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A new book is called “All the Buildings in Paris.”

Drawing All the Buildings in Paris

Mike Welton August 17, 2018

The intent of your designs? To create spaces that are unique and special to the people who are going to live in them, that speak to and about them, and not about me.Amy Meier draws her inspiration from nature, from my peers, from seeing the world and from antiquing.

In Rancho Santa Fe, Shopping with Amy Meier

Mike Welton August 15, 2018

The cafés are of particular interest, not just because of the food and drink, but for the people-watching. Outdoor seating is arranged meticulously for the pastime, broad awnings shading carefully aligned faux-rattan tables and chairs, most facing the street.

Seven Summer Days on rue Cler in Paris

Mike Welton August 13, 2018

With classicist David Eastman, they tore the original building containing two octagons down to its 16-inch foundation. Then they started over from scratch – sticking with the original shape and expanding upon it.

Minding the Past and Future at Chatham Bars Inn

Mike Welton August 10, 2018

For Adjaye'snew book, “Living Spaces,” he selected projects that are challenging because of their sites, complexity, or architectural possibility – 15 in all, from Africa to Brooklyn.

David Adjaye: Living Spaces

Mike Welton August 8, 2018

Prices are astoundingly low, because this is one of the lowest rungs on the ladder of the market.

In Paris, a Warehouse for the Decorative Arts

Mike Welton August 6, 2018

Nahem’s a native New Yorker who’s now living, working and taking fine photographs in the City of Light – and he’s got his tour gigs down pat.

Take a Walk through the City of Light

Mike Welton August 3, 2018

And not for himself. He works as farm manager at The Chatham Bars Inn, growing flowers and vegetables for its four restaurants. It’s a farm-to-table venture where he works hand in glove with executive chef Anthony Cole, raising everything from arugula to zucchini.

At The Chatham Bars Inn, an Eight-Acre Farm

Mike Welton August 1, 2018

That’s the logic behind The Shop at the Contemporary Art Center in New Orleans.

In NOLA, New Spaces for Co-Workers

Mike Welton July 30, 2018

It was a school with many homes for many years. “It moved like a pinball around the Lawn,” Herrington says.

Architecture and Law at U. Va.

Mike Welton July 27, 2018

Inside and out of the Shingle-Style inn are four restaurants, from the Forbes four-star-award-winner Stars, to the informal Beach House Grill.

Farm to Table at Chatham Bars Inn

Mike Welton July 25, 2018

What started as a video project by artist Paul Clemence and Aksel Stasny has now been turned into an exhibit featuring both the videos and photography taken by Clemence while making the videos.

Swiss Precision in Paul Clemence’s Photos

Mike Welton July 23, 2018

t features a four-foot water flux, or average water height that can rise up two feet or draw down two feet as needed. It’ll continue to draw until it’s two feet down – that’s when pumps automatically shut down and begin to draw from Durham’s potable city water.

At Duke University, a Thoughtful Pond

Mike Welton July 20, 2018

“In 13 years we’ve built 30 homes within our service population,” says Rusty Smith, associate director at Rural Studio. “They’re in Hale County, close to border of Alabama,”

Rural Studio Links Up with Fannie Mae

Mike Welton July 18, 2018

“I do site-specific work as well – I can design something that melds with the style of someone’s house,” she says. “But I would like it to feel as if it mushroomed out of the ground wherever it is.”

Fire Features by Elena Colombo

Mike Welton July 16, 2018

Affordable and space-efficient living is on its way to Park City, Utah.

Pod Living in Park City, Utah

Mike Welton July 13, 2018

It’s as if he initially floats through the subject, waiting until something catches his eye. It might be rain, clouds or early morning fog, but he allows it to play a role.

Architectural Photography by Balthazar Korab

Mike Welton July 11, 2018

The entire siege – including the Battle of the Crater, where Union troops dug a tunnel under Confederate forces, packed it full of explosives and ignited it – has never been comprehensively placed in historical context.

The Battle of Petersburg, Now in Context

Mike Welton July 9, 2018

“We took the proportions of a 400 year old typology,” says HGA Design Principal Joan Soranno. “We religiously studied the Cape Cod.”

In Vermont, Five Musicians’ Cottages

Mike Welton July 6, 2018

The site where the new Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa will be built comes with more than just a warehouse, loading dock and railroad spur. It’s located in a part of the city freighted with a tragic history.

In Tulsa, a Home for Bob Dylan’s Archives

Mike Welton July 5, 2018

Bob Dylan. 1996. Photo Randee St. Nicholas

Olson Kundig to Design the Bob Dylan Center

Mike Welton July 3, 2018

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