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The Art of ArchitectureArt of the Exterior: When Less Is More
See how limiting your materials makes an exterior stronger and more timeless
Full StoryArchitecture85 Years Ago, These Still-Standing Model Homes Saw the Future
The 5 remaining houses from the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair are still teaching us about innovative design
Full StoryArchitectureDesign Pop: How Do You Remodel a Castle?
With all eyes on Windsor Castle for the recent wedding of Harry and Meghan, we got to thinking about regal renovations
Full StoryDesign for GoodCan 3D-Printed Homes Solve the Global Housing Crisis?
A San Francisco nonprofit and an Austin, Texas, tech firm aim to bring printed concrete homes to El Salvador next year
Full StoryArchitectureConsider Screen Block for Beauty, Privacy and Airflow
This throwback element of midcentury design can be used in myriad ways on exteriors, as well as indoors
Full StoryContemporary HomesHouzz Tour: Home Turns ‘Modern Farmhouse’ Upside Down
Oregon wine lovers create their rustic-contemporary dream house over time. See where they sit, sip and take in the views
Full StoryModern ArchitectureMidcentury Marvel: Is That a Pool in the Living Room?
Step inside the Raymond Loewy house, a modernist hideaway in the California desert designed by architect Albert Frey
Full StoryArchitectureThe 2018 Pritzker Prize Goes to India’s Low-Cost Housing Pioneer
Balkrishna Doshi worked for Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn before designing nearly 100 buildings in his native country
Full StoryArchitecturePersonal Spaces: 8 Homes That Upped Their Energy Efficiency
Get ideas for collecting greywater, building with rammed earth and siting houses to take advantage of the sun
Full StoryArchitecture9 Prime Examples of ‘Broken-Plan’ Rooms
Clever solutions like half walls and interior glass doors bring intimacy to an open floor plan
Full StoryArchitectureThe 16 Most Popular Exterior Photos on Houzz This Year
Readers saved a wide range of home styles to their Houzz ideabooks in 2017. Which idea will you borrow?
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