Section · 02 stories

Field Guide

How to read a roofline, a screen, a carport.

Field Guide · Palm Springs

A Field Guide to the Butterfly Roof

Why do so many Palm Springs houses look like they're about to take flight? A short history of the inverted gable, the developers who mass-produced it, and where to spot the best ones.

Ines Calloway · 2 min

Field Guide · California

Screen Test: In Praise of the Breeze Block

The humble perforated concrete block was invented to tame the sun. It ended up becoming the signature ornament of an entire desert style.

Rosa Villanueva · 1 min