These rustic retreats--with comfortable and appealing modern interiors--will resonate with readers of Real Living and Inside Out, while the cutting-edge reputations of their architects will interest professionals and students.

A global look at rustic living in the twenty-first century, this book presents new and recent houses that demonstrate the inexhaustible potential of the modern house to enter into a dialogue with nature, either as an extraordinary object within the landscape or as an innovative approach to living off the grid.