Designed to passive-house principles, an airy multi-story addition to a Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, rowhouse adds 30 percent more area to the building while requiring only 12 percent additional energy consumption. 

Resilient and super-insulated, this four-bedroom seasonal retreat is clad in contrasting weathering steel and acetylated wood, echoing the geological character of the nearby Teton Range.

Situated on Mexico's Pacific Coast, this cylindrical vacation house with dramatic arched openings evokes a modern ruin set amid a lush landscape. 

Primarily built from concrete, wood, and glass, this four-room residence with a star-shaped floor plan rethinks the typical approach to house planning in suburban Spain.

The wide-ranging show at Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona surveys the economic, political, and social impact of post-war suburban growth.