Renovation
fromArchDaily
3 days ago

7 Unbuilt Houses Shaped by Site, Climate, and Constraints

Residential architecture is explored through unbuilt projects that respond to site, climate, and constraints, emphasizing the house as a spatial system.
Design
fromArchDaily
1 week ago

Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater Restoration and Salone del Mobile.Milano 2026: This Week's Review

World Health Day emphasizes the importance of science in urban design and architecture for collective action and ecological regeneration.
Renovation
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 days ago

Modernist Architecture and Design, Explained

Brutalism, named after raw concrete, contrasts with Modernism's lightness, emphasizing heavy, blocky forms in architecture.
fromArchitectural Digest
1 month ago

Is the Frank Lloyd Wright Real Estate Boom Over?

A couple of years ago, really well-prepared Wright properties sold very quickly. There were historically low interest rates and a lot of liquidity, even in the luxury market. Now the tides are shifting, and a post-pandemic frenzy for Wright designs has softened.
Real estate
#interior-design
Renovation
fromArchitectural Digest
3 days ago

In Their Ray Kappe Home, Alexandra Kerry and Julien Dobbs-Higginson Blend the Old and New

Designer Kate Driver reconciles the diverse tastes of clients in a 1966 Kappe house, blending modern and traditional elements.
Remodel
fromRemodelista
1 month ago

Current Obsessions: Fresh Air - Remodelista

A curated collection of design, home, and lifestyle recommendations including new shops, sales, books, and plant-focused spaces opening or available this season.
Renovation
fromArchitectural Digest
3 days ago

In Their Ray Kappe Home, Alexandra Kerry and Julien Dobbs-Higginson Blend the Old and New

Designer Kate Driver reconciles the diverse tastes of clients in a 1966 Kappe house, blending modern and traditional elements.
Remodel
fromRemodelista
1 month ago

Current Obsessions: Fresh Air - Remodelista

A curated collection of design, home, and lifestyle recommendations including new shops, sales, books, and plant-focused spaces opening or available this season.
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
1 month ago

Water torture: Fallingwater's endemic leaking problems finally come to an end

Wright created a sculptural masterpiece, but he was pushing the boundaries of residential construction. He didn't put enough reinforcing steel in the cantilevers of the house over the waterfall, so as soon as they removed the formwork, the house started to sag. Wright was always assuring the Kaufmanns it was natural, but it was the house failing.
Arts
Renovation
fromArchitectural Digest
4 days ago

This Maine Cabin Got a Gut Renovation-but Kept Its "Campy" Soul

Gregory Rockwell revitalizes a lakeside home in Maine, preserving its rustic charm while modernizing it for contemporary living.
Remodel
fromArchitectural Digest
1 month ago

Build It Better: The Materials That Make a Healthier Home

Healthier homes combine natural materials, advanced filtration systems, and vetted non-toxic products without requiring excessive spending or sacrificing design aesthetics.
fromRemodelista
4 days ago

5 Favorites: Spring-y Finds in the Palest of Yellows - Remodelista

Morrow Soft Goods took cues from the soft hue in their spring collection; shown is the cotton matelasse Devi Coverlet in the Maíz colorway; $265.
Renovation
Renovation
fromFast Company
1 week ago

These small houses in Omaha reimagine the starter home

Two modern, minimalist homes in Omaha challenge conventional housing standards with their small size and affordable pricing.
fromArtforum
1 month ago

Field Conditions

Like the chambered nautilus, its shell was a logarithmic spiral. A wall of rough sandstone and aquamarine glass cullet twisted up fifty feet to an oil-drill-stem mast from which a floating roof was hung by the stainless-steel struts of World War II biplanes. You slid in with the humid air from the ravine outside to stroll a terraced garden of pools and plants, over which suspended and carpeted pods for living and sleeping drifted like clouds.
Miscellaneous
#fallingwater
Renovation
fromArchDaily
2 weeks ago

Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater Reopens After Restoration, Celebrating Its 90th Anniversary

Fallingwater has reopened after a three-year preservation project, celebrating its 90th anniversary and addressing structural challenges while preserving its original design.
Renovation
fromArchitectural Digest
2 weeks ago

Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater Completes a 3-Year, $7 Million Restoration

Fallingwater underwent a $7 million renovation to address structural issues, enhancing its iconic beauty and ensuring its preservation for future generations.
Renovation
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Frank Lloyd Wright's 'Fallingwater' is too iconic for a logo

Fallingwater's rebranding avoids a logo, emphasizing the house's iconic elements and visual identity instead.
Renovation
fromArchDaily
2 weeks ago

Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater Reopens After Restoration, Celebrating Its 90th Anniversary

Fallingwater has reopened after a three-year preservation project, celebrating its 90th anniversary and addressing structural challenges while preserving its original design.
Renovation
fromArchitectural Digest
2 weeks ago

Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater Completes a 3-Year, $7 Million Restoration

Fallingwater underwent a $7 million renovation to address structural issues, enhancing its iconic beauty and ensuring its preservation for future generations.
Renovation
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Frank Lloyd Wright's 'Fallingwater' is too iconic for a logo

Fallingwater's rebranding avoids a logo, emphasizing the house's iconic elements and visual identity instead.
Renovation
fromwww.archdaily.com
2 weeks ago

Taliru House / Wright Inspires

Taliru is a multigenerational residence designed for a family, emphasizing simplicity, comfort, and integration of light, ventilation, and greenery.
LA real estate
fromLos Angeles Times
23 years ago

Modernist Oasis

Hollywood Oasis is a forgotten 1950s modernist subdivision near Griffith Park featuring clean geometric lines, split levels, and distinctive architecture developed by entrepreneur Russ Vincent.
Renovation
fromArchitectural Digest
2 weeks ago

They Needed a House That Could Host Everything, From Fundraisers to Playdates

The renovation transformed a 1920s home into a functional space for hosting diverse events and improving daily livability.
Renovation
fromDesign Milk
2 weeks ago

A Look Inside Wilson House: A Showcase of Laminate

Wilsonart celebrates its 70th anniversary, highlighting the historical significance of Wilson House, designed by founder Ralph Wilson's daughter, Bonnie.
fromwww.archdaily.com
1 month ago

Lakeshore Barn House / NORM Architects

Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen + 19 Category: Barn, Houses, Adaptive Reuse More SpecsLess Specs Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen Text description provided by the architects. Set close to a small harbour, Lakeshore Barn House is shaped by restraint and clarity, drawing from the familiar silhouette of rural barns to sit naturally within the small lakeside village. The simple cross- shaped layout establishes a central axis that opens uninterrupted views through the house in both directions, strengthening the connection between landscape and interior.
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fromApartment Therapy
2 months ago

The Cozy, Lived-In Design Style That's Taking Over in 2026

Cozy Craftsman blends early 20th-century bungalow elements—warm wood, handcrafted details, built-ins, and layered textiles—to create nostalgic, welcoming, comfort-focused interiors.
Design
fromwww.archdaily.com
2 months ago

Van der Vlugt Residence / [STRANG]

The Van der Vlugt Residence by S TRANG establishes a global benchmark for resilient modern residential architecture, earning major awards and documentary recognition.
Design
fromArchDaily
2 months ago

Deep Tones and Natural Roots: 22 Shou Sugi Ban Homes Across the US and Canada

Shou Sugi Ban charred wood provides durable, climate-resistant cladding that creates bold, dark aesthetics while harmonizing with natural surroundings.
Renovation
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

Americans Say They Want Big Homes. I Know What They Need Instead.

Homes should prioritize compact, efficient living—like cruise ship staterooms—rather than larger suburban houses that often reduce homeowners' satisfaction.
Renovation
fromLos Angeles Times
34 years ago

STRUCTURES MONTANARI HOUSE : Home Sights : Residence has a look all its own and a view that won't quit.

The Montanaris' Ventura hillside house combines modernist design with post-modern aesthetics, featuring distinctive stucco, pink tile, and turquoise trim that balance artistic innovation with practical livability.
fromLos Angeles Times
9 years ago

Prefab homes for sophisticated tastes

Some people have a negative perception of prefabricated homes because they think that implies a cheap mobile home. But it's actually possible to do very high-quality work in the controlled environment of a factory. And it's far faster and more reliable than doing the work on site.
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