Carl Djerassi is an author and scientist who, incidentally, played a pivotal role in the invention of the birth control pill. This year, his philanthropic Djerassi Resident Artists Program opened a mini complex comprising four 280-square-foot cabins in northern California. Named in honor of his late wife, Diane Middlebrook, a biographer, they were designed by CCS Architecture. +back to all winners  +back to main article