Architecture 820 Stories

Experimenting led to rich rewards in this Finnish architectural masterpiece by modernist Alvar Aalto

Houzz Tours Houzz Tour: Rugged Irish Landscape, Serene Modern Weekender

This getaway home embraces its environment with windows that frame the views and thoughtful situating on its site

Architecture What's the Big Idea? In Architecture, It's the Parti Pris

Learn about the concept of this guiding principle in design to make sure you and your architect share the same vision

Architecture It Takes a Village: 2 Homes Made of Multiple Structures

Separate buildings join in style and intention in these home bases, showing that sometimes more is just right

Architecture Modern or Contemporary Architecture? The Interiors Edition

See how one expert distinguishes between two popular camps of interior architecture. Do you agree with his choices?

Additions Small Wonders: Get More of Everything With a Bay Window

Bump out a room to increase light, views and square footage — we give you details and costs for the five bay window types

Architecture Think Like an Architect: Know Your Homesite for a Great Design

By Dylan Chappell

Learn how to approach a building site the way professionals do — considering everything in sight

Architecture Saving Grace: Reconstruction Rescues a Michigan Barn

Working-farm rustic goes stylishly modern, thanks to the loving reinvention efforts of a determined homeowner

Architecture City View: Chicago's Contemporary Design Will Blow You Away

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By Becky Harris

Take a whirl through the Windy City's interiors and you might be surprised — they're not all in the conservative camp

Exteriors Color Makes Its Mark on Modern House Exteriors

Consider borrowing from the rainbow to give a modern home depth, distinction or even just a mood boost

Architecture Discover Modern Architecture's Appeal

By Eric Spry

Do modernism's 'cold' expanses make you hot under the collar? This reasoning may change your mind