Modern Design Archives | Architects + Artisans

March 17, 2025 by Mike Welton

In Hermosa Beach, a ‘Skinny Box’ on a Narrow Lot with Views

Eight homes will be available for viewing worldwide.

March 5, 2021 by Mike Welton

From Austin, a Virtual Modern Architecture Tour

She’d already interned at Olson Kundig there, with favorable results. “Tom [Kundig] said: ‘Anytime you need a job, we’ll have a desk for you,’” she says. “I did an interview and had an offer within a week.”

March 1, 2021 by Mike Welton

In the Hollywood Hills, a Home by Mutuus Studio

It’s 368 pages in length – easily his longest – with generous full-page color photography for each project.

February 26, 2021 by Mike Welton

In ‘Working Title’, Tom Kundig’s Artistic Eye

He was not only a practical architect, but also a significant theorist of architecture and, to a certain extent, a philosopher as well. His literary discourse foreshadowed the foundations of the entire modernist movement.

February 22, 2021 by Mike Welton

In New York City, Adolf Loos in Three Parts

Its clients span all sectors of retail and hospitality.— from global brands like ALDI, Hilton Hotels, and McDonald’s to lifestyle brands including Burt’s Bees and small boutique retailers like jeweler Sarah & Sebastian.

February 19, 2021 by Mike Welton

Restrained Design for Hospitality from Landini

It’s called “Computer Whiz” and it hangs in TriBeca’s Andrew Kreps Gallery.

February 17, 2021 by Mike Welton

On the Upper West Side, a Design Inspired by Art

Their work will be part of a 73-acre development with an industrial past and a promising future, in one of Charlotte’s lowest-income communities.

February 10, 2021 by Mike Welton

In Charlotte, a Competition for Black Architects

Seven years ago the firm was challenged by a developer to design an apartment building in Queens – on a budget, with smaller spaces.

February 3, 2021 by Mike Welton

In DUMBO, 98 Front Street by ODA Architects

January 29, 2021 by Mike Welton

Roto Breathes Real-World Fun into Public Spaces