A couple embrace Scandinavian modern to preserve the integrity of their home, built by midcentury architect Kenneth Brooks

Columns, friezes, cornices ... if your home has features like these, it may have been influenced by ancient designs

Cottages, bungalows, farmhouses ... whatever you call them, houses in this style share several characteristics. See how many your house has

Are our design choices hardwired? Consider the lasting appeal of forms from the hunter-gatherer life

See how postwar lifestyles spawned a range of styles, including minimalist traditional, ranch, split level and modern shed. What's next?

Distinctive and proud, these houses may be more common than you might first realize

Authentic examples are rare and quickly disappearing, but its widespread influence continues to inspire modern interpretations

Twentieth-century Midwestern architects gave us broad-shouldered homes inspired by the landscape and modern times

Complex facades with bay windows, multiple shingle patterns and even towers make these Victorian-era homes a sight to behold

Centuries-old details of adobe construction still appeal in the desert Southwest, adapted to today's tastes