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In "Dream of Venice Architecture, a cadre of architects and architectural writers – this one included – explore the elements that make Venice a one-of-a-kind, drop-dead-gorgeous place in this world.

Give the Gift of Good Design this Year

Mike Welton December 18, 2019

Its photographs are by Guillaume de Laubier, a lifestyle photographer whose work has been featured in Elle Decor and Vogue.

‘The Parisians: Tastemakers at Home’

Mike Welton December 16, 2019

The building faces directly onto Irving Place, one of the few city streets that do not run river to river. Instead, it runs north to south, and in effect terminates with the Chrysler Building.

In New York, Zero Irving by Davis Brody Bond

Mike Welton December 13, 2019

The studio works on both high-end residential and hospitality projects in the U.K. and around the world.

‘Elemental,’ by Fiona Barratt-Campbell

Mike Welton December 11, 2019

Yakisugi is That’s because it’s low-maintenance and fire-resistant.

Yakisugi: The Japanese Art of Charred Wood

Mike Welton December 9, 2019

Frank Harmon estimates he’s drawn between 2,000 to 3,000 sketches in his lifetime, starting as a teenager.

Drawings by Frank Harmon, on the Market

Mike Welton December 6, 2019

Elegant Wallcoverings from Graham & Brown

Mike Welton December 4, 2019

The show pairs eight of Paul Clemence’s prints on aluminum up with artist Julien Spiewak’s works on paper.

Museum Forms: Paul Clemence, Julien Spiewak

Mike Welton December 2, 2019

Civitas's aim is to preserve and protect the existing landscape, and activate and enhance it so more people can take advantage of it – including a swimming area on the Black Bay, with no motorized boating allowed.

Rethinking an Urban Park in Post Falls, Idaho

Mike Welton November 27, 2019

Lyn Peterson is a decorator, a general contractor – and an expert in steam-punk design.

Steam Punk Style from Lyn Peterson

Mike Welton November 25, 2019

Paul McClean grew up in Dublin, sure from the age of four or five that he wanted to be an architect.

An Irish Architect in Southern California

Mike Welton November 22, 2019

With more than 'Creative Paris' addresses a community of five million women.

Creative Paris: To Surprise and Tell Stories

Mike Welton November 20, 2019

The Henderson contains 170 guest rooms and 10,000 square feet of conference space. Across the street, on the oceanfront, is the adults-only Henderson Park Inn.

In Destin, Chill at the Henderson Resort

Mike Welton November 18, 2019

The Saumur Studio, on rue Cler in the seventh arrondissment in Paris is compact and expansive at once. It’s perfect for two – and centrally located to boot.

Paris Perfect: It’s Madelyn-Proofed

Mike Welton November 15, 2019

Low slung in stature, the interior is open and features exposed wood beams inspired by needles and branches of the native Torrey pine.

In Del Mar, an Iconic Civic Center

Mike Welton November 13, 2019

The World War I Memorial is to be sited about a block and a half from the White House, a sculpture by Sabin Howard at its heart, surrounded by and floating upon a fountain of water.

In D.C., a Memorial for World War I

Mike Welton November 11, 2019

Its design direction originally initiated by the late Phil Freelon of Perkins+Will North Carolina, it’s now being developed by a team led by Zena Howard of the same office.

Detroit’s Motown Museum: Perkins+Will

Mike Welton November 8, 2019

Ed Hollander recreated the dunescape and planted it in beach grass, goldenrod, beech trees, plums and bayberries – all native to what was there 100 to 200 years ago.

Kikoski and Hollander in Sag Harbor

Mike Welton November 6, 2019

The Architectural Team tackled its first waterfront project in the 1980s. Over the past decade, they’ve worked on four in Boston Harbor.

How to Develop Resilient Waterfronts

Mike Welton November 4, 2019

Turkish craftsmen dug and drilled by hand 22 meters down, to set pilings of steel filled with concrete, carefully sited among the artifacts. Now there’s an open-air museum, open to the public on the lowest level, with the hotel atop.

In Turkey, a Hotel Built atop Antiquities

Mike Welton November 1, 2019

The Emory University Commons is centrally located at the intersection of dormitories, athletic center, medical center and campus quad – and designed not just to facilitate student traffic, but to provide welcoming spaces for it.

At Emory, a New Student Life Center

Mike Welton October 30, 2019

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