We've come to accept the fact that there are some things we geek out about, more so than others. Usually it involves a new piece of furniture, or maybe a lamp, but in this case, it's entire houses....
The design of one's own office is an important project for an architect to undertake. More than almost any other space, it represents the "face" of a firm, and its design should say something about ...
Renzo Piano is one of the funniest architects we've ever heard speak. For proof, read through some of the Pritzker Prize winner's best zingers below, and click through the photos above to watch the ...
In the lobby of the Santa Fe building, at Michigan and Jackson, the Chicago Architecture Foundation has constructed a scale model of the city in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Daniel Burnha...
Designed for a group of students or roommates, the "Rolling House" is an experiment in shared living. Individual capsules can be screened off from one another, but they're all connected to one giant...
We've been enjoying the new September issue of Dwell - it's our favorite in awhile, which is not a surprise - its focus is on apartments. The most wonderful by far is the peek inside one family's hom...
This little house by London firm Hut Architecture sits on top of a three-story Victorian in the city. Owner Morag Myerscough says that escaping to her rooftop hut feels "like being on a holiday. In ...
We recently stumbled across the portfolio of Copenhagen's Lungaard & Tranberg Architects, and we were especially intrigued by an assisted living facility they designed just outside the city. Lundeha...
For many people all around the world, the word vacation conjures up thoughts of a visit to a Disney theme park. And while we wouldn't say that the folks who live in Disney's planned community, Celebr...
click thumbnails for larger picsWe ran across some amazing photos of a beautiful Toronto home today - graphic in the extreme, the photos of the black and white interiors reveal a super stylized, very...
click thumbnails for larger pics We'll be the first one's to admit that our German is a little rusty. And by rusty, we really mean it only goes as far as saying Volkswagen and Wienerschnitzel. But ...
click thumbnails for larger pics It's been fabulous weather the last few days in the Midwest, so we took mother nature up on the opportunity for a few photos without freezing our fingers to the bone....
Click on the Thumbnails to See The House In Motion When most people get tired of their home, or things feel a bit stale, we rearrange furniture and add in a few new throw pillows. But for this UK hom...
This house is all business in the front, party in the back. Located in London and renovated by Studio MG Architects, the front facade is plain brick with Georgian windows, while the back opens up in...
According to the Economist's industry predictions for 2009, aquatecture (the design of floating structures atop platforms) will be the trend to watch in building and construction this year. The maga...
Downtown Chicago has a reputation for being an open-air "museum" of great architecture, but we also have some incredible houses and apartments tucked away on neighborhood side streets. The AIA tries...
Designed by Studio Gang Architecture, the Lavezzorio Community Center in SOS Children's Village on the South Side of Chicago was built, in part, from donated materials like the exterior concrete. Wo...
Name: Steve (Project Manager), Cathy (Registered Nurse) and Graham Worden Location: Shawnee, Kansas Size: 2174 SF Years Lived In: 4 Years Our Style: Mid-Century Architecture & Design >> Enter Sli...
These hand-printed recycled fabric pillows were designed by Amy Rosko and Mike Estes (of Trillium Artisans), based on Rosko photographs and stuffed with 100% recycled soda bottle stuffing. From the Ma...
This weekend, the Walker Art Center & the Minneapolis Institute of Arts co-host a serious Eero Saarinen retrospective via the National. Saarinen's work will come to life from infamous chair to Arch vi...
Modern Mpls architecture/interior design firm Iota offers a one-time, just-enough consult because “sometimes... solid advice and a fistful of sketches will fit the bill.” This pre-priced professio...
Architect Jack Viks designed this home which was built in 1960. It sits on nearly 4 acres in Lake Forest and is currently up for sale, but our interest is pure inspiration. Jump below for a glimpse at...
Last week this popped up online and still demands a mention: Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye lovingly, amazingly rendered in Legos. Maybe architecture really is becoming more accessible... ...
Lately we've noticed an influx of young architects embracing total design: the concept that every part of a space should be considered and controlled, from a home's natural light to the spoons insid...
Living in a city, we're used to seeing buildings crammed together. Yet it takes an inventive mind (or pair of minds) to make a structure fit and function in a space that spans a width of only 7 feet ...
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