This House Was Built to Trap Shade
In Phoenix, opening a house to the outside is not simple. The sun is too strong, the heat is too intense, so the Sol House does something smarter. It doesn’t ignore the desert sun, it controls it.
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OAD Transforms Bunkers into a Coastal Retreat on the Baltic Shore
Few coastal sites in Northern Europe carry the weight of SAR’s foundations– four grass-covered Soviet-era military bunkers and the remnants of an occupation that reshaped both the Baltic landscape and its people. Rather than erase this history, Riga-based OAD founder… -
National Geographic’s ‘Museum of Exploration’ Will Open Its Doors This Summer
Rendering of the exterior front courtyard of the renovated National Geographic Society headquarters and Museum of Exploration. After nearly four years of anticipation, the National Geographic Society will finally unveil its Museum of Exploration and remodeled global headquarters on June… -
three-axis joint by eugenio costa connects raw branches into structure without screws
a joint that adapts to variation instead of standardizing it Omnibite by Eugenio Costa begins in the moment where a branch is cut, held, and turned in the hand before anything is assembled. The project proposes a shift in self-building… -
Spanish Pavilion at the 2026 World Design Capital Imagines Infrastructure as a Living System
Every two years, the World Design Organization bestows the title of World Design Capital on a city (or region). The 2026 World Design Capital (WDC) is Frankfurt Rhein-Main in Germany, with pioneering projects and programming to explore the depths of… -
Discover the Story Behind Rodin’s Monumental ‘Thinker’ Sculpture at the Legion of Honor Museum
Emma Taggart is a Staff Writer and Video Editor at My Modern Met. She earned a BA in Fashion and Textile Design at the University of Ulster in Belfast. Originally from Northern Ireland, she lived in Berlin for many years,… -
Contemporary Villas on Remote Japanese Island Built Using an Ancient Construction Technique
Photos: Kenta Hasegawa Perched on the hills of Sagishima, a remote island in Japan, three luxury villas fuse Scandinavian and Japanese design in a way that appears totally at home in the surrounding landscape. Each structure was built from soil… -
I Found 10 Luxury Container Homes Under $75K And They Ship Free — Here’s What You Actually Get
You can now buy a fully furnished, move-in ready container home for as little as $33,000 — with free worldwide shipping included. These aren’t rusty shipping boxes with windows. These are engineered, certified, luxury modular homes. And most people have… -
a bright red crane drives the needle in love hultén’s reimagined vinyl player
miniature crane drives the needle in love hultén’s vinyl player Love Hultén reimagines the record player as an intentionally overbuilt, semi-absurd machine where sound is no longer just played but actively performed. Commissioned for Rebin Shah, the piece replaces the conventional… -
Basic Space: Designed for Calm, Built for Community
For some, the idea of entering a yoga studio can be fraught with feelings of intimidation and anxiety. What is meant to be a calm and meditative space can often be perceived by the inexperienced as exclusive, judgemental and unwelcoming;… -
A Designer’s Own Home Filled with Art, Objects and Charm (House Tour)
A designer’s own home filled with art, objects and charm unfolds within a pre-war apartment in Chelsea, New York City, where interior designer Matt McKay creates a richly layered and deeply personal retreat. Set within the historic London Terrace building,… -
A Los Cabos Home Raises the Roof(s)
In sunny Los Cabos, shade is a much-needed amenity. So, when designing Casa en Palmilla in the Mexican city, the firm ESTUDIO Ignacio Urquiza Ana Paula de Alba crafted an architectural form that integrates shade into the very DNA of… -
This House Breathes Like a Cactus
At first, it looks like a simple house, but there’s something different about it. The entire design is based on a pattern found in the desert. Not the shape of a cactus… But its lines. The Pleats reinterprets this natural… -
Inside the 400 square foot Prefab Home that has a Full Rooftop Deck!!
I went to Tiny Fest in Costa Mesa, California and found a 400 square foot prefab home with a rooftop deck. This is the Sky View from Irontown Modular, a 1 bedroom 1 bathroom prefab home that has a stunning… -
Architect Designs One of Australia’s Most Creative Family Homes (House Tour)
An architect designs one of Australia’s most creative family homes through a reimagining of a traditional Newtown terrace, transforming a once narrow and uninspired dwelling into a spatially dynamic and light-filled residence. Positioned at the end of a row, the… -
Get a Peek Into the Newly Opened David Geffen Galleries at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Installation view of the inaugural presentation in the David Geffen Galleries, April 2026, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has just celebrated the opening of its new David Geffen Galleries. On April 19, 2026,… -
DRIFT celebrates LACMA’s gallery opening with a glowing swarm of dancing drones
lacma’s David Geffen Galleries debut in L.A. DRIFT has released Franchise Freedom, its illuminated flock of dancing drones, over the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), to mark the opening of the Peter Zumthor-designed David Geffen Galleries in Los… -
ROOST Rainey is a Home Away from Home High Up in Austin’s Burgeoning Skyline
It’s hard to deny that Austin is booming. The once sleepy Texas state capital—known for its alternative music and art scene—has flourished into a major tech hub; challenging San Francisco’s hegemony. With that, the midsized city has seen innumerable skyscrapers…
