The revival of a midcentury home places the work of the unsung architect Junzo Yoshimura in a new context.
Category: Architecture
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A New York Home Designed for a Real-Life Couple and Their Imaginary Muse
How to revive an 18th-century upstate farmhouse without resorting to cliché? By pretending a made-up person lives there too.
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150 Years of See and Be Seen at Paris’s Palais Garner Opera House
It’s been 150 years since the Palais Garnier opera house opened in Paris. Today, it is still a working theater — with 172 performances scheduled for this season.
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Loving an ‘Untouched’ Modernist House, and Then Getting Down to Work
A couple bought a home in Palo Alto, Calif., that was designed by an associate of Frank Lloyd Wright. Happily, they were also smitten with the two-year renovation.
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Clean and Calm, in Grays, Blacks and Whites
A couple found plenty of sunlight in their new house in Chicago, all that was needed was the added ‘coolness.’
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How ‘The Brutalist’ Conjures Up a Grand Building That Doesn’t Exist
It was the production designer who actually drafted an architect character’s vision. Showing it onscreen without constructing it was a film feat.
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The 10 Architectural Sites You Should See in São Paulo
These buildings and places capture the city’s playful approach to concrete-and-asphalt Modernism.
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The Artist Dennis Maher’s Dollhouse-Filled Home in Buffalo, N.Y.
The artist Dennis Maher — who rescued his Buffalo, N.Y., home from the brink of destruction — has always treasured what others have overlooked.
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A Watch Meant to Reflect Time’s ‘Dynamic Flow’
Santiago Calatrava designed Gübelin’s first watch in 20 years to celebrate the house’s anniversary as well as his friendship with its owners.
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A Chic ’70s Vibe in the Desert, Complete With Gems and Crystals
Two brothers and a designer created a development company in Pioneertown, Calif., to bring the local natural beauty to the old places that needed it.
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In Japan, Designers Fit Big Ideas Into Tiny Homes
Some newer houses around the country are barely wider than a common family car.
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In Mexico City, an Artist Creates a Hidden, Light-Filled Sanctuary
By gutting his townhouse, José León Cerrillo revealed endless possibilities.