IT’S THE LITTLE THINGS T...

Jan 7, 2016 by

IT’S THE LITTLE THINGS THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE

[Translate] David Friedlander   LIFE EDITED Architecture A reader tipped us off to the east bay town of Albany, California, which,...

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SELF-SUSTAINING, RESILIENT COA...

Dec 27, 2015 by

SELF-SUSTAINING, RESILIENT COASTAL COMMUNITY NEAR BOSTON

[Translate] Paul Lukez Architecture and team are designing a self-sustaining, resilient coastal community near Boston   by Cat...

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Dec 23, 2015 by

[Translate] David Friedlander Architecture The world is abuzz about tiny houses. They are the architectural antidote to all that ails...

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MICRO GOES EVEN MORE MAINSTREA...

Dec 12, 2015 by

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Architecture When LifeEdited began several years ago, the micro housing conversation was...

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NEW YORK’S FIRST MICRO-A...

Dec 12, 2015 by

[Translate]   nov 28, 2015comprises 55 units, varying in size from 260 to 360 square feet — 40% of which are set aside for...

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AT THE CURRENT RATE, THE U.S. ...

Dec 6, 2015 by

AT THE CURRENT RATE, THE U.S. WON’T END HOMELESSNESS FOR ANOTHER 40 YEARS.

[Translate]   by Scott Keyes THINK PROGRESS CREDIT: Shawn Davis A homeless man rests on a bench in Washington, D.C.   The...

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VERTICAL FOREST FOR LAUSANNE, ...

Nov 10, 2015 by

VERTICAL FOREST FOR LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND

[Translate]   stefano boeri plans second ‘vertical forest’ for Lausanne, Switzerland stefano boeri plans second...

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MESMERIZING VISUALIZATIONS REV...

Nov 2, 2015 by

[Translate] THE DIRT by Jared Green “Urbanization stirs up all kinds of emotions about rights and inhumane conditions, but we decided...

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RETIREMENT HOMES OPEN UP TO CO...

Oct 24, 2015 by

RETIREMENT HOMES OPEN UP TO COLLEGE STUDENTS. EVERYBODY WINS

[Translate] Alexander Raths / Shutterstock By Katie Herzog  GRIST You might not think college students and old folks would make the...

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MY DARK CALIFORNIA DREAM

Oct 24, 2015 by

MY DARK CALIFORNIA DREAM

[Translate] Credit Illustration by Mark Pernice Our­ parents had wide open spaces all around. We still had nature within reach. Now...

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HOW THIS FAMILY OF 7 (HAPPILY)...

Oct 23, 2015 by

HOW THIS FAMILY OF 7 (HAPPILY) SHARES 1K SQ. FT. VANCOUVER CONDO

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Living with five kids under one roof can seem like a daunting proposition for many. But...

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HAWAII GOVERNOR DECLARES STATE...

Oct 18, 2015 by

HAWAII GOVERNOR DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR HOMELESSNESS

[Translate] By CATHY BUSSEWITZ   ASSOCIATED PRESS 2 photos Crews work on an awning at the city’s latest homeless shelter on...

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IKEA TAKES ON TRANSFORMING INT...

Oct 9, 2015 by

IKEA TAKES ON TRANSFORMING INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNITURE

[Translate] David Friedlander   LIFE EDITED Architecture The moving wall in the LifeEdited apartment was one of its most innovative...

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DISRUPTION BY DESIGN: WHAT LAN...

Oct 9, 2015 by

DISRUPTION BY DESIGN: WHAT LANDLORDS CAN LEARN FROM DESIGNERS

[Translate] Point of View  METROPOLIS MAGAZINE James Frankis A strategic vision for a mixed use building, similar to the examples set...

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BLEAK HOUSE EXHIBITION

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BLEAK HOUSE EXHIBITION

[Translate] Metropolis Magazine A MoMA exhibition on the single-family home and its archetypes tells us a lot without saying anything...

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SOLAR-POWERED DURA HOME IS A 1...

Oct 6, 2015 by

SOLAR-POWERED DURA HOME IS A 100 per cent self-sufficient shelter build for disaster zones

[Translate] Architecture by Lucy Wang  INHABITAT Is your city well prepared for a natural disaster? After Hurricane Sandy devastated...

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A SMALL APARTMENT FOR ALL SEAS...

Oct 5, 2015 by

A SMALL APARTMENT FOR ALL SEASONS AND WHOLE FAMILY

[Translate] David Friedlander   LIFE EDITED Architecture One of the most interesting and talented architecture firms specializing in...

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GROWING OLD TOGETHER AND IN ST...

Oct 5, 2015 by

GROWING OLD TOGETHER AND IN STYLE, AND IN THE CITY

[Translate] David Friedlander   LIFE EDITED Architecture Last week I posted about the Cheesecake Cohousing Consortium–an 11 person...

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OOPS! WE DESTROYED AFFORDABLE ...

Oct 5, 2015 by

OOPS! WE DESTROYED AFFORDABLE MARKET-RATE HOUSING. OUR BAD.

[Translate] David Friedlander   LIFE EDITED Architecture This site has long followed Seattle’s ongoing micro-apartment saga. Here’s a...

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CAN COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTS SOLV...

Oct 3, 2015 by

CAN COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTS SOLVE BALTIMORE’S HOMELESSNESS PROBLEM?

[Translate]   Vast numbers of Baltimore’s buildings are uninhabited. Could a new model of ownership put them in the hands of...

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THE SITUATION FACING LOS ANGEL...

Oct 3, 2015 by

THE SITUATION FACING LOS ANGELES AND PORTLAND HOMELESS POPULATIONS IS AN EMERGENCY

[Translate] by Bryce Covert THINK PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Jae C. Hong A homeless woman in downtown Los Angeles   Last week, two...

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7,500 AFFORDABLE FLOATING HOME...

Sep 29, 2015 by

7,500 AFFORDABLE FLOATING HOMES COULD HELP FIGHT LONDON’S CRIPPLING HOUSING CRISIS

[Translate] by Lidija Grozdanic, INHABITAT These prefab floating houses are meant to populate disused spaces along 50 miles of...

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SPRAWL COSTS THE U.S. $1 TRILL...

Sep 27, 2015 by

SPRAWL COSTS THE U.S. $1 TRILLION ANNUALLY

[Translate] THE DIRT   by Liz Camuti Not only does sprawl increase the distance between people’s homes and jobs, a new study by the...

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GROWING OLD TOGETHER AND IN ST...

Sep 25, 2015 by

GROWING OLD TOGETHER AND IN STYLE

[Translate] David Friedlander   LIFE EDITED Architecture I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: the conversation about compact,...

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THIS 12-METER TALL 3D PRINTER ...

Sep 23, 2015 by

THIS 12-METER TALL 3D PRINTER IS FOR MAKING HOUSES

[Translate] Kif Leswing  FUTURISM In Brief An Italian engineering group called WASP has built a 12-meter tall 3D printer to...

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URBAN HOUSING FOR THE PEOPLE, ...

Sep 17, 2015 by

URBAN HOUSING FOR THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE – IN GERMANY

[Translate] David Friedlander   life edited Architecture Real estate is a big and often lucrative business. The reason is fairly...

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HELPING THE HOMELESS IN THE FA...

Sep 17, 2015 by

HELPING THE HOMELESS IN THE FACE OF BRUTAL CUTS IN AID BY THE REPUBLICANS

[Translate] Bill Boyarsky  TRUTHDIG     A homeless woman sits under an umbrella in downtown Los Angeles. (Jae C. Hong / AP) This...

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CREATING COMMUNITIES

Sep 14, 2015 by

CREATING COMMUNITIES

[Translate] Metropolis Magazine In America, nineteen million low-income families are “housing insecure.” Housing specialist Katie...

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SCANDAL OF EUROPE’S 11 M...

Sep 9, 2015 by

[Translate] Housing campaigners denounce ‘shocking waste’ of homes lying empty while millions cry out for shelter Empty...

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New Program Takes Rare Approac...

Sep 6, 2015 by

New Program Takes Rare Approach of Treating Homeless People Like Human Beings—And It Works

[Translate] A new program moves homeless encampments into a safe, clean space with food, laundry, showers and case workers who care....

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