Jon Meharg
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What Lies Within: The Hidden Architecture Behind 7 Deceiving Façades
A building’s façade is often its greatest indicator of style, program and design. Many architects approach the façade as the thing that announces and summarizes their vision for a project. Yet some of today’s designers, in exploring the assumptions and conventions of our built environments, are …
The Forgotten Stepwells Of Urban India
All across India, elaborate subterranean temples are hidden in plain site. Constructed between the 2nd century and 4th century AD, these massive and ornate stepwells were built both for spiritual bathing and as a way to access water tables during monsoon season and drought seasons. Today, tourists …
10 Insanely Gorgeous, Under-The-Radar European Destinations
The value of the dollar against the euro is the highest its been in years, making now the perfect time to take that trip you've been meaning to plan.<p>The value of the dollar against the euro is the highest it has been in years, making now the perfect time to take that trip you've been meaning to …
Panoramic PhotographyThe Best Places to Stargaze in America
TravelIntelligent Travel<p>For 25 years, NASA’s orbiting Hubble telescope has beamed mesmerizing images of our universe. But Earth dwellers can get stellar celestial views, too.<p>Here are three trip-worthy dark-sky havens in the United States:<p>> Lake Powell (Utah)<p>The combination of a thin atmosphere and …
Lake MichiganArticles about 7 modern backsplashes defy norm on Dwell.com - Dwell
Once a locker for a midnight loo, the bedside table has taken on a far sweeter function—and a score of forms for holding big...<p>Just in time for summer, here are seven modern wood-burning fire pits to inspire your next backyard get-together.<p>The alphabet is as easy as ABC, but for typographer Peter …
13 New Landscape Design Ideas to Steal in 2015
Good garden design can change your life–and remove boundaries between indoors and out to increase living space. We’ve rounded up 13 new ideas to …
18 Libraries Every Book Lover Should Visit In Their Lifetime
If you love books, libraries are some of the most spectacular buildings in the world.<p>To celebrate these monumentally important buildings, we've complied a list of the most magnificent libraries on the planet.<p>From a library hidden in the forests of Beijing to one in Egypt that was designed like a …
12 of the Most Impressive Tiny Houses You've Ever Seen
These homes may be small, but they have huge appeal.<p>These homes may be small, but they have huge appeal. This piece originally appeared on CountryLiving.com.
10 Of The Most Fabulous Housing Designs Of 2014
From a house dangling off a cliff to an apartment designed to make friends, here are the most ingenious residential designs of the year.<p>Not everyone can live in a one-of-a-kind, architect-designed home, but there is no shortage of spectacular designs that make us wish we did, whether it’s a …