Articles by Jessica Ritz

Latest articles by Jessica Ritz

exterior of Judd Foundation North Apartments in Marfa with timber furniture and domestic styling

Inside Judd Foundation’s North Apartment in Marfa, a ‘fresh perspective’ on the artist's work

The North Apartment is dedicated to supporting visiting scholars, artists, and curators for overnight stays and represents a culmination of the restoration and rebuilding effort at the foundation’s Glascock Building

To save a Judith Chafee-designed house, a group of Tucson neighbours band together

Judith Chafee's Ramada House, designed in the mid-1970s and updated by designer Casey W Smith, is for sale

By Jessica Ritz Published 10 March 26
Desert modernism, and the allure and challenge of building in extreme environments

From California to Arizona and beyond, we trace the lasting allure of desert modernism, celebrating the architecture born of heat, light and vast arid horizons

By Jessica Ritz Published 25 February 26
Top 25 houses of 2025, picked by architecture director Ellie Stathaki

This was a great year in residential design; Wallpaper's resident architecture expert Ellie Stathaki brings together the homes that got us talking

By Ellie Stathaki Published 23 December 25
An Arizona home allows multigenerational living with this unexpected material

In a new Arizona home, architect Benjamin Hall exposes the inner beauty of the humble concrete block while taking advantage of changed zoning regulations to create a fit-for-purpose family dwelling

By Jessica Ritz Published 25 October 25
Inside a Donald Wexler house so magical, its owner bought it twice

So transfixed was Daniel Patrick Giles, founder of fragrance brand Perfumehead, he's even created a special scent devoted to it

By Jessica Ritz Published 9 August 25