This is the definition of geek chic.  Web Urbanist created a list of new modern designs for work stations.

A place for your computer and a place for your coffee– pretty much all you need:

“Designed to improve the music, gaming, home theatre and working experience:”

The Walkstation– for those who are on the go… literally:

The Supine Workstation:

And lastly, the work pod– Globus workstation:

Las Vegas may be known for its lavishness, vice and steamy weather. But simmering beneath it all is a dedicated group of architects working hard to establish its reputation as a modern architectural center.

This contemporary Las Vegas home was designed by Creative Design Architecture.

From the Web site:

Creative Design Architecture, Inc, established by Rami I. Atout, AIA, and Hesham I. Atout, CPA, is committed to providing outstanding architectural, design and consulting services. Our firm has a well established history of delivering successful projects to clients in a diverse variety of industries, including public serves, commercial, tenant improvements, industrial, high education, telecommunication and health care sectors, as well as custom residential housing projects. The Key to our continued success is based upon our philosophy of providing a complete project delivery service, which we break down into three main principles: quality, coordination, and customer service.

DC is buzzing with confidence and enthusiasm. As the new president is ushered in, the city is experiencing a surge of creative swagger. Some of that has resulted in wonderful modern architecture, contemporary DC homes, and evocative design.

One group with its hands in seemingly everything modern is Core Architecture and Design Firm.

The Morganstein Residence:

The generous yet formal plan of this home in an established neighborhood was limiting and didn’t offer ample room to entertain. The empty nesters wanted a master suite that was easily accessible yet private. CORE designed a two-story contemporary-minded addition that paid homage to the home’s original style yet was distinct in character and design. A steel and glass ‘hyphen’ merges the two sections, opening and connecting the different areas of the house with light-filled spaces. The final design was lauded by the community’s review board for being distinctly different without creating obtrusive architecture.

This modern home is a bachelor’s ideal retreat

Boston is home to history, education, sports, temperamental weather and families that have lived in the area for generations. But Boston also has its share of bachelors. Some choose to live in small apartments, with minimal accouterments, while others, as evidenced by this modern home outside Boston, MA, prefer all the amenities that the best of today’s architecture and design can afford.

Modern Home | Boston, MA

Although the road that leads to this waterfront haven on Lake Cochituate passes tiny cottages built in the early 1900s, this home is essentially new–gutted, raised above a new 10-foot foundation and rebuilt as a contemporary in 2005.

Address: 82 Evergreen Rd.
Price: $1,099,000
Style: Contemporary
Built: 2005
Square feet: 3,250
Rooms: 8
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2
Sewer: Septic

Miami is known for its lavish lifestyle, tropical climate, and modern architecture. Oppenheim Architects are at the forefront of the pack, designing projects that reflect the gloss and aplomb of the Miami aesthetic while continuously pushing the envelope with creative and sustainable architecture. Below is a prime example of a contemporary real estate in Miami.

Villa Allegra

scope: 9,000 SF private residence. Architecture/ Interior Design

date: Project completed 2004

location: Miami Beach, Florida

Multiple rooms, both interior and exterior, have been added to a non-descript, one-story homes transforming it into a receiver of Miami’s tropical climate. While the effect is striking, minimal alterations were made to the existing structure.

In an economy flat-lined by a slumping real estate market, it is refreshing to look at modern architecture in Atlanta. Atlanta has been hit hard by the recession, but judging by the number of contemporary homes in the Atlanta area, when the recession ends, the capital of Georgia will once again be the crown jewel of the southeast.

Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects designed the Bailey House Studio in 2003.

About the Baily House Studio:

Building area:  2,200 square feet (house), 2,000 square feet (studio)

The site is a seven and one half acre hillside in southwest Atlanta. It is heavily wooded, except for a single 50í wide clearing dividing the lot into two halves. There are also several remnants from the Civil War, most notably an overgrown roadbed that led to Willis Mill. The new buildings are situated between these parallel linear cuts.

Santa Barbara is one of California’s most coveted zip codes. With beaches and a temperate climate, it attracts affluent people intent on living in homes that are representative of their lifestyle and means.

The architects behind the residential work here display the best of Santa Barbara’s modern homes.

The Quinta Isabella Residence

About Edwards-Pitman Architects:

Over the last 6 decades Edwards-Pitman has produced a significant number of distinctive Santa Barbara landmarks. The firm has been sought after by some of the city’s most “Client Testimonials” respected residents and celebrities alike for their professional guidance as well as to capture their individual architectural visions. Edwards-Pitman has an in-depth background in Santa Barbara’s Mediterranean and Spanish style architecture and given its long history, the firm fully understands the complex city and county policies which can be one of the most arduous aspects of getting a job completed.

The Linnie House in Venice, CA is sandwiched between two large, traditional homes. It has a unique design and brave artistry, which bolster its stand-alone-attitude and celebration of modern architecture and design.

It was designed by the Michele Saee architecture studio, and demonstrates the power of Los Angeles’s modern architecture.

From the Web site:

L.A. is defined by in between space, as well as shelters. In the melding of cultures, a new order is established that challenges the legitimacy of social and physical hierarchies. The Linnie Canal house uses this methodology of uncertainty to generate its form. The habitable areas of the house are the spaces formed by the chance result of un-programmed surface areas converging, diverging, and layering. Once established, those areas where spaces occur are programmed to meet the needs of the house’s occupants. With further development, the spaces are refined, and a unique order is made apparent.

It’s a treat to lose sight of where you are. Especially when admiring a modern home or building. When quality architecture catches momentum, it turns up all over the globe, crisscrossing continents like a migrating species. If you encounter a dynamic example of foreign architecture — whether you’re in New York City or rural Wisconsin — chances are you’ll be transported to another place.

For good reason, Japanese modern architecture is alive and well in the United States. It is found in cities and down country roads. It blends open spaces with modern amenities, garden views with relaxing spas.

Such a home sits on a private lot in Dunwoody, GA, just outside of Atlanta. It is an elegant, Japanese style modern home, with four bedrooms, three and a half baths, and a designer kitchen.

At Sell Modern, you can view contemporary real estate in numerous locations and read more detailed listings about Atlanta modern homes.

Go ahead, indulge a little. And prepare to be transported to another place.

America’s Northwest region speaks in rustic architectural terms. It is deeply reflective of its environment and resources materials from surrounding forests and plains. It is uniquely modern and thoroughly green.

Embarking on a hike and spending the day among the Pines and brush, it might set you back to stumble upon a contemporary home tucked in the woods.

But if the house is regional, appreciative of its environment and minimal, the sight is rewarding; it signals a healthy relationship between man and nature. It’s provocative, smart, and just plain cool.

The Neal Creek Residence in Portland, Oregon is such a place.

Architects Paul McKean and Amy Donohue designed this award winning home in 2007. Basically two boxes — a large box settled on top of a smaller box –and located among the century-old Neal Creak flood plain, the architects adhered to the environment during the planning and building process. The smaller box is used for storage and mechanical space. It was designed with water in mind. Since the home is located near a creek that floods, the bottom box allows water to flow through it. The residence, which overlooks the sky, meadow and horizon, is in the second story box.

The house received an AIA Built Honor Award in 2007.

From the jury: “The jury was taken by the way this building sits on the landscape and found it to be an example of elegant and innovative use of space on a very restrictive budget. They described the project as very humble in its concept - very tight in plan and beautifully executed with a vertical circulation for the meadow up into the house. The jurors particularly enjoyed the creation of outdoor space within the rectangular plan with no additive features on the outside.”