If there’s one architectural style that says “suburbia,” it’s this type of home design. Comfortable in design and humble in every sense of the word, this iconic, homegrown archetype actually has a ...

“Form ever follows function, and this is the law,” coined architect Louis Sullivan. Almost two decades passed after Sullivan’s 1924 death before one of the best examples of his maxim swept the ...

SEA RANCH – It was an era of now unimaginable optimism, when one believed that architecture and planning could save the world – or at least save the environment. In 1964, members of the architecture ...

Sea Ranch, now approaching its 50th year, inspired a new approach to land-use planning and architecture in California that is still studied and admired around the world. This story originally ran in ...

After years of renting, co-owning, and returning, Clara Jung reimagined a 1972 house with reverence, restraint, and the ...

Question: I am getting ready to buy my first home. I keep hearing the term “ranch style.” What is that? A: Ranch-style is an architectural style that started in California. Settlers built houses for ...

All of these criteria influenced the plan and geometry of the home, and one of the most prominent features is the cantilevered second floor at the front façade. On the site, there is a very clear ...

Like seagulls that hover tentatively over the Marin Headlands, architect Jaimi Baer, 54, circled around building design for 20 years before putting her stamp on architecture. For her first fully ...

With a booming population and economy in the U.S. after World War II, hordes of GIs and others wanted their own homes, and builders found an answer that was both easy and appealing: the ranch house.

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The new spring training complex in Glendale, Ariz., where the Dodgers ...