Modern Architecture Archives | Architects + Artisans

March 14, 2025 by Mike Welton

Paul Clemence, Photographer and Flaneur, Looks to Paris

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.

January 13, 2021 by Mike Welton

In Portola Valley, Richard Beard’s Westridge House

“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.”

January 12, 2021 by Mike Welton

In Seattle, a Flagship Lounge for Alaska Airlines

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

January 8, 2021 by Mike Welton

In Chicago, How to Forge an Alliance with an Alley

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.

January 5, 2021 by Mike Welton

“HOUSES’ by Robert A.M. Stern Architects

Last week, the hall announced that Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU), James Corner Field Operations, Cooper Robertson and L’Observatoire International will design an expansion of its landmark I.M. Pei museum.

December 24, 2020 by Mike Welton

Expanding the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

That means just 46 homes on 19 acres, all with views of Cooper Jack Bay from every room. Add a marina, a low-tide beach, another 500-by-80-foot manmade beach, and nine villas with their own private grotto beaches – and it’s a whole new world.

December 23, 2020 by Mike Welton

In the Turks & Caicos, a Home at The Strand

There, at Punta de Mita, developer Mark Cooley is putting the finishing touches on a series of villas and condos that cascade down a six-degree slope of tropical jungle toward pristine waters.

December 21, 2020 by Mike Welton

High-End Luxury in Mexico’s Punta de Mita

The late Phil Freelon recruited her to join his Durham-based firm 2003. He was committed to making good design accessible to everyone.

December 20, 2020 by Mike Welton

Leading Carolina’s Black Design Community

In the Triangle, that means a spotlight on Black architects and designers who have created a series of sparkling buildings in the public realm, not just in their design, but in their celebration of diversity and inclusion.

December 19, 2020 by Mike Welton

Carolina’s New Generation of Black Designers