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Mod Cott, Burnet, Texas

The jury loved the way this Texas guesthouse and weekend retreat juxtaposes rough-edged elements and polished precision.
Black White Residence, Bethesda, Md.

Our judges were impressed by how this house by David Jameson, FAIA, pays homage to classical modernism.
Yingst Retreat, Empire, Mich.

Surprising as it may seem, the requirements that gave rise to the Yingst Retreat were rather conventional: lots of light, room for guests...

ZeroEnergy Design completes Glanville Residence

A 1912 craftman gets a new millennium energy-efficient upgrade.
A Dallas LEED Platinum Home Sits Lightly on the Land

This 1,490-square-foot residence by Shipley Architects balances on a couple of steel beams, a few inches above the earth.
space savvy

Michael Fifield, AIA, principal of Fifield Architecture + Urban Design in Eugene, Ore., believes true sustainable design must address the...

Shiv Temple by Sameep Padora & Associates, Wadeshwar, Maharashtra, India
Padora donates his time and expertise to build a temple for the Hindu community of Wadeshwar. Photography by Edmund Sumner
Broacha House by Samira Rathod Design Associates, Alibaug, Maharashtra, India
A series of outdoor rooms exploits the expansive, dynamic, natural landscape. Photography by Edmund Sumner
Radhika Villa by Vastushilpa Consultants, Ahmedabad, India
Building on a suburban plot Vastushilpa Consultants adapt the traditional otla to form the heart of the home. Photography by Edmund Sumner
Tahiliani Design Headquarters by Spa Design, Gurgaon, Delhi, India
Spa Design build what is essentially a factory to such a high standard that it could easily be used to host fashion shows. Photography by Edmund Sumner
Belavali House by Studio Mumbai Architects, Badlapur, Maharashtra, India
Arranged in a linear plan Studio Mumbai’s Belavali House occupies the minimum space, leaving the landscape to dominate the site. Photography by Edmund Sumner

Lolomas, Clovis, N.M.

Dan Rockhill's portfolio contains historic restoration projects, public art pieces, high-design custom homes, and not much affordable...
tesoro grove family housing, san diego, calif.

It's hard to imagine a less desirable site than the one Studio E Architects faced in designing Tesoro Grove Family Housing, south of San...
homesafe, san jose, calif.

The judges called HomeSafe "a friendly, welcoming place"—exactly the type of reaction Studio E Architects hoped to evoke.

mankins-camp residence, san francisco

The house enjoys a spectacular hilltop vista of San Francisco's skyline, but four decades of unfortunate remodels made it difficult to get...
Inside the Workspace of Nicole Migeon Architect

Flexible space and attention to detail are the keys to New York architect Nicole Migeon's East Village office.
piedmont farm, howard county, md.

Muse Architects, Bethesda, Md. According to Stephen Muse, FAIA, the biggest challenge to designing a large house lies in balancing variety...

Dutcher Creek Kitchen by Nielsen:Schuh Architects

This California wine country kitchen creates a coherent sense of space while never losing touch with its surroundings.
Natural Instincts

Architect William S. Duff Jr. and his clients approached eco-friendliness in a holistic way at the Wheeler Residence in Menlo Park, Calif.
Center of Balance

By now it's gospel that the kitchen is the center of family life. But there's a fine line between “heart of the home” and Grand Central...

Dutcher Creek Bath by Nielsen:Schuh Architects

The master bath and powder of this California wine country house carve out distinct spaces without isolating themselves from the rest of...
Teak Experience

Like the kitchen in this Menlo Park, Calif., house, the master bath boasts a strong connection to the outdoors.

swale tale

Rogers Marvel Architects recently parlayed overburdened sewers into a pivotal design for a mixed-income, mixed-use housing development on a...
hassayampa academic village at arizona state university, tempe, ariz.

Machado and Silvetti Associates + Gould Evans, LLC, Boston. The judges loved the shocks of color that distinguish the three courtyards at...
elbe pirouette

Sensitive urban revitalization often goes hand in hand with sustainability. When an underpopulated neighborhood blossoms, its city becomes...

Formosa 1140, West Hollywood, Calif.

With this West Hollywood, Calif., multifamily project, Lorcan O'Herlihy, FAIA, turns the concept of courtyard housing on its head—or...
Hancock Mixed-Use, West Hollywood, Calif.

This West Hollywood, Calif., project combines an impressive mix of uses in less than an acre.
OneEleven Mixed-Use Development, Baton Rouge, La.

Our judges roundly praised this mixed-use building as a truly urban insertion and a shining precedent for a downtown undergoing a...

a bright idea

When Keith Collins called on Kaplan Thompson Architects to design an outbuilding for his wife, Mary, it seemed like a straightforward...
writer's studio, ghent, n.y.

A dark, quiet, enigmatic shape in the woods, this building responds to a very simple program.
tower house, leander, texas

Rather than remodel an old one-bedroom cottage as their main house, a Texas couple asked Andersson•Wise Architects to convert it into...

Claremont House, Chicago

A well-designed stair is seldom merely a means of moving from one floor to another.
Salt Spring Island Cabin, Salt Spring, British Columbia

In Tom Kundig's hands, a weekend cabin isn't just a cabin, but a metaphor for something else.
laidley street residence, san francisco

Lise de Vito and Jim Zack, AIA, lavished attention on the design of the skylight-topped staircase in their San Francisco townhouse.

House 99, Houston

Architects Gail Peter Borden, RA, AIA, and Brian Delford Andrews, RA, covered all the bases—affordability, sustainability, and energy...
Community | City: Between Building and Landscape

Marilys R. Nepomechie's proposal for revitalizing Smoketown, a historic African-American neighborhood in Louisville, Ky., won wide praise...
Porchscapes, Fayetteville, Ark.

Parks—not pipes. That was the rallying call behind Porchscapes, where a series of water treatment parks is the connective tissue for an...
atlantic commons, atlanta

The Atlantic Commons redevelopment project will be a self-contained metropolitan neighborhood with lofts, terraced apartments, and...
venice beach lofts, venice, calif.

Steven Ehrlich Architects' design for this four-unit loft project caught the judges' attention with its high level of livability.

Koning Eizenberg Architecture

This office, built in the late 1990s, reflects the values of the California-based firm: speed, frugality, and sustainability.
Inside the Office of BELL Architects

Washington, D.C., firm known for preservation and adaptive reuse transforms an 1880s-era row house into its new office space.
Inside the Workspace of Nicole Migeon Architect

Flexible space and attention to detail are the keys to New York architect Nicole Migeon's East Village office.
ARCHITECTS hanna gabriel wells

Last fall, the principals of ARCHITECTS hanna gabriel wells made good on their long-held plan to buy their own place. The circa 1955...
wa design

Ten years ago, David Stark Wilson jumped at the chance to purchase a tiny parcel of land at the industrial western edge of his Berkeley...