dwellRental Housing Live Large in the Notorious B.I.G.’s Childhood Home For $4K a Monthdwell - Kathryn McLambThe legendary late rapper’s Brooklyn condo, which he once called his “one-room shack,” is available to rent starting July 1, 2019. The Clinton Hill home where Christopher Wallace (a.k.a. the Notorious
dwellTiny House Movement Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston’s Former Beverly Hills Estate Lists For $56Mdwell - Kathryn McLambDesigned in 1934 by influential Southern Californian architect Wallace Neff, the updated mansion boasts five bedrooms and 12 bathrooms. Tucked away in Beverly Hills, California, the 1.2-acre estate once
dwellPrefab Homes There's a Jungle Inside This Wild Apartment Just Outside Mumbaidwell - Kate ReggevThis sculptural, plant-filled apartment blows our minds—just wait until you see the bathroom. Nitin Barchha and Disney Davis of the architecture firm The White Room are known for designing organic, curvaceous
dwellIKEA Tom Dixon and IKEA Are Designing the Future of Urban Farmingdwell - Lucy WangUrban farming is about to become easier (and more beautiful) than ever before. Designer Tom Dixon has teamed up with IKEA once again—this time to rethink the future of urban farming. Ahead of their global
dwellTiny House Movement Create a Bold Backyard Statement With These Large Concrete Paversdwell - Kathryn McLambBig, bold, and beautiful, Stepstone’s Large Scale CalArc Pavers allow you to sculpt distinct spaces in your backyard while maintaining an overall harmonious design. Thanks to its unwavering durability,
dwellPrefab Homes Secret Gardendwell - Diana BuddsIn Arlington, Virginia, architecture firm Höweler + Yoon contends with spatial and budgetary constraints to carve a microcourtyard, complete with Japanese maples and a cascading concrete fountain, in 200
dwellLandscape Architecture Charles Birnbaum on the Future of Landscape Architecturedwell - Charles BirnbaumCharles Birnbaum, founder and president of the Cultural Landscape Foundation, makes the case that historical preservationists are finally waking up to the glories of modernist landscape architecture. Johnson
dwellPrefab Homes Nelson Byrd Woltz Harnesses the Natural Elementsdwell - Kelsey KeithThe landscape architecture firm carves out a vertical garden for a New York City residence and, in the process, creates a nest for its human and avian inhabitants. Delving into the ecological habitats
dwellPrefab Homes How This Landscape Design Made a Home as Fun as a Playgrounddwell - Sarah F. CoxA hillside Virginia home located on a notch between two ridges is fun for the whole family. The evolution of Elizabeth Birdsall’s Charlottesville, Virginia, homestead—a heavily wooded lot saddled between
dwellUniversity of Texas at Austin Austin's Casis Elementary School Teaching Gardendwell - Kelsey KeithArchitect Burton Baldridge donated his services to Casis Elementary, his daughter’s large public school in Austin, Texas, to design and build an outdoor classroom that would augment an organic gardening
dwellLandscaping Modern Landscape Designer Breaks New Grounddwell - William LambWith a wild approach, award-winning designer Margie Ruddick pushes the boundaries of landscaping. The near-comic absurdity of the situation was not lost on Margie Ruddick, one of America’s most celebrated
dwellUniversity of Pennsylvania An Architect Sculpts Out a Tadao Ando-Inspired Backyarddwell - Zahid SardarThis backyard is its own modern retreat in the Berkeley Hills. Mary Barensfeld, a 34-year-old architect from a rural town near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, moved to San Francisco eight years ago and was taken
dwellPrefab Homes How To Create a Small Space Gardendwell - Kelsey Keith Don’t have ten acres to stuff full of perennials? Fret not! Gardens can make a big impact even on a small scale. Four designers share their visions of how to landscape within a tiny footprint.
dwellBangalore Inventive Garden Home in Indiadwell - Winifred BirdBehind a house in crowded Bangalore, India, two architects carve out a midcity oasis. Filled with tree-shaded lanes and flower beds, Bangalore has long been known as India’s Garden City. Two decades into
dwellTiny House Movement A Sleek Pool House Channeling Mies van der Rohe Grows From a Mountainsidedwell - Lucy WangCedar, glass, and concrete combine in this minimalist pool house that draws inspiration from Mies van der Rohe’s 1929 Barcelona Pavilion. Built into a mountainside west of Montreal, this modern pool house
dwellLandscape Architecture Remembering the Forefather of Urban Renewal, Lawrence Halprindwell - Charles BirnbaumLawrence Halprin galvanized people into action with his grand cityscapes. The landscape architects of today are following his example—but at a different scale. In his influential 1963 treatise Cities,
dwellSan Francisco, CA In San Francisco, Green Fences Make Great Neighborsdwell - Joanne FurioArchitectural elements and applied foliage deliver a one-two punch in designing for privacy. In an urban environment, fences are often a necessity, but they run the risk of taking on an austere, barricade-like
dwellTravel Lauded Midcentury City Square Receives a Much-Needed Revitalizationdwell - Diana BuddsAfter years of neglect, Mellon Square in Pittsburgh reemerges as a 21st-century public space. Masterminded by the visionary landscape architect John O. Simonds, Mellon Square, in Pittsburgh, emerged in
dwellTravel Andrea Cochran's Bold Landscape Designs Are Natural Wondersdwell - Lydia LeeAndrea Cochran, a 2014 National Design Award winner, applies a site-specific approach to tease out the ephemeral and sensory. It takes a certain chutzpah to tell a client that what they really need is
dwellTravel Cutting-Edge Dorms Embrace The Landscape with No Need for Elevators or Interior Stairsdwell - William LambA pair of innovative dorm buildings push boundaries without showing off or upstaging their setting. In 2009, when a request for proposals to design two dormitory buildings at Pennsylvania’s Haverford school’s
dwellTravel Can Neglected Urban Waterways Like the Los Angeles River Become Thriving Greenways?dwell - Esha ChhabraWith new natural features and recreation opportunities, rivers in city centers across America are getting a chance to shine again. The Los Angeles River, the famous eyesore that Hollywood long ago fixed
dwellTravel A Peaceful Plaza Basks Beneath This Giant, Futuristic Oculusdwell - Diana BuddsA verdant plaza below a cantilevered structure serves as a natural acoustic insulator. The plaza between two wings of the Millennium Science Complex by Rafael Viñoly Architects looks like a lush oasis,
dwellHome Building A Spacious and Stylish Orange County Eichler With a Pool Seeks $1.25Mdwell - Jennifer Baum LagdameoLocated on a quiet street in the Fairhills tract of Eichler homes in Orange, California, this stylishly renovated 1964 model offers just shy of 2,400 square feet of living space—a bit more room than your
dwellTiny House Movement 8 Famous Midcentury Homes You Can Actually Tourdwell - Kate ReggevHow many of these decade-defining homes have you checked off your list? The simple, rational homes designed by the illustrious architects of the 1950s and ’60s define the era’s values, aesthetics, and
dwellTiny House Movement Jerry Bruckheimer’s Former Hollywood Hills Midcentury Home Asks $7Mdwell - Jennifer Baum LagdameoThe 1960s home received a total overhaul by L.A.–based design collective Commune. Built in 1960 by famed architecture firm Buff & Hensman, the Ajioka House is a two-story post-and-beam residence sited
dwellTiny House Movement A Marin County Eichler With a Matching Backyard Studio Just Listed For $1.3Mdwell - Jennifer Baum LagdameoJust think what you could do with a 120-square-foot studio in your backyard. Located in San Rafael, this three-bedroom, two-bath courtyard model Eichler was built in 1957. The charming midcentury home
dwellTiny House Movement A Modern Cottage Brings Scandinavian Style to the Hills of Scotlanddwell - Michele Koh MorolloResponding to its stunning location, this cross-laminated timber home near Edinburgh, Scotland, trades the traditional notion of the stone country cottage for a more contemporary Scandinavian look. Named
dwellPrefab Homes Art-Filled Hamptons Vacation Homedwell - Eviana HartmanInspired by their clients’ bold art collection, a pair of architects designs a Hamptons vacation house that subverts tradition. Judging by their art collection, Andrew and Amy Weinstein appear to be unabashed
dwellSavile Row Jonathan Adler and Simon Doonan's Shelter Island Vacation Homedwell - Dan RubinsteinFor design mavericks Jonathan Adler and Simon Doonan, a challenging site that slopes toward the sea yields a unique opportunity to create an intimate and relaxing hideaway. If personality transforms a
