American firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson has completed a house in Miami Beach, with a flat roof, glass walls and pilotis, all evocative of the region's modernist architecture. More about Bohlin Cywinski Jackson designs modernist white house in Miami Beach
California firm Edward Ogosta Architecture has dramatically transformed a corner-lot house into "an intimate pocket of luminosity, atmosphere, and serenity" in a local beach town. More about Edward Ogosta overhauls California bungalow with "clarity and restraint"
An opening cuts through this Hamptons residence by Marvel Architects, revealing an infinity pool and Peconic Bay beyond when viewed from the driveway. More about Marvel Architects completes cedar-clad retreat on Long Island's Peconic Bay
US studio Smitharc Architects has designed a family dwelling in Durham that features cypress cladding and ample windows, reaching out into the natural landscape. More about Smitharc Architects situates Blue Dog Residence on wooded property in North Carolina
American firm Craig Steely Architecture has encircled this California dwelling with a curvy wall, which keeps views focused upward rather than outward. More about Craig Steely surrounds Roofless House in Silicon Valley with sinuous wooden wall
Angled walls, slender windows, and a Le Corbusier-influenced roof deck break up the chunky white volumes of this residence, which architecture studio Urban Operations has built into a hill in Los Angeles. More about Urban Operations slots "sliced and folded" white house into LA hillside
American studio Michael Hsu Office of Architecture has used charred wood, local stone and large stretches of glass to form this country home for an Austin family. More about Michael Hsu creates Llano Retreat for remote spot in Texas Hill Country
Pivoting doors, bulbous, stuccoed walls and a "cheeky window" are among the details that American architecture studio Dash Marshall has included in the overhaul of this Californian farmhouse. More about Californian Missions influence Dash Marshall's renovated House for Grandparents
Windows are recessed into the pink brick facade of this residential building, which New York architects Robert Marino and Leehong Kim have designed for a slender plot in Upper Manhattan. More about Brickwork fronts slender East Harlem residential building by Robert Marino and Leehong Kim
American studio kt814 Architecture has created a single-storey dwelling for a retired couple, consisting of connected pavilions wrapped in large stretches of glass and two types of wood. More about House of Fir by kt814 Architecture sits among sagebrush in rural Wyoming
Texas firm Official Design has refreshed a two-bedroom home in Dallas, Texas, focusing on the building's original details and ensuring plenty of natural light inside. More about Official Design renovates Dallas townhouse to highlight its original charm
American studio Field Architecture has taken cues from the vernacular architecture of Napa Valley for this gabled residence, which is clad in western red cedar and surrounded by grape vines. More about Field Architecture situates wood-clad Zinfandel house in California wine country
American studio Blaze Makoid Architecture has created a spacious, cedar-clad dwelling in the Hamptons that was envisioned as "a secret enclave in the trees". More about Old Sag Harbor Road house by Blaze Makoid sits in Hamptons forest clearing
Design firm Studio 512 has created a whimsical guest dwelling for a Texas home that features angled walls clad in oversized shingles, and interior spaces that narrow and widen based on how they are used. More about Studio 512 cheats extra space at The Hive guest house in Austin
Amazon has invested in Californian home design and prefabrication company Plant Prefab, with plans to integrate its suite of voice-controlled Alexa devices into affordable easy-to-build houses. More about Amazon to develop Alexa-enabled prefab homes
This waterfront property by US studio McCall Design and Planning is built into rugged granite boulders that face Idaho's Payette Lake. More about Cliff House in Idaho steps down a granite slope to a lake
The corrugated-steel facades of this house in Downtown Dallas, designed by local firm Buchanan Architecture, have slightly differently hues across its three zones. More about Buchanan Architecture designs "simple and sculptural" Rio Vista Residence in Dallas
Missouri architecture firm Hufft has designed an expansive two-storey residence for a couple with a large private art collection in Kansas City, complete with a subterranean gallery. More about Hufft's Artery Residence in Missouri accommodates impressive art collection
American architect Robert Gurney sought to open up views, and balance old and new, while renovating a four-storey historic dwelling in the Georgetown area of the US capital. More about Robert Gurney renovates 200-year-old brick townhouse in Washington DC
The Sea Ranch community in Northern California will be spotlighted in a forthcoming SFMOMA exhibition. We've rounded up five residences on the coastal site that demonstrate why the 1960s development remains a holiday hotspot today. More about Five vacation homes at California's modernist marvel The Sea Ranch