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Key modern AZ architectural design + property developments. American built environment news + images.
post updated January 21, 2026
Architecture in Arizona – latest additions to this page, arranged chronologically:
December 15, 2025
The Hazel Hare Center for Plant Science Phase II, Phoenix
Design: coLAB studio, llc
photos : Bill Timmerman and Grey Shed Studio
February 12, 2023
Steel and Turf Garden, Tucson
Architect: Prideaux Design
photo : Fletcher and Co.
The clients (a middle-aged couple) requested a remodel of their back yard to align the space with their newly remodeled home. They weren’t sure exactly what the space needed but they knew it felt drab and dated. The wife was born and raised in England and thus was hoping for a greener and more colorful garden than is typical for our area.
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Arizona Building News
Oct 27, 2022
Montessori School, Phoenix, Arizona
Architect: coLAB studio, llc
photo : Tridicat
A 5000 sqft Montessori School building with classrooms and staff spaces as an extension to an existing school in Central Phoenix, Arizona.
Sep 5, 2022
McCalls Home Renovation, Piestewa Peak Arizona
Architect: Koss Design+Build
photo : Andrew Jarson
This 1963 midcentury home near Piestewa Peak was originally designed by Architect Fredrick Fleener as a McCall’s Magazine ‘Certified’ home. The original architect worked with 21 women to design a home for the modern 1960’s family.
Aug 5, 2022
2 Barns Residence, Phoenix
Architect: KOSS design+build
photo : Roehner + Ryan
July 28, 2022
Starlight Residence, Paradise Valley
Architect: SAOTA
image Courtesy architecture office
Luxury Home Builder BedBrock Developers of Paradise Valley is building the first SAOTA Residence in Arizona. The 17,000 sqft modern home on Camelback Mountain with a Projected Value of greater than $50 Million is a Finalist for the Prestigious 2022 World Architecture Festival. For those seeking high-end living in the area, Paradise Valley homes for sale offer a range of luxurious options, from contemporary estates to sprawling desert retreats.
July 25, 2022
Cedar Street Residence, Tempe
Architect: coLAB studio, llc
photo : Bill Timmerman and Mark Boisclair
Feb 18, 2022
Albert B. Weaver Science-Engineering Library and Main Library – University of Arizona Library Renovations, Tucson
Architect: The Miller Hull Partnership, LLP in association with Poster Mirto McDonald
photo : Chipper Hatter
Located in the heart of the University of Arizona campus, the Albert B. Weaver Science-Engineering Library and Main Library renovations are an integral component to the Student Success District, a new ground-breaking addition to the University’s urban fabric.
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Arizona Architecture News 2017 – 2021
May 13, 2021
Bulletproof Home, Scottsdale
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July 1, 2020
Jurassic Camp House Design Competition in Arizona, The Wave, Paria Canyon-Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness
image courtesy of architecture contest organisers
The most basic, uncontroversial manifestation of beauty is the beauty of the natural world. Nature is the canvas on which geology, climate, time and science have painted all kinds of vistas and landscapes.
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Apr 20, 2019
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Justice Center, AZ
Apr 9, 2019
Red Rocks Residence in Phoenix
Architect: The Ranch Mine
photography : Roehner + Ryan
Clinging to the side of Camelback Mountain in Phoenix, Arizona, a Spanish Colonial Revival style house has been transformed by this architecture firm a dwelling that creates and elevates a variety of experiences with both the natural and man-made environment.
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Oct 30, 2018
Dancing Light House in Paradise Valley
Architect: Kendle Design Collaborative
photography : Alexander Vertikoff
Apart from the topography and features of the land, the house also draws inspiration from natural light. Flooding through windows or seeping through narrow openings, Arizona’s sunshine changes the living spaces throughout the day.
Oct 7, 2018
The Little Art Studio in Paradise Valley
Architects: Chen + Suchart Studio, LLC
photo : WINQUIST PHOTOGRAPHY, Matt Winquist
A 1400sqft addition to an existing contemporary stucco and glass residence. The addition of this project to the site provided a backdrop and bookend to an existing desert courtyard and a gathering area surrounding a fire pit.
Jun 18, 2018
Biomedical Sciences Partnership Building at the University of Arizona, Phoenix Biomedical Campus, Arizona, USA
Design: CO Architects with Ayers Saint Gross
photo courtesy of The Chicago Athenaeum
The design of the 245,000-GSF Biomedical Sciences Partnership Building (BSPB) at the University of Arizona Phoenix Biomedical Campus is inspired by Arizona’s iconic, majestic mountains and canyons.
Jun 4, 2018
Contemporary Tucson Home
Architect: HK Associates
photograph : Bill Timmerman
Located in Tucson’s Barrio Historico, this residence is a modern interpretation of the neighborhood’s traditional courtyard architecture. From the street, the house is anonymous, fitting into the Barrio context with façade proportions and door and window openings in keeping with neighborhood guidelines.
Feb 22, 2018
Home 901 in Sabino Springs, Tucson
Design: Kevin B. Howard Architects
photograph : Matt Winquist and Robin Stancliff
There are only a few instances in an architectural career where a client and an architect’s vision unify into an immaculate and complete expression of art and architecture.
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Sep 6 2017
Canal House in Arizona
Architect: The Ranch Mine
photograph : Roehner + Ryan
The central courtyard is anchored by a rusted steel-clad outdoor fireplace that separates the living wing of the house from the sleeping wing. Custom designed steel panels shade the great room doors in the summer with a pattern of the archetypal house form that features prominently on the Canal House elevations.
Jan 30, 2017
New Residence in Patagonia
Architect: DUST
photograph : Cade Hayes
The off-grid house emerges from the native grasses, Emery Oaks, and open ranges. The modern home uses a simple rectangular form of 18” mass walls constructed of poured lava-crete.
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Arizona Architecture News 2011 – 2016
Aug 18, 2016
Beus Center for Law and Society at ASU, Phoenix
Architect: Tomas Rossant of Ennead Architects, with Jones Studio
image courtesy of architects
Transforming the law school experience—both in program and design, this new six-story, 280,000-sqft, state-of-the-art facility is sited in the heart of downtown Phoenix.
Nov 4, 2016
Canyon View Accommodation Arizona Architecture Competition, The Grand Canyon, northern Arizona
image from architects
This design competition for architecture students and young architects proposes temporary accommodation space for visitors in the Grand Canyon.
Mar 18, 2016
Arizona Center for Law and Society Building, ASU, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Phoenix
Architect: Tomas Rossant of Ennead Architects, with Jones Studio
image from architects
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Dec 30, 2015
Desert Wash in Paradise Valley Residence, AZ
Architect: Kendle Design Collaborative Architects
image from architects
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May 29, 2013
Desert Wing in Arizona, Scottsdale
Architect: Kendle Design Collaborative Architects
photo from architects
Jul 15, 2013
Levin Residence
Design: Ibarra Rosano Design Architects
photo : Bill Timmerman
Three simple volumes hover above the desert, responding to the challenges of the site and to an ethic of building with minimal disruption to the natural environment.
May 21, 2013
Tucson Mountain Retreat
Design: DUST Architects
photo © Jeff Goldberg / Esto
Elegant rammed earth house design for a couple whose primary residence is in San Diego.
Apr 24, 2013
The Phoenix House
Design: Messana O’Rorke
image from architect
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Dec 20, 2012
Phoenix Observation Tower
Design: BIG Architects
image from architect
Designed as a major attraction for both tourists and locals in the Valley of the Sun: conceived as a reinforced concrete tower topped with an open-air spiral sphere.
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Oct 26, 2011
University of Arizona Poetry Center, Tucson
Design: Line and Space
photo : Robert Reck
Aug 10, 2011
Sunrise Mountain Library
richärd+bauer
image : Bill Timmerman
May 27, 2011
Garcia Residence – Tucson Mountains House
Ibarra Rosano Design Architects
picture from architect
May 26, 2011
Cesar Chavez Library, Phoenix
Line and Space with Richard+Bauer
image : Bill Timmerman
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Arizona Buildings
We’ve selected what we feel are the key examples of Arizona Buildings, USA. We aim to include AZ real estate projects that are either of top quality or interesting, or ideally both.
We cover completed Arizona buildings, new building designs, architectural exhibitions and architecture competitions across the state. The focus is on contemporary buildings in AZ but information on traditional properties is also welcome.
Arizona architecture is varied and often beautiful. However, some of the more exotic home variants can be hard to sell in Arizona leading to difficulty for homeowners. The same can be said of regional locations such as Scottsdale. Selling a home in Scottsdale fast isn’t as easy as it used to be and when you add in architectural variations that buyers may not have come to expect you end up with a tough sell.
Major Arizona Building Designs, alphabetical:
Arabian Library, Scottsdale
2007
Design: richärd+bauer
image : Bill Timmerman
Bradley Residence – Scottsdale house
2007
Michael P. Johnson Design Studios
image : Bill Timmerman
Courtyard Residence Phoenix
2010-11
blank studio, architects
image : blank studio, Inc.
Ellsworth Residence
2007
Michael P. Johnson Design Studios
photo : Bill Timmerman
Meinel Optical Sciences Building, University of Arizona, Tucson
2006
richärd+bauer
image : Bill Timmerman
Suncover Residence, Phoenix
2010-
blank studio, architects
image : blank studio, Inc
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Major Arizona Building Developments, no images, alphabetical:
Cardinals Stadium, Glendale
1997-2006
Peter Eisenman with HOK Sport
Community Centre & Library, Maryvale, Phoenix
2006
Gould Evans Wendell Burnette
Maryvale Community Center, Phoenix
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Wendell Burnette
Palo Verde Library, pool, community center, park
Northern Arizona University Advanced Research & Development Facility, Flagstaff
2003-07
Hopkins Architects
Planar House – Cottle Residence, Paradise Valley
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Design: Steven Holl Architects
Quadrant House, Phoenix
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Diller + Scofidio
Stevie Eller Dance Theatre, University of Arizona
2004
Gould Evans
Taliesin West, Scottsdale
1937
Frank Lloyd Wright
Link: Taliesin III in Wisconsin
Xeros project – house, Phoenix
2007
blank studio
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Buildings in Neighbouring States to Arizona
Phoenix Building : Maricopa Court Complex
American Architecture Designs
American Architectural Designs – recent selection from e-architect:
America Architecture News – latest building updates
Buildings / photos for the Arizona Architecture Design News page welcome.
