The glass house

In the late 1940s architect Philip Johnson distilled the principles of modernism into a residence of radical simplicity

Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House Photos | Architectural Digest

An exercise in simplicity, the Sonoma weeHouse consists of two steel-framed volumes with ipe interiors, oiled oak cabinetry, and massive sliding glass walls that overlook valley views. Tagged: Exterior, House Building Type, Flat RoofLine, Wood Siding Material, and Metal Siding Material.

Machado Silvetti has been selected to preserve an 18th-century home in Virginia once owned by a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

The Glass House (New Canaan, Connecticut) was a remarkable achievement when it was completed in 1949. Inspired by Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House (Illinois), its exterior walls are of glass with no interior walls, a radical departure from houses of the time. A National Trust Historic Site.

Sneak peek at a stunning East Hampton project by architect Blaze Makoid and interior designer David Scott in the new galerie magazine.

Check out this post on this amazing, tubular treehouse design.

Star Tokyo architect Kengo Kuma plants his flag in the United States with a new cultural complex for the Portland Japanese Garden

A 30ft by 10ft continuous pane of glass runs alongside the grand stairwell with a concrete core and floating stone steps, connecting the three levels of the house. This dramatic moment in the sequence of progressing through the house helps visitors feel connected to the lush landscape outside... Waverley | Palo Alto | California | Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects

South African architect Nadine Englebrecht has completed an off-grid home featuring a central conservatory in the countryside outside Pretoria.