Double lots are rare in the hilly Cleveland Park neighborhood of Northwest Washington, D.C. And when Colleen Healey’s clients found…
FEATURED CASE STUDIES
The creation of the False Bay residence is a classic San Juan Islands story. As a close retreat to Seattle,…
It was the view of a neighboring angus herd that determined Gable House’s footprint. Not that the cattle and a…
The quiet hamlets of New York’s Hudson Valley have long made it a special place for Marica McKeel, AIA, and…
RD ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
The 2026 Residential Design Architecture Awards (RDAA) received more than 516 entries from the top firms in the country and…
Architects often design homes to take advantage of the view, but in this case, the ADU/pool house is the view.…
It was the innovative ceiling that really grabbed the jury’s attention. “Love the ceiling material turning into the open canopy;…
INDUSTRY NEWS
The custom home premium, the difference between what typical buyers pay per square foot for a contractor-built home and a…
Adults ages 55 and older make up a large and growing share of the U.S. population and play an important…
Single-family housing starts rebounded in August, but production remains down 4.7% year to date as builders contend with rising construction…
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has released new findings from its Home Design Trends Survey (HDTS), with the Q3…
In August, architecture firms continued to face soft business conditions, posting an AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index® (ABI) score of 47.2.…
Building a new single-family home took less time in 2025 compared to the previous three years. On average, it now…
RD INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
For designers who embrace a site’s context and challenges, even a pencil tower standing in full view of a client’s…
A client with more than a passing interest in design is rare, but a client with a connection to a…
At first glance, one might think this modern home just outside Kansas City, Kansas, has retained its original 1957 design…
Since 1912, the shingled Craftsman residence with the graceful Dutch gable has risen above the roads bounding its nearly two-thirds…
The town of Harbert, Michigan, sits on the shores of Lake Michigan, but the nearly 8-acre site of Prairie Road…
Of the 162 buildings featured in the 2003 book “Best Addresses: A Century of Washington’s Distinguished Apartment Houses,” one in…
ON THE BOARDS
Every custom home is a one-off, and this scheme accommodates the cultural ecology of clients of Asian descent. They asked…
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Tree canopies, panoramic views, and the possibilities for solitude inspired the design of this house, on a steep and rocky…
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Walker Warner’s clients for this coastal project are savvy connoisseurs of residential architecture. “We have a long history with them,”…
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If anyone knows how to rise above the restrictions of a difficult urban site, it’s architect Robert Cain, FAIA. His…
Read MorePRO-FILES
Do buildings have souls? Ben Waechter, FAIA, thinks that they can. And he has a strategy for giving them one.…
One of the most beguiling challenges in architecture is how to make minimalism look effortless. The late Hugh Newell Jacobsen…
Growing up in Houston, Texas, Richard Beard, FAIA, had a courtside view of the building industry. His grandfather was a…
When clients hire Mowery Marsh Architects, they deal exclusively with Jennifer Mowery Marsh, AIA, and Brian Marsh, AIA. The husband-and-wife…
RD PRODUCTS
Milan-based architect Matteo Thun is partnering with Florim to offer SensiEtna—colorful wall tiles inspired by the volcanic eruptions of Mount…
The art of Ellsworth Kelly and 1980s American sportswear inspired the Vestige collection of cabinetry and appliance hardware from Water…
Electrical switches are often an afterthought, except among the architecture set. London-based Plank Hardware offers its first U.S.-compatible switches and…
Vertalla from Westlake Royal Building Products expands the creative possibilities of vinyl siding with striking accent panels and clean vertical…
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