Work by San Francisco's Aidlin Darling Design appeals to both the eye and the soul.
The redesign of a two-floor unit in a Dutch Revival townhouse addresses spatial and acoustical concerns.
3six0 tailors a 4,000-square-foot loft into two distinct spaces for a husband and wife.
Two adjacent lofts in an historic Minneapolis building become a single spacious residence--with river views to boot.
The partners at Moskow Linn Architects have created a unique summer design/build program.
A Virginia home is built with LEED principles and salvaged materials.
A web-exclusive look at some of the past design award winners in our kitchen and bath categories.
Marlon Blackwell Architect is taking on new challenges while staying true to its roots as a small, high-design firm.
Gray Organschi's houses define the luxury of scarcity: creating richness with simple moves.
After more than five decades spent steeped in architecture, Will Bruder is one of the profession's truest of true believers.
How architects are navigating today's precipitous lending landscape.
Low-tech sustainable solutions help a St. Peters, Minn., home achieve LEED Gold.
The debate of architect vs. designer has taken on new fervor in this cutthroat economy.
An off-grid mountain cabin celebrates independence in style.
Take a look at some of the top building picks from a handful of our ra50 architects.
Since its launch, Desai/Chia Architecture’s focus has been on finding creativity in the city’s constrained spaces, but building in New York offers a framework for how to approach design anywhere.
A large square showerhead tops off the DreamLine shower column, which boasts the amenities of a home spa in a clean-lined aluminum panel.
The Memory XXS spotlight emits direct and indirect light.
With the economic recovery stuck in low gear, U.S. architects are looking overseas for commissions.
A Greenville, S.C., house points to a natural affinity between sustainability and modernism.
These new townhomes use mass and scale to fit into their surroundings.
Our judges appreciated that the new house designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson defers to the original.
Our judges praised the composition, materials, and the porch of this suburban infill project by Robert M. Gurney.
Two architects inserted a sliver of an addition into an existing commercial space.
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson designed this house at the northern edge of the Olympic Peninsula to embrace its surrounding landscape.
This 1941 house, covered in standing seam metal and tongue-and-groove fir, is now open to its large site.
A Hawaii beach house by Olson Kundig Architects opens up to its spectacular site.
On a rural Oregon site, Jim Olson designs a glass farmhouse.
This home by Alterstudio Architects embraced its site and reaped the rewards.
Separate buildings facing a private courtyard form an innovative suburban live/work dwelling.
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An extensively remodeled kitchen opens onto a family room that doubles as a film screening room.
This home acheives LEED certification on a limited budget.
Bold graphics, personality, and quick access to information are all the rage when it comes to portraying your company and its work online.
A pin-oak allee, planted in 1994 by the farm's owners, is the gateway to this house designed by Mark McInturff.
Julie Snow's weekend home on Lake Superior defers to its serene natural environment.
On a rough-and-dirty construction site, this job trailer creates just the right image for its owner, a high-end contractor.
This outbuilding is a study in simplicity and thrift.
Built on a budget, this duplex supports quality of life with quantity of (day)light.
Brooks + Scarpa's Lofts at Cherokee Studios feature an operable façade of perforated metal.
Two 100-year-old buildings form the core of a strikingly modern new home.
This elegant pavilion by David Jameson Architect takes the tea ceremony to a new level.
A stair of perforated steel and solid steel plate brightens a once-dark stairwell.
Simple materials combine to form a flexible and elegant storage solution that leaves the existing interior architecture intact.
A lot of effort went into the restoration of this 1959 Frank Lloyd Wright home poised above the Potomac River rapids.
A scalable site plan of four-plex units offers renters the promise of home ownership.
The porch-turned-bathroom of this farmhouse features floor-to-ceiling warehouse sash glazing.
Low-impact development and innovative home design offer the potential to revitalize a 100-year-old African-American neighborhood.
A university design/build program explores new territory in single-family housing.
This project succeeds by using an elegant mix of materials that both define and weave together the new floor plan of a notable 1960s home.
This proposed residence, for an extended family in Sudan, reflects the country's climatic and cultural norms.
Sometimes the question of whether to remodel or rebuild isn't an easy one, but it's one architects frequently address.