William Lamb

An angled deck transforms a backyard in Menlo Park, California, into a welcoming gathering spot.

A family’s remote island retreat becomes a more permanent home base, thanks to the efficiency of building modular.

A family enlists Brooklyn design-build firm MADE to renovate a brownstone using surplus and salvaged materials for a budget-conscious patina.

This family opens up an old structure and imagines a long-term house.

A niece seeks out her uncle to design a home for her family in Ecuador.

In coastal Norway, a guesthouse serves as a sculptural refuge.

Combining clean lines with traditional craftsmanship, this pair creates a demand for South African design.

When Marco V. Morelli’s home office became his daughter’s bedroom, he found an ideal workspace in an unexpected place—his backyard.

A pair of innovative dorm buildings push boundaries without showing off or upstaging their setting.

Jim Kelly first began pondering the possibilities and limitations of renewables as a senior vice president of transmission and distribution for Southern California Edison.

Grid-scale storage may be revolutionizing the market for clean energy.

When it comes to furniture design, the Monkee and his youngest daughter keep it in the family. Georgia and Micky Dolenz will discuss their design collaboration at

NArchitekTURA creates a versatile and open live-work space.

A creative couple find space in their side yard for a versatile outbuilding.

The architects behind these structures use windows as apertures to deftly capture stunning vistas.

Exposed brick walls add a warming element to these contemporary interiors.

KANVA's innovative approach earns it a prestigious Canadian architectural honor.

More than 80 years after their introduction, Alvar Aalto's stools for Artek retain their currency and remain perennial favorites.

Alon Dodo's handmade furniture celebrates "the perfection of imperfection."

A double-height space can really open a house up, as seen in these examples from Dwell's archives.

Informed by his South Korean roots and Dutch education, Jeonghwa Seo's complex designs are beguilingly straightforward.

The best architecture takes full advantage of a setting without upstaging it. Here are seven buildings that make the most of their waterfront perch.

The skylights in these modern kitchens throw daylight—and moonlight—onto cooking surfaces at meal times.

Design students from the University of Pennsylvania traveled to Italy in January to present their winning prototype, Kabu, to Alessi President Alberto Alessi.

A young firm updates a midcentury house with a contemporary two-story expansion.

A clever design team recasts a cramped home as an open, contemporary residence.

A family villa takes advantage of the latest in smart-home technology.

In Yunnan Province, a library and community center is a cornerstone of a rebuilding effort.

A Toronto firm crafts a serene waterfront structure for a family in Georgian Bay.

In Cardiff by the Sea, a client's love of yoga shines through in her redesigned home.

Lampshades by Lightemotion lend a cozy feel to the streetscape while celebrating Quebec's artistic heritage.

Mexico's capital is known for being a congested, vivacious metropolis, but it is also coming into its own as a locus of first-rate design and architecture.

Removing a sloping ceiling adds five feet of headroom to this brightened live-work space.

In Boucherville, Quebec, Blouin Tardif Architecture-Environnement designs a single-family house that opens onto a veranda.

The Haub Family Galleries nod to Tacoma's industrial past.

The right window dressing can turn virtually any room into a beautiful space. Here are some examples of deftly deployed drapes and curtains.

Prague Functionalism: Tradition and Contemporary Echoes opens at New York's Center for Architecture on February 12.

Prepare for Super Bowl XLIX by revisiting these projects in (or near) stadiums that have hosted recent NFL championship games.

At Washington's National Building Museum, models and multimedia tell the story of the trendsetting Danish firm.

A husband-wife architectural duo transform a former tire shop into a versatile home-office.

Here is a look at Hans K's Flex collection, a collaboration between the Swedish designers Markus Johansson and Anton Björsing, which will be formally introduced at the Stockholm Furniture and Light…

Here comes the sun.

The building, completed in 1994, is upgraded from gold status.

In Canada's Yukon Territory, a college instructor builds a lightweight, efficient 97-square-foot mobile dwelling.

The Antia chair, which Alpestudio Architetti Associati created for Formabilio, marries the sturdiness of steel with an arresting, minimalist look.

The "evolution of media" and the relationship with the reader are themes.

A firm with a daring sense of creativity puts its stamp on Mexico City.

With Archibet, Federico Babina playfully recreates signature works in the shape of letters corresponding to their creators.

Atelier Moderno and Anne Sophie Goneau collaborate on an elegant backdrop for the A La Folie's delectable creations.

A group of young entrepreneurs turn a shipping container into a mobile incubator for innovation.

Whether in the shower, on a kitchen wall, or simply on the backsplash above the cooktop, mosaic tile can lend both a dash of color and a light personal touch to a space with relatively little fuss.

Greycork, a new company based in Boston, promises a no-fuss spin on Internet furniture sales.

From the Internet of Things to connected cars and 3D printing, one of the masterminds behind the Beats by Dr. Dre headphones runs down the hottest trends at this year's CES.

The behemoth that is the International CES trade show gets under way on January 6, and the buzz around the Las Vegas Convention Center is that 2015 could be the year that smart home technology tips…

A $9.2 million renovation looks to the future while preserving the past.

In Seattle, an architect transforms a cramped space into a flexible family gathering spot.

Michel Rojkind and Gerardo Salinas of Rojkind Arquitectos have taken on commissions all over the world, but the work they have done in their hometown of Mexico City reflects a glowing pride of place…

In the city's Villeray neighborhood, a cramped structure is recast as an open work-play space for a young family.

The Passivhaus Institut in Darnstadt, Germany, announced today that a million square meters of interior space—or nearly 10.8 million square feet—have been certified as having met the passive house…

Byron Peart, a co-founder of luxury accessories brand Want Les Essentiels de la Vie, shares the items he can't live without.

Fredrik Carlström, the founder of Scandinavian design hub Austere, reveals the products and gifts he cherishes most.

"Vitra—Design, Architecture, Communication: a European Project with American Roots" is on view at the Philadelphia Museum of Art through April 26.

David Alhadeff, the owner of The Future Perfect, suggests products he loves to give and receive.

The director of the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum lists her favorite belongings and gifts.

Earthworld Architects & Interiors, based in Pretoria, the South African capital, was hired to design a coffee shop for the Foghound Interactive Coffee Company outside Johannesburg with used shipping…

Flying—as 3.55 million Americans are expected to do this Thanksgiving weekend, according to projections by AAA—can be an unpleasant slog. But it doesn't have to be.

Rob Fissmer of the furniture company Vitsœ shares his gift ideas.

MAD Museum curator Ronald Labaco shares the products he can't live without.

Help the technology nut on your list stay up to date with one of these snazzy gadgets and accessories.

Richard Wright, the founder of modern design auction house Wright, shares his favorite gifts with Dwell.

Jamie Gray, the founder of New York City design shop Matter, shares his favorite items.

L.A.-based interior and fashion designer Cliff Fong reveals his favorites items.

The duo behind web shop Wary Meyers, which features a collection of candles, soaps, and other home wares with a retro twist, share their gifting secrets.

Herman Miller's executive creative director, Ben Watson, tells us what gifts he buys for hosts, weddings, and more.

Roman Alonso of Los Angeles-based design collective Commune shares his recommendations for buying the perfect gift.

Harry Washington, one half of the El Salvador-based design duo Claudia & Harry Washington, gives us advice on buying the perfect gift.

Los Angeles-based antiques dealer Joel Chen shares his gift-shopping advice.

Angie Myung, who founded the lifestyle design brand Poketo with her husband Ted Vadakan, shares her tips on always getting the right gift.

At Hudson Woods, architect Drew Lang creates a modern community with a strong local flavor.

Three New York-based architects discuss the challenges—and opportunities—of designing in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

Help the student in your life navigate the transition to independence and adulthood—or simply get to that 9 a.m. class on time—with one of these Dwell-approved gifts.

A design-build firm with a flair for modernism creates a stylish indoor-outdoor living space in Winter Park.

The chamber, originally a gift of Norway, is revived as part of a $2.1 billion overhaul of the U.N. complex.

The celebrated Seattle architectural practice takes over a Nebraska gallery space for its first-ever retrospective.

The QueensWay would turn an abandoned stretch of Long Island Railroad track into the borough's newest park.

An Austin firm creates a home for a family in the Texas capital that sits among the trees.

Architect Ate Atema presented an innovative, aesthetically pleasing plan to divert raw sewage from New York City's waterways.

Exploring innovative design solutions for making the most of limited space in dense urban settings at Dwell on Design NY.

At Dwell on Design NY, architects explain the delicate nature of designing spaces synonymous with tragedy.

In northern New Jersey, a cramped kitchen is reborn as a welcoming space for cooking and entertaining.

In Los Angeles, a fundraiser celebrates modern architecture for felines.

The "Let There Be" lighting exhibition opens at the Worrell Smith Gallery in Westport, Connecticut, on October 3.

Nautical nods ground a weekend retreat in its surroundings on the shores of Table Rock Lake.

With Dwell on Design New York as an anchor, the festival enters its fourth year with programs and tours in all five boroughs.

With smart interiors by Arcanum Architecture, a shop in the Mission District attempts to put a new spin on the venerable cup of tea.

A husband-and-wife architect team transforms a 607-square-foot Manhattan apartment into an open and bright home for two graphic designers.

In Portland, Oregon, a designer creates an open, environmentally sensitive house for a client on a 5,000-square-foot lot.

A couple, both architects, give their 1918 bungalow a modern update.

Working almost entirely within the landmark museum building's shell, Gehry devises a plan to add 78,000 square feet of new gallery space.

In Clerkenwell, an architect re-imagines a space to bring out the "dramatic geometry" of its concrete ceiling.