Articles by Lindsey May

These projects prove that site constraints can be a source of creativity and ingenuity.

These buildings openly celebrate their capacity for change.

These concrete-emulating products make the popular concrete aesthetic a flexible option for interior s.

This collection features 10 flooring materials that bring together the best of both worlds: the prec ision and durability of stone, with the warmth and texture of wood. To fully emulate wood, these finishes come in a variety of colors, textures, and sizes. The tiles are textured to have a raised irregular feel, exactly as a…

On the one hand quotidian and functional, faucets can also be imbued with design intent and imaginat ion. As demonstrated by the sophisticated styles in this collection, their functional purposes and archetypal forms provide a launching point for the contemporary imagination. The intimate and domestic scale of the faucet allows for subtle design details with big…

If indeed all the world’s a stage and we are all the players, this collection of Japanese hous es, puts the private life of their inhabitants front and center by embracing façade transparency in unique ways. With sweeping windows, open-floor plates, and outdoor living spaces, these projects bring the interior life of the home to the…

Often set in bucolic landscapes with flexible program requirements, farm buildings can accommodate a high degree of architectural creativity.

Sparked by the research and fabrication of Charles and Ray Eames, plywood has transformed from a she eting material into a regular element in sophisticated design furniture. A demand for cheap, mass-produced objects such as splints launched the Eames’ work into plywood and industrial design. After the Second World War, Charles and Ray Eames commercialized the…

Whimsical and off-kilter, these homes lean, shear, and tilt in unexpected ways. The archetypal image of the home — one projecting stability, security, and static — is typically reflected in structural and formal compositions of rectilinear, orthogonal volumes. However, as demonstrated by the bold projects in this collection, leaning walls can animate the staid volumes…