As the canny, optimistic winners of this year’s Monocle Design Awards all demonstrate, staying on top of your game in any field requires the instincts of a true detective – and a curiosity to find out ...

It’s both a metaphor and the subject of their book, Glass Cabin, which was written in the Blount County house they built by hand. They are quick to acknowledge their mentors and community of helpers.

The design fills the cabin with light and yields a view overlooking Olympic Valley, toward the ski resort, which today is named Palisades Tahoe. In 1958, Sunset Magazine covered the Klaussen Cabin ...