WHY ENDING HOMELESSNESS IS POL...

Sep 4, 2015 by

WHY ENDING HOMELESSNESS IS POLITICAL POISON

[Translate]   By Bill Boyarsky   TRUTHDIG Bill Boyarsky This is the first installment in a three-part series that Truthdig...

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STYLISH LITTLE HOUSE FIT FOR A...

Sep 4, 2015 by

STYLISH LITTLE HOUSE FIT FOR A FAMILY

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Architecture While it’s a nice idea to think a family could live in a sub 300 sq ft tiny...

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PUBLIC HOUSING: THE MYTH, THE ...

Sep 1, 2015 by

PUBLIC HOUSING: THE MYTH, THE FACTS, THE HBO SHOW

[Translate] The U.S. National Archives By Natalie Y. Moore GRIST HBO’s Show Me a Hero, which ended last night, cuts right to the...

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FUTURE AND PAST EXPERIENCE ARC...

Aug 30, 2015 by

FUTURE AND PAST EXPERIENCE ARCHITECTURAL COLLISION

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Architecture I’ve long expressed my enthusiasm for clever renovations of old spaces. The...

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BRAD PITT’S ‘MAKE ...

Aug 23, 2015 by

BRAD PITT’S ‘MAKE IT RIGHT’ TO UNVEIL THEIR FIRST TINY HOUSE IN NEW ORLEANS

[Translate] by Charley Cameron, INHABITAT Make it Right, the non-profit founded by Brad Pitt to provide sustainable housing in New...

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LONDON’S SKY POOL WILL L...

Aug 22, 2015 by

LONDON’S SKY POOL WILL LET THE SUPER-RICH SWIM THROUGH THE AIR

[Translate] By James Vincent  THE VERGE (Ballymore Group)   Developers in London are building what they claim is the world’s...

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WE’RE MAKING LIFE TOO HA...

Aug 2, 2015 by

[Translate] Steven Rattner  NYTIMES TO some, millennials — those urban-dwelling, ride-sharing indefatigable social networkers — are...

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RETIREMENT REBOOT

Aug 1, 2015 by

RETIREMENT REBOOT

[Translate] Architect and urban studies expert Deane Simpson discusses aging in place and rethinking senior citizen communities....

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PARASITIC POD HOMES ATTACH TO ...

Aug 1, 2015 by

PARASITIC POD HOMES ATTACH TO BUILDINGS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL HOUSING FOR HOMELESS

[Translate] by Tafline Laylin, INHABITAT Since 2010, the number of homeless people “sleeping rough” on the streets of London has...

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THE CHICAGO BUNGALOW

Jul 28, 2015 by

THE CHICAGO BUNGALOW

[Translate] David Friedlander   LIFE EDITED Architecture In the early part of the 20th Century, the United States experienced a surge...

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HOUSE REPUBLICANS INVITE ARCHI...

Jul 28, 2015 by

HOUSE REPUBLICANS INVITE ARCHITECT OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS OVER FOR ADVICE

[Translate]  by Alan Pyke THINK PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/L.M. Otero Former Sen. Phil Gramm (R-TX) with his wife and their son in...

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THE LOOK OF HOMES OF THE FUTUR...

Jul 18, 2015 by

THE LOOK OF HOMES OF THE FUTURE

[Translate] David Friedlander    LIFE EDITED Architecture When I posted about the YO! Home prototype apartment a few years ago, I was...

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THE JAPANESE HOUSE REINVENTED

Jul 6, 2015 by

[Translate] book report: philip jodidio documents the japanese house reinvented (above) tokyo house, A.L.X. architect / image © 2014...

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DATING SITE FOR TINY HOUSE LOV...

Jun 29, 2015 by

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Behavior One of the bigger questions about downsizing and living with less concerns how it...

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Robert Reich: Why We Must Figh...

Jun 29, 2015 by

Robert Reich: Why We Must Fight Economic Apartheid in America

[Translate] Economy Despite social advances, racial segregation exists on a much larger geographic scale than ever before. By Robert...

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THE WORLD’S COOLEST HIGH...

Jun 22, 2015 by

THE WORLD’S COOLEST HIGH RISE APARTMENT BUILDING

[Translate] David Friedlander   LIFE EDITED Architecture This site has touched on the Passive House standard in the past. When...

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METHOD LAUNCHES IMPRESSIVE NEW...

Jun 20, 2015 by

[Translate]     <p>Your browser does not support iframes.</p> The newly launched model offers bedrooms and 2 baths with a...

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PLANS REVEALED FOR MAD’S...

Jun 19, 2015 by

PLANS REVEALED FOR MAD’S HILLSIDE VILLAGE IN LOS ANGELES

[Translate] all images courtesy of MAD architects       MAD architects has revealed ‘8600 wilshire’, a project located...

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FEDS FAVOR PRIVATE OVER PUBLIC...

Jun 18, 2015 by

FEDS FAVOR PRIVATE OVER PUBLIC HOUSING INVESTMENT, LEAVING MILLIONS OUT IN THE COLD

[Translate] Abington House, a high-rise in the West Chelsea neighborhood, where only a fifth of the condominiums are set aside as...

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DON’T CALL IT A COMMUNE

Jun 16, 2015 by

DON’T CALL IT A COMMUNE

[Translate] Metropolis Magazine The architect-led, collectively funded R50 Baugruppen project in Berlin is a new model for housing....

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PREFAB INTERSHELTER DOME HOMES...

Jun 15, 2015 by

[Translate]       INHABITAT Intershelters were designed to provide a comfortable place to stay just about anywhere.   Intershelters...

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Here’s What You Need to ...

May 31, 2015 by

Here’s What You Need to Make Hourly to Afford a 2-Bedroom Rental in Every State

[Translate] Economy New report by the National Low-Income Housing Coalition offers grim reality check. By Michael Arria / AlterNet...

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Site Visit: A Grand Rapids Mar...

May 22, 2015 by

[Translate] METROPOLIS MAGAZINE – Point of View Anne-Marie Lubenau The Grand Rapids Downtown Market in Grand Rapids, MI....

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What would you do if money wer...

May 13, 2015 by

What would you do if money were not an issue?

[Translate] David Friedlander   LIFE EDITED Behavior The above question is one few of us feel the space to contemplate. Mortgage and...

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We graded the feds on their en...

May 10, 2015 by

We graded the feds on their environmental justice programs — here’s how they fared

[Translate] Shutterstock By Brentin Mock   GRIST As the winds settled from Hurricane Sandy, Shaun Donovan, then-head of the U.S....

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Why Freddie Gray Ran!

May 2, 2015 by

Why Freddie Gray Ran!

[Translate] Protesters jump on a police car at a rally to protest the death of Freddie Gray who died following an arrest in...

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To Rebuild Baltimore, First Cl...

May 2, 2015 by

To Rebuild Baltimore, First Clear the Blight

[Translate]   By Eugene Robinson   TRUTHDIG Bev Goodwin (CC BY 2.0) BALTIMORE—This city needs to be built up again, troche but...

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Your wildest, tiniest house dr...

May 1, 2015 by

Your wildest, tiniest house dreams could come true

[Translate] Minim Homes Little Boxes By Eve Andrews   GRIST If you, a person who enjoys words, have ever dreamed of writing the Great...

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The Dutch Windwheel is not onl...

Apr 29, 2015 by

[Translate]  INHABITAT     <p>Your browser does not support iframes.</p>   The proposed Windwheel is equipped with...

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Site Visit: A Tiny House Villa...

Apr 24, 2015 by

Site Visit: A Tiny House Village in Olympia Offers a New Model for Housing the Homeless Anne-Marie Lubenau

[Translate] METROPOLIS MAGAZINE — Point of View Quixote Village in Olympia, WA Courtesy Panza After visiting Miller’s Court in...

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