5 Modern Sun Screens

Brise soleil—architectural devices that shade structures from sunlight—offer sculptural flourishes and passively cool buildings. We examine five examples from the Dwell archive. Slideshow

A Summer-Ready Pavilion in South Carolina

Stephen Yablon Architect added on a striking modern pavilion to a traditional beach house in Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. It's clad in louvers fabricated from sustainably-harvested ipe wood, which resists moisture in humid climates. Photo by: Michael Moran