A spaghetti western on lean urbanism (documentary) by Kirsten Dirksen on May 11, 2015 What makes a good shelter? For thousands of years we’ve been attempting to regulate the idea. Even the bible had …
A spaghetti western on lean urbanism (documentary trailer) by Kirsten Dirksen on May 3, 2015 It’s undeniable that building codes save lives, but something has changed in the past couple of decades. Now, thanks to …
West Texas ghost town experimental construction & revival by Kirsten Dirksen on April 27, 2015 A century ago, Terlingua, Texas was a bustling mining town (by 1922 it was supplying the nation with 40% of …
Before: 19th Century $1-building; Now: luxury house/pizzeria by Kirsten Dirksen on April 20, 2015 In 1850, Cincinnati was the second densest city in the country, but in the last century as residents began their …
Urban self-reliance: homestead in Oakland’s small rented lot by Kirsten Dirksen on April 13, 2015 Sheila Cassani began farming her rental home while a college student. She started with a small vegetable patch, but it …
Japanese-inspired charred wood tiny home in Ohio town by Kirsten Dirksen on April 6, 2015 When Alex Melamed and his wife moved to the traditional brick and mortar town of Yellow Springs, Ohio they built …
Architect’s simple dream home in AZ’s saguaro cactus forest by Kirsten Dirksen on March 30, 2015 When architect Michael P. Johnson prepared to design his wife’s dream home in the middle of a saguaro cactus forest …
Farm-to-table organic produce growing in dense Hong Kong by Kirsten Dirksen on March 23, 2015 Hong Kong is one of the densest cities in the world (in some parts there are 400,000 people living in …
Backyard treehouse: a perched home for escape, introspection by Kirsten Dirksen on March 16, 2015 Michelle and Bill built their backyard treehouse for their autistic daughter Frida, but she never liked it as much as …
*faircompanies’ faction trilogy: an emergent story of time by Kirsten Dirksen on March 15, 2015 This is part of an ongoing conversation here at faircompanies about free will, determinism, time, philosophy, happiness and the meaning …
