A pair of architects and a dedicated client bring an unconventional 1960s-era dwelling into the 21st century.

A New York firm revisits the site of its first residence to create a relaxing backyard retreat in the Hudson Valley for a longtime client and friend. 

A family complex in Vancouver shields itself from a busy street while opening up to interior courtyards.

A vibrantly colored house in suburban Milwaukee projects shades of summer all year long.

An eye-catching addition to a historic block in Toronto’s Parkdale neighborhood combines craft and an industrial aesthetic.

Restoration and reconstruction of one of the major landmarks of early modern architecture is now complete in Upstate New York.

A Bay Area firm creates a customized mountain retreat for outdoorsy clients.

A house on a two-acre two-acre waterfront lot in North Haven, New York, looks out over Sag Harbor Bay.

The clients wanted the house—which is situated on a ravine near the city center—to have a strong connection between indoor and outdoor spaces, and to encompass a modernist sensibility, with every space and site line being fully considered.

When architects—or politicians, for that matter—speak of walls, they usually see them as boundaries dividing one place from another.