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The home designed by Le Corbusier with Pierre Jeannere for sculptor Oscar Miestchaninoff in Paris in 1925 is now on the market for €4.95 million ($5.2 million USD). The listing is through the French platform Architecture de Collection. It features a turreted design, the largest of two home... View full entry
In the northern part of Valle de Bravo, Mexico, known as La Peña, a complex of four houses seems to naturally rise from a mountainous, rocky landscape. Called Las Rocas, the project was designed in collaboration by architecture firm, Ignacio Urquiza Arquitectos, and interior design studio, Ana... View full entry
Following our previous visit to Cover, we are keeping our Meet Your Next Employer series in Los Angeles this week to explore the work of Laney LA. A multidisciplinary studio based in the Hermosa Beach Arts District, the firm has amassed a portfolio from private homes to... View full entry
Brengues Le Pavec architectes has completed a rural home in Hérault, France as a “space of refuge and fulfillment.” Built on a sloping site at the end of a valley, the home’s design seeks to emphasize integration and subtlety. Image credit: Florence Alzonda Image credit: Florence... View full entry
Following our previous visit to AUX Architecture, we are keeping our Meet Your Next Employer series in Los Angeles this week to explore the work of RIOS. Founded in 1985, the firm employs approximately 280 team members across the United States, the United Kingdom, and Asia... View full entry
Ten months of work later, we present to you an architects list unprecedented in its scope and diligence, representing firms in 42 states plus the District of Columbia. These are the nation’s finest practitioners of the creation of “home,” and the residential specialists best suited to help you build the setting for your life’s most meaningful experiences—all vetted and at your fingertips. — Forbes
The list includes some familiar names to Archinect readers. Past RIBA Stirling Prize winner Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, Bestor Architecture, D.U.S.T, and Waechter Architecture were included. West Coast heavyweights Olson Kundig Architects, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, and Brooks + Scarpa were joined... View full entry
Mexico City-based Estudio Atemporal has completed a tranquil home in San Simón el Alto, Mexico. Named Casa Cono, the home was designed for a young couple seeking refuge from city life, merging living, working, and leisure within the forest environment. Image credit: LGM Studio Image credit: LGM... View full entry
A new residential project in Mexico from Rogelio Vallejo Bores’ HW-STUDIO Arquitectos that combines domestic serenity with an excavation-like approach to infill housing is worth a closer look following the project’s completion earlier this summer. The design for Casa Emma was inspired by... View full entry
A unique new residential skyscraper in Dubai from RCR Arquitectes will be built to the width of just a single 22.5 meter (almost 74 feet) apartment unit in what could come as a shock to even the most ardent fans of contemporary luxury high-rise design. The fifth collaboration between the... View full entry
The latest addition to Airbnb’s icon series is now offering guests the unique chance to sleep in a replica of the Maitland home from Tim Burton's recent update to the 1988 classic Beetlejuice. The fictional future stay isn’t too far away from the real-life literary haunt of West Cornwall... View full entry
Following our previous visit to Mapos Architects, we are keeping our Meet Your Next Employer series in New York City this week to explore the work of Desai Chia Architecture. Led by Katherine Chia and Arjun Desai, the firm describes its approach to design as one that “merges... View full entry
The latest project by Polish firm Mobius Architekci is a contemporary farmhouse-style home, designed to have a harmonious relationship with its natural surroundings. Image: Paweł Ulatowski Taking the shape of a loop, in which the structure is seemingly both closed yet fluid, the home is... View full entry
The personal vacation retreat that the late Myron Goldfinger designed for himself in New Mexico in 1996 is now for sale for $1.69 million from Sotheby’s International Realty near Santa Fe. The property sits on 29 acres in Santa Fe’s Los Caminitos subdivision with 2,100 square feet and a... View full entry
Steven Holl Architects, in collaboration with Newil&Bau, has opened a new multifamily development in Finland's capital called Meander Housing. The September 12th inauguration marks the end of a journey that first began in 2006 and underwent a period of dormancy before being constructed in just... View full entry
Geneva, Switzerland-based firm Leopold Banchini Architects has designed a sleek, minimalist home intended to reflect its alpine and waterside surroundings. Image: Rory Gardiner Located beside Lake Geneva, looking out at the Alps, Villa M was likened, by the architects, to the work of Swiss... View full entry