Enamored of historical building techniques, John Byers embraced California's early heritage. Born in Michigan in 1875 after the Civil War, the transplant to sunny Santa Monica understood the delicious ...

Desert architecture ascends to new heights at this newly completed modern residence that presides over more than 3.5 acres. Award-winning architect Robert Stone designed the Kelly Lane desert compound ...

Lake Las Vegas, the 3,600-acre, master-planned community continues to redefine desert living. Long known for its mix of ...

Nestled within the boundaries of Ascaya, a private community perched on the hillside overlooking Las Vegas, this home on Horseshoe Rock Court is a prime example of modern desert design, newly built by ...

Eric Strain founded his Las Vegas architecture firm, assemblageSTUDIO, on April Fool’s Day in 1997. It was the perfect time, he says: “Nobody thought this thing would last.” A maverick architect ...

An architectural home in the rocky foothills of Palm Springs, California, doesn’t just pay homage to its desert surroundings, it embraces them. Though the area is known for its Mid-Century Modern ...

Architectural Digest editorial staff were not involved with the creation of this content. Villa Paros offers a rare cohesion of Mediterranean architecture with desert landscapes. Set on a ...

Nestled between the Dead Sea and the Judean Mountains in Israel, the Desert Home is an incredible creation meant to exist in perfect harmony with nature. Esther Sperber, New York City architect and ...

The birth of desert modernism can be traced back to some fine print. In the early and mid-20th century, Hollywood’s rigid studio system reportedly kept some of its biggest stars contractually bound to ...

The site of the new development, just east of the Palm Desert Greens Country Club, used to be the Santa Rosa Country Club’s ...