Embassy Glow When architect Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed the British Embassy in Washington, he could see the Washington Monument from its site on a then-rural stretch of Massachusetts Avenue. […]

Signature Style A Nantucket vacation provided inspiration for the sleek, spare design of a Northwest DC apartment. The homeowners—both attorneys—stayed in a cottage designed by Jacobsen Architecture and fell in […]

Farmhouse Living Framed by a gentle slope in front and wooded hills rolling toward the horizon at back, a new home in McLean, Virginia, blends so naturally into its pastoral […]

Going Modern Building a new house typically requires choosing an architectural style and sticking with it through construction. Countering this practice, a couple combined both historical and contemporary designs to […]

Suite Life You can’t see it until you swing around the driveway of this well-appointed stone house in McLean, but once a guest arrives at the milky-white paneled door surrounded […]

Back to School Located near the Capitol in Northwest DC, Dunbar Senior High School began life as America’s first public high school for African Americans. The venerable 1916 building was […]

Show Me the Way A visit to the National Building Museum this summer might require a bit more path finding than usual—if you dare to enter the BIG Maze, that […]

Preserving History The stately, neoclassical National Academy of Sciences building in DC has been revitalized. Designed in 1922 by Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue, it was added onto in 1965 and 1970 […]

Ask the Pros: Construction When building near the bay, what factors should homeowners consider to prevent delays or setbacks due to permitting rules? Waterfront projects are among the most challenging […]

River Vista We always thought a waterfront home was out of reach,” says Kassie Genovere, co-owner of an Annapolis hair salon for kids. But when her close friends announced they […]

Medical Marvel PHOTOGRAPHY BY ALAIN JARAMILLO Ten NIH institutes come together under one roof in the John Edward Porter Neuroscience Research Center (PNRC). The Bethesda facility—which promotes research through collaboration—was […]

Tasty Break Perched amid open green space, Frenchies Frozen Yogurt Lounge in Winchester, Virginia, has become a destination in itself. Once just the waiting room for a car wash, this […]

Remote Control A sojourn in Guatemala didn’t stop economist Ugo Fasano and photographer Manuel Morquecho from purchasing a townhouse in Washington, DC, and finding an architect to renovate it. Before moving […]

Design Fusion It all started with a simple kitchen remodel. Scott Kicker had just purchased a diminutive stone cottage in Alexandria on a 14,000-square-foot lot and contacted DC-based architect Reena […]

Back to Nature Standing on a wooded property for sale in Silver Spring, chef/restaurateur Ruth Gresser and artist Barbara Johnson fell immediately for its pristine stream views and peaceful vibe. […]

Science Scheme The National Cancer Institute’s bold new Advanced Technology Research Facility (ATRF) resides on the Riverside Research Park campus in Frederick, Maryland. Designed by HDR Architecture, Inc., the contemporary, […]