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10 Forgotten Lessons of Mid-Century Modern Design+
What every contemporary house can learn from Mid-Century Modern design.
A Guide to Modern Exterior Lighting+
BUILD discusses modern exterior lighting complete with a bunch of good fixture specs.
10 Things You Should Know About Demolition+
Demolition is complicated, here's 10 things you should know about it.
Learning From The Masters+
BUILD discusses the remodel to a MCM gem in the Hilltop neighborhood.
The Merits of Modern, Urban Condo Living+
BUILD lays down 10 of their favorite things about modern city living.
Continuous Indoor-Outdoor Walls+
The BUILDblog looks at some design aspects of bringing exterior walls inside.
A Guide to Updating Mid-Century Modern Homes+
BUILD reviews their process for updating MCM homes in detail.
Live+Work Innovations+
BUILD explores 3 different methods of brining the function of the office to the leisure of the home.
Feeling the Site+
BUILDblog discusses the importance of getting out on site and absorbing the scene.
Gordon Walker: Northwest Modern Master Residential Work+
BUILDblog covers the work of Gordon Walker and gets some new projects on the web.
Architecture that looks like what it’s doing+
One of the most important architectural paradigm shifts occurred when architects started designing buildings to look like what they're...
Smart Flat Roofs: The Craft of Parapet Detailing+
BUILDblog covers the technical side of flat roofs which, as it turns out, aren't so flat.
University of Washington Lecture+
BUILD LLC lectures on sustainability at the UW and beats up the green movement a bit.
A Home for the 21st Century: Part 1, the Exterior+
BUILD LLC remodels a mid-century modern home to last another 50 years.
The Architecture of Modesty+
Stock plans from the 1950's offer a modesty that we'll need in the future of housing.
Davidson Residence Night Shots+
Night shots of the latest residential project by BUILD LLC
The sophistication of under-design: ODOS Architects+
The BUILDblog review of Ireland's ODOS architects. Simple and modern, their work hits all the right chords.