Category: Materials

Casa Malonic by HW Studio in Zihuatanejo uses a closed street edge, circular courtyard and deep shade to delay the Pacific view and make the landscape part of the journey.

Clayton Korte’s Vineyard Residence in Buellton, California, uses a compact T-shaped plan, weathering steel, stucco and broad glazing to connect the home with a 50-acre vineyard.

The Japan Mint’s International Coin Design Competition 2026 is open to eligible students worldwide, with entries due by September 16, 2026. The program awards prizes for original coin designs submitted under the competition rules.

Waechter Architecture’s Dune House on the North Oregon Coast pairs weathering cedar shingles with oak-lined interiors, a skylit courtyard and broad horizontal windows framing the surrounding dunes.

In the Hamptons, New York, architecture and interior design firm Mapos created a modern family home overlooking Peconic Bay for longtime clients who wanted a place where multiple generations could gather for years to…

Structural Harmony: How Atelier SUN Transformed a Fragmented 1980s Suburban Home Into a Warm, Minimalist Sanctuary In Ajax, a suburban community just outside Toronto, design firm Atelier SUN has turned an ordinary 1980s builder…

Resonating with Nature: PCA-STREAM and Patrick Bouchain Complete La Source Vive Concert Hall in Évian Nestled within the densely forested heights overlooking Lake Geneva in Évian, France, La Source Vive stands as a brilliant…

Transforming the Ritual of Letter Writing into Sculptural Design As handwritten letters quietly disappear from daily life, designer Maja Stamenković translates the ritual of correspondence into a sculptural object. Named Love Letters »M«, the collectible…

✕ Location: Old Westbury, New York Project size: 7,000 square feet Program: Victory Lap is a two-story primary residence built from the ground up for a couple of philanthropic empty nesters, with grown children…

inside cyril kongo-graffitied rolls-royce black badge cullinan A Rolls-Royce motor car has never been a static object of luxury or curation of materials. From the psychedelic swirls of John Lennon’s Phantom V to the biomimetic…

In January, the Chinese social media company ByteDance sold a majority stake of its United States subsidiary, which operates the popular TikTok app, to a group of American investors to avoid an outright ban…

The materials we build with shape far more than our buildings. They shape our landscapes, economies, and culture. My earliest memories of working with natural materials involve my grandparents’ farm in Devon, England, weaving…

In Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia, Patrick Warren, Senior Associate at Frits de Vries Architects + Associates, completed a compact cabin designed as a break from city living. What makes this project stand out immediately…

✕ When it was founded in 1923 as a teachers college, the New Jersey State Normal School at Glassboro welcomed 236 aspiring educators to a 25-acre campus comprising a new administration building and an…

Set on the rugged edge of False Bay on San Juan Island, Washington, this modern home by Heliotrope sits right where land meets the force of the Pacific. The site faces constant exposure, with…

Set within 10 acres of woodland in Durham, North Carolina, this home by Szostak Design begins long before you reach the front door. The winding driveway moves through a dense canopy of trees, crossing…

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In central Brazil, architect Rodrigo Ferreira designed a home where structure does more than hold up the roof. At Casa Joy, it shapes the entire experience of the house. The modern residence sits on…

Contrary to popular belief, architects don’t spend their days heroically sketching skylines. Instead, architectural practice unfolds somewhere between caffeine management, problem translation, and negotiating reality — usually all at once. I am certain that…