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Seven years ago the firm was challenged by a developer to design an apartment building in Queens – on a budget, with smaller spaces.

In DUMBO, 98 Front Street by ODA Architects

Mike Welton February 3, 2021

He immediately fell in with an unknown group of makers and designers in Venice Beach.

Los Angeles Today: Photos by Tim Street-Porter

Mike Welton February 1, 2021

Roto Breathes Real-World Fun into Public Spaces

Mike Welton January 29, 2021

“We’re going to be the go-to destination,” says Victoria Ramirez, executive director of the museum. “The people who live here love it here – and we want it to be the best.”

Studio Gang Designs a New Museum in Little Rock

Mike Welton January 28, 2021

Custom mosaic projects can take up to six weeks for delivery, and ready-to-ship lines are often limited in scope. So Studio Line is an innovation for New Ravenna.

From New Ravenna, the Ready-to-Ship Studio Line

Mike Welton January 27, 2021

It features 50 homes on six continents – built in both tropical and alpine environments.

‘Living in the Mountains,’ from Phaidon

Mike Welton January 25, 2021

It consists of 24 collections of pillows designed not just to perk up any domestic space, but to take the stress out of decision-making for home décor.

Pillow Pops: A Woman’s Revolution in Home Decor

Mike Welton January 22, 2021

Since the pandemic, she’s been shepherding guests through the lagoon, the Doges Palace, and the times of the plague.

A Tour of Venice during Times of the Plague

Mike Welton January 21, 2021

Burnham’s work, inspired by that of L’Enfant, would help create the monumental architecture now associated with the National Mall.

Washington’s Union Station, by Daniel Burnham

Mike Welton January 20, 2021

That began to change in 2012 when Durham-based Phil Freelon was asked to re-imagine the building for the 21st century.

In Washington D.C., Paul Clemence Shoots the MLK Library

Mike Welton January 18, 2021

Lamplighter is a progressive, pre-K-through-fourth-grade school, founded in the late 1960s by Texas Instruments executives. It’s about applied learning.

In Dallas, a Lab and a Barn by Marlon Blackwell

Mike Welton January 15, 2021

A New York firm is working mightily to help congregations across the nation re-think how their synagogues can be reimagined for the 21st century – smartly and thriftily.

Rethinking Synagogues for the 21st Century

Mike Welton January 14, 2021

It was sited and designed by architect Richard Beard, when he was a principal at BAR Architects. “It had a house on it that was not in good shape, with a bad location on the property,” he says.

In Portola Valley, Richard Beard’s Westridge House

Mike Welton January 13, 2021

“They wanted to do something different from the legacy airlines – to be much more approachable and people-oriented and oriented to the Northwest,” says Brett Baba, principal and partner at the firm. “They came to us for that – something unique and special and better.”

In Seattle, a Flagship Lounge for Alaska Airlines

Mike Welton January 12, 2021

The architects flipped the traditional arrangement of placing living space on the ground level and private space atop.

In Chicago, How to Forge an Alliance with an Alley

Mike Welton January 8, 2021

The new designs are the work of Leeta Steenwyk, design director at the San Francisco-based firm for the past seven years.

Taline and Poppy from Bella Notte Linens

Mike Welton January 6, 2021

Houses: Robert A.M. Stern Architects is a long and thoughtful look at a wide range of work by Roger Seifter, Randy Correll, Grant Marani, and Gary Brewer.

“HOUSES’ by Robert A.M. Stern Architects

Mike Welton January 5, 2021

“It held the Spanish Royal Collection,” says Corey Piper, the Brock Curator of American Art at the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, Va.”It was a major destination on the caliber of the Louvre or the National Gallery in London.”

Americans in Spain: Painting and Travel, 1820-1920

Mike Welton January 4, 2021

Little did the museum curators know what they would find inside.

Raggin’ On at the Columbus Museum of Art

Mike Welton December 31, 2020

t featured one of the world’s most intriguing board games, once owned by two of history’s most intriguing men:

At Biltmore, a Home for Napoleon’s Chess Set

Mike Welton December 30, 2020

Nicklaus has sold his golf course design company, so Moynahan brought in Jon Garner, the golf course architect who was part of the original design team. “He understood the philosophy and the design,” he says. “He tried to keep it the same way Nicklaus would have.”

In Hawaii, Restoring a Jack Nicklaus Course

Mike Welton December 28, 2020

The 2025 Listing of Top Coastal Architects, from Ocean Home Magazine

4 days ago by Mike Welton

From Ocean Home Magazine, the 2025 Listing of Top Coastal Architects

October 22, 2025 by Mike Welton

On a San Diego Peninsula, California Coastal Meets a World of Art

October 17, 2025 by Mike Welton

‘Moon over Modernism’ and the Winners of the 2025 Matsumoto Prize

October 10, 2025 by Mike Welton

From Ocean Home: A Home Dedicated to Surfing on the North Shore of Kaua’i

October 3, 2025 by Mike Welton

Clayton Korte Designs a Modern Wine Cellar in Texas Hill Country

September 29, 2025 by Mike Welton

From Clayton Korte, a Monograph on the Hill Country Wine Cave

September 26, 2025 by Mike Welton

Last Chance to See The Susan Grant Lewis Collection at the Paul Rudolph Institute in NYC

September 19, 2025 by Mike Welton

From Ocean Home Magazine, an Ode to the Shingle Style by Patrick Ahearn Architect

September 12, 2025 by Mike Welton

A Monograph on the Highland Park Residence by Afterstudio Architects

September 8, 2025 by Mike Welton

In a Tony Dallas Neighborhood, Afterstudio Architecture Creates a Home and Studio

September 5, 2025 by Mike Welton

‘Art Deco: The Golden Age of Illustration’ at the Sarasota Art Museum in Florida

September 2, 2025 by Mike Welton

At the Sarasota Art Museum in Florida, ‘Art Deco: The Golden Age of Illustration’

August 29, 2025 by Mike Welton

Rammed Earth for the 21st Century Featured in Big Sky Journal’s HOME Edition

August 25, 2025 by Mike Welton

From Period Homes Magazine, a Secluded Residential Compound in Buckhead

August 22, 2025 by Mike Welton

On the North Carolina Coast, the Curious Facts Concerning Cottage Time

August 18, 2025 by Mike Welton

A Team of Designers Leaves No Trace behind in a Duxbury Bay Compound

August 15, 2025 by Mike Welton

A Down-at-the-Heels Midcentury Modern Gets a 21st-Century Reprieve

August 11, 2025 by Mike Welton

Atlanta’s Point Office Respects the Coastal Vernacular of Figure Eight Island Architecture

August 8, 2025 by Mike Welton

At New Ravenna, Glass and Stone Mosaics Inspired by the Seaside

August 4, 2025 by Mike Welton