The conspicuous consumption of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Published in Dwell, October 29, 2006A Memphis architect draws on decades of experience to build what, by one measure, is the world's first zero-energy, zero-carbon home. [Nofe: I wrote the article but I don't agree with that measure. In reality, there is no such thing as a zero-energy or zero-carbon home.]
Published in Dwell, November 2021A house in Memphis cuts it carbon footprint (albeit with offsets)
Published in Dwell, October 2000The last time Blake Trabulsi and Allison Orr had a party at their house in Austin, Texas, it lasted until 5 a.m. Observes Trabulsi: “People are so comfortable here, they never want to leave.”
Published in Dwell, January 15, 2009For Tad Beck, making a home out of a stolid, windowless warehouse meant opening it up from the inside out
Published in Dwell, January 15, 2009Kirsten Axelsen and David Carmel, who was paralyzed from the waist down in a diving accident eight years ago, live in a Chelsea apartment that is easy on the eyes and easy for David to get around
Published in Dwell, January 16, 2009Published in Dwell, January 17, 2009
When designer Barbara Hill decided to renovate her 1960s condo in Houston, Texas, she stripped the bathroom down to its bare bones and saw beauty in the blemishes
Published in Dwell, October 10, 2009Most modernists find color as attractive as traditional Tudors. Fred Bernstein, a resolute lover of neutrals, attempts to expand his horizon of hues
Published in Dwell, February 2, 2009