How Architects Live
In his new book, Boutique's CEO Marc Blazer takes a look inside the personal retreats of celebrated contemporary architects.
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- Spotlight
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- Boutique
- Published
- July 13, 2026
Architecture is a client-driven discipline, traditionally shaped by customers, budgets, and compromises. But what happens when an architect designs a home not for a client, but for themselves?
In How Architects Live: Creative Retreats for Sanctuary and Gathering (Artisan; October 13, 2026), Boutique's CEO Marc Blazer provides a rare look inside the personal homes of some of the world’s most accomplished contemporary architects to learn how they express their ideas, test their convictions, and live among them.
Photo: Evan Robinson
Photo: Marianna Jamadi
"Architects, in my view, are storytellers of space and life. They hold a conviction that the spaces we inhabit can be forces for good: for individuals, for communities, and for society at large. I wanted to uncover how they live in the environments they create for themselves."
The 15 homes in How Architects Live reflect the values of the people who created them: how they shape family life, offer sanctuary, and frame moments of joy and connection. From Diego Villaseñor’s sanctuary in Mexico to Sigurd Larsen’s island hideaway in Greece to Josh Brevoort and Lisa Chun’s glass cabin in Washington State, the homes share an intimate understanding of daily life and the relationships that give it meaning.
Photo: Daniel Seung Lee
Photo: Conor Burke
How Architects Live: Creative Retreats for Sanctuary and Gathering by Marc Blazer is available for pre-order now.
Pre-order it here.
*Photographs of Casa 1923 by Katie McKnoulty, Casa Gracia by Marianna Jamadi, and The Periphery by Daniel Seung Lee, excerpted from How Architects Live (Artisan Books).
