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Jenna McKnight

Denver, New York

Journalist, Writer, Editor at Freelance

Contributing Editor at Dezeen

Journalist, writer, editor. Architecture and design. Portfolio: Dezeen, Architectural Record, Dwell, Architizer, SOM.

Articles

  • 1 week ago | dezeen.com | Jenna McKnight

    Local architecture studio Swatt + Partners has used two vertical concrete slabs to support a "wood-framed glass box" that floats over the landscape and holds a home office. The project, called Moss Rock, sits on a nine-acre (3.6-hectare) rural property in Healdsburg, a town in northern California's wine country. Situated in Dry Creek Valley, the site features a dense forest of Douglas fir, madrone and oak trees.

  • 3 weeks ago | dezeen.com | Jenna McKnight

    Architect Lorcan O'Herlihy of LOHA has created a concrete home in Malibu, USA, to replace a 1980s house he designed for his parents, which was destroyed by a 2018 wildfire. Named Trancas House 2.0, the home sits on a hilly site in Malibu that has views towards the Pacific Ocean. Trancas House 2.0 rests on a hilly site in MalibuThe home, which completed in 2024, was not affected by the recent Palisades Fire, which killed 12 people and destroyed over 6,800 structures.

  • 4 weeks ago | dezeen.com | Jenna McKnight

    US studio Desai Chia Architecture has merged barn design with "a contemporary sensibility" to create the Clinton Corners House, which features charred cedar facades and a crisp silhouette. As the name suggests, the project is located in Clinton Corners, an agrarian community about 80 miles (129 kilometers) north of New York City.

  • 1 month ago | dezeen.com | Jenna McKnight

    A doughnut-shaped terrace and green roofs covered with sedum are among the standout features of a V-shaped research facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts, designed by local architecture studio Payette. Created as a partnership between Mass General, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University, the Ragon Institute serves as a hub for research on infectious diseases such as HIV-AIDS and Covid-19.

  • 1 month ago | dezeen.com | Jenna McKnight

    Architect Price Harrison has designed a stucco-clad home for himself in Tennessee called Green Hills Residence, which features an open-air courtyard and interior spaces that prioritise the display of artwork. Located in Nashville's Green Hills neighbourhood, the house sits on a sloped, one-acre site bordered by woodlands. Deer, foxes, hawks and other creatures regularly venture onto the property.

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Jenna M. McKnight
Jenna M. McKnight @JennaMMcknight
5 May 22

I write a dozen stories each month for Dezeen — and some really stand out in my mind. This is one of them. I'm so excited about the innovations springing up in the design and building industry. They give me hope! https://t.co/QUQZ95Swy1

Jenna M. McKnight
Jenna M. McKnight @JennaMMcknight
21 May 21

In Minnesota, Salmela Architect has designed a solar-powered house for an architecture professor that is meant to demonstrate a new way forward for single-family housing. Check it out: https://t.co/CLRwxHvykR https://t.co/EG63zOuVwZ

Jenna M. McKnight
Jenna M. McKnight @JennaMMcknight
10 May 21

In a long-neglected Detroit neighborhood, the architecture firm LOHA has completed a new apartment building with cedar cladding and a stepped form. See more: https://t.co/aNPi6PGzi3 https://t.co/xtA46azZc0