Architects Archives

A Look into the Works of Lina Bo Bardi & Her Passion for Human Connection

Constance Dunn April 5, 2023

Lina Bo Bardi, an Italian-born Brazilian Modernist, designed the Bowl chair in 1951 with the aim of cradling the human body. She sought to help

Revolutionizing the Suburban Landscape: Gregory Phillips’ Berkshire House II

Jenn Thornton April 5, 2023

London-based studio Gregory Phillips Architects has completed a modernist residence, Berkshire House II, in a suburban English village in Berkshire, in place of a childhood

Studio Schicketanz Gives New Life to Local Landmark in Carmel-by-the-Sea

Karine Monié March 22, 2023

Studio Schicketanz has renovated a three-level house in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, that was originally built in 1961 as the personal residence of midcentury modernist architect Henry

Inside David Chipperfield’s Careful Restoration of Berlin’s Iconic Neue Nationalgalerie

Jenn Thornton March 22, 2023

David Chipperfield Architects has completed the six-year refurbishment of the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, a temple of modernity and one of the last works by

The Intersection of Modernism & Wabi-Sabi: John Lum’s Unique Redesign

Karine Monié March 8, 2023

John Lum Architecture faced a significant challenge when tasked with the complete redesign of a midcentury modern-style home in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Heights.

Award-Winning Home in the Scottish Highlands by Brown & Brown Architects

Jenn Thornton March 8, 2023

Brown & Brown Architects have successfully merged traditional Scottish architecture with modern design, resulting in a spectacular family home in the Cairngorms National Park in

Medium Plenty: The Transformation of a 1920s Spanish Revival Home

Karine Monié March 8, 2023

A family of four in Northern California has given their 1920s-era Spanish Revival home a new lease of life with a renovation that prioritizes family

Worrell Yeung’s Lake House: A Study in Poetic Pragmatism

Jenn Thornton February 23, 2023

The Lake House on the banks of Candlewood Lake in Connecticut is a testament to the precision and simplicity of Worrell Yeung, a New York

Still Bend: Frank Lloyd Wright in Wisconsin

Jenn Thornton September 21, 2022

The architect’s 1938 “Dream House” design for Life Magazine, this now-rentable construction is a striking example of Frank Lloyd Wright’s democratic Usonian vision—if not its

Neutra Renewed: Donald M. Goldstein’s 3707 Oakfield Drive

Jenn Thornton July 27, 2022

A showpiece on stilts in Sherman Oaks, 3707 Oakfield Drive is a house of considerable architectural stock, a Platform House originally designed by Austrian-American modernist

Richard Neutra’s 427 Beloit Avenue: Once Upon A Time In Los Angeles

Abigail Stone January 26, 2022

Richard Neutra’s 427 Beloit Avenue in Brentwood finding its way to market for the first time since 1950. The structure has received few updates, and

William Hefner: In Living Color

Abigail Stone September 15, 2021

It’s on this narrow line between the ephemeral and the realistic that the firm performs their subtle, yet powerful, balancing act, creating homes that manage