2nd act, fresh start: couple builds 4-generation mud-&-clay family village by Kirsten Dirksen on September 24, 2026 Athena Steen learned to build with earth as a kid on her mother’s pueblo in New Mexico, where if someone …
The man who plants the rain: water harvester Brad Lancaster’s urban oasis by Nicolás Boullosa on July 17, 2026 Thirty years after his first illegal curb cut, a desert neighborhood cools its streets with a million gallons of monsoon …
It all started with 28 homes. A walkable food-forest made it a village oasis by Kirsten Dirksen on March 29, 2026 In Tucson’s western foothills, 28 households have spent 28 years building something that most neighborhoods have lost — a place …
At 22, buys & customizes lofted home in Pocket Neighborhood on a budget by Kirsten Dirksen on March 24, 2024 Christian Curry was the first of his friends to buy a home. At just 22, he bought a 600-square-foot starter …
Crisis Urbanism: medieval citadels to Soleri’s arcologies by Nicolás Boullosa on November 19, 2021 William Gibson was 22 when he visited a 1970 exhibition hosted by Paolo Soleri, an idealist architect who envisioned self-contained …
El verano en que aprendimos a asociar cotidianidad y clima by Nicolás Boullosa on July 22, 2021 Pocas palabras han experimentado un ascenso y caída más espectaculares en la jerga de nuestro tiempo que «resiliencia», clara prueba …
How we live now: tips from offgridders, tinyhousers, homesteaders by Kirsten Dirksen on April 9, 2020 Resilience: “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.” For some, preparing for the unexpected has been a way of …
Carrera para mejorar productos esenciales: el papel higiénico by Nicolás Boullosa on April 8, 2020 Hace un par de semanas, Kirsten y yo asistíamos al desarrollo de los acontecimientos. Como si la naturaleza hubiera pretendido …
The world from our window: seclusion as introspection opportunity? by Kirsten Dirksen on April 5, 2020 A virus, smaller than a micron, has made it clear that we are now a world without borders. Confined to …
How 16 containers became 8 wanted market-rate Phoenix condos by Kirsten Dirksen on September 12, 2016 On an old used car lot in Phoenix, architects Brian Stark and Wesley James placed 16 used shipping containers and …
