Bliss! Inspired by the shape of a nearby mountain, Black Rock House is close to the Bodensee, or Lake Constance, near Austria’s borders with Switzerland, Lichtenstein and Germany. Owner and designer ...

Since the early 1970s the “Black House” has been a home away from home for thousands of African American students at Northwestern. The University created the space in fall 1968 as part of its ...

The decision of the architects to locate this black timbered house within a dipping rocky depression close to the water’s edge has enabled it to engage less directly with the nearby road, have a ...