Learn how natural building materials like clay, lime, straw, and hempcrete can create beautiful, healthy, high-performance homes.

How the award-winning Del Ray Passive House demonstrates a new standard for regenerative residential architecture. For years, sustainable homes have been framed as a compromise. Efficient, but sterile. Responsible, but expensive. High-performing, but aesthetically limiting. The Del Ray Passive House challenges that narrative entirely. Designed by Cedar Architecture and recognized with both a Gold Award for Residential Design from AIA Potomac Valley and a Residential Architect

A Cedar Architecture collaboration that proves safety and joy can go hand in hand. What do you do when a staircase needs to be safe and spark joy? For one young family, the answer was a vibrant swirl of paracord—a custom banister now affectionately known as the “Rainbow Tornado.” Featured in Dwell, this playful and practical feature was part of a larger home renovation led by Cedar Architecture in collaboration with TreeNet Collective. The challenge: create a barrier to prote

What if “sustainable” isn’t enough? That’s the bold question Deborah Buelow, founder of Cedar Architecture, explored on a recent episode...

What makes a space feel good—not just function well? In this article, we explore eight metrics that help architects and clients design for wellness. These principles, drawn from Deborah Buelow’s panel with the AIA, go beyond aesthetics to consider how light, air, sound, materials, and connection to nature affect our daily lives. Whether you're planning a home or a workplace, these metrics offer a meaningful framework for spaces that truly support well-being.

Designing a Passive House is both thrilling and humbling. On paper, the principles look straightforward: airtightness, insulation,...

A temporary installation built of salvaged pallets, this award-winning sukkah reimagines spiritual space through the lens of disorientation and renewal. Designed for Sukkot City xDC, it invites visitors to reflect, wander, and reemerge—reminded that even the most impermanent structures can leave a lasting mark.

Explore how women architects are redefining leadership through AIA. A candid, inspiring conversation moderated by Cedar Architecture’s Deborah Buelow.