Cloud 8 - A stunning contemporary steel and glass home under self construction by the owner. Documents the trials and tribulations of such a project in a rural environment.
Göran Ervin Schömer - A senior researcher at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm provides his study "The Theory of the Production of Architectural Space" on the benefits of prefabricated housing.
Gravel Springs Farm - A late Federal style brick farmhouse, built in 1836 in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, now undergoing restoration. Illustrated history with references. Photographs of the setting.
Home Transfer - A web project by artist Pat Badani investigating the impact of new technologies on the home. Interviews with architects Craig Brandt, James (Rusty) Smith, Jamie Horwitz, TJ McLeish, Zoka Skorup, Whookiat Heng and Anand Bahtt.
Lamontage House - This interpretation centre provides a comprehensive guide to the development of housing in Québec from the 18th century to today. Includes listings of heritage houses to visit in the region.
Slow Home - John Brown, Professor of Architecture at the University of Calgary, provides design-focused information for those aiming to step beyond the world of cookie cutter housing. Mission, advice, news and video interviews. Register to comment.
TinyHouses - Examples of tiny houses and out buildings used for guest quarters, vacation, office space, or study.
Tropical House Design - Vincent Fischer-Zernin displays his design to open the house to the warmth and nature of the tropics. Examples in Thailand and Laos. [English and German.]
Villa Riviera - Condominium apartments in Long Beach, California, designed in the French chateau style by Richard D. King in 1929. History, original brochure, photographs with commentary; related buildings.
The Working-Class Owner-Occupied House of the 1930s - MA thesis by Alan Crisp on the growth of housing in the United Kingdom including the economic, political and social history surrounding its development in the 1930s.
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