The hanok, a traditional home design, has been bypassed in Seoul’s vertical building boom. But some fans are trying to preserve it.
Category: Architecture
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In Furniture, Marks of Distinction that Were Formally Known as Flaws
How design is celebrating an aesthetic of imperfection.
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Secret Doors Are Having a Major Moment
Homeowners are adding hidden doors and rooms to foil burglars, eke out extra storage space and prepare for Armageddon.
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John Walker, Tech Executive Who Popularized AutoCAD, Dies at 74
He avoided the spotlight, but he helped bring to market an explosively popular computer program that revolutionized the architecture and design industries.
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Green Architecture Hits a Growth Spurt
Buildings made shaggy with vegetation or fragrant with wood are no longer novelties.
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Architects’ Los Angeles Home Embraces Tube-Like Design
A hillside home of Spanish architects has a skin made of colorful tubes.
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How a Small One Bedroom House Became This Couple’s Dream Home
Even a quarter of a century ago, the one-bedroom house was a bargain in Los Angeles. Several renovations later, it’s the home of their dreams.
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Five Things Peter Shire Wishes He’d Made
The Los Angeles-based artist and designer admires the Vespa and an early 20th-century typeface.
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Saying Goodbye to a Legendary Milanese Palazzo
An interior decorator’s family inhabited the sprawling building for six generations. Now, as they leave, he and his partner offer a final look inside.
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A Tiny, Eco-Friendly House Off the Coast of Maine
The 1,200-square-foot home in coastal Maine uses a fraction of the energy required to heat the average house, and the pigs handle most of the yardwork.
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Rome Hotels
From a reimagined centuries-old palazzo to a private apartment with a rooftop terrace, five new places to stay that offer a fresh vision of the city.
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Tiny Homes and a Camper Van Allow Two Kite Surfers ‘Freedom’
With a little house in The Hague, a compact getaway on the Italian island of Sardinia and a well-designed camper van, who needs a conventional home?