This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Andrew Hawthorne, 35, who along with his wife Anna, 32, designed and built a glass house in North Carolina. The essay has been edited for length ...

Nestled at the edge of National Trust’s Woolbeding Gardens, part of a historic estate in West Sussex, lies a majestic marriage of structural and horticultural design known as the kinetic Glasshouse.

Australian architects are embracing the "less is more" approach to residential design, turning swathes of glass, steel and concrete into head-turning luxury homes. Inspired by architectural legends ...