A Dust Bowl chicken coop became Aldo Leopold’s beloved house by Kirsten Dirksen on August 21, 2017 In 1935, Aldo Leopold bought a worn out farm along the Wisconsin River. Taking up residence in a former chicken …
Kristie Wolfe builds underground home & sets rural WA hamlet by Kirsten Dirksen on September 18, 2016 Inspired by the success of the Hawaii treehouse home she built for $11,000, Kristie Wolfe began searching for land to …
Arcosanti: Paolo Soleri’s futuristic utopian city in the desert by Kirsten Dirksen on June 20, 2016 Visionary architect Paolo Soleri began building Arcosanti, his utopian city in the desert, in 1970 and continued to work on …
Aussie couple builds off-grid mobile home with 2 containers by Kirsten Dirksen on June 5, 2016 Paul Chambers had began building a home out of two shipping containers as a project, but when his wife got …
Vuelve la corriente continua gracias a renovables y off-grid by Nicolás Boullosa on May 13, 2016 La electricidad puede producirse y distribuirse a gran escala usando corriente continua o corriente alterna, y el mundo depende de …
Earth-cooled, shipping container underground CA home for 30K by Kirsten Dirksen on April 18, 2016 As a kid Steve Rees played in caves and learned how the earth could cool. As an adult, he buried …
Real Goods homestead eco-pioneer shares experience/lifestyle by Kirsten Dirksen on March 28, 2016 In 1971, a 22-year-old John Schaeffer, inspired by Stewart Brand and the Whole Earth Catalog, moved onto a 300-acre commune …
Arquitectura flotante: casas + baratas, adaptables y móviles by Nicolás Boullosa on December 17, 2015 La arquitectura flotante no abandonará su nicho minoritario en mucho tiempo, pero una tormenta perfecta de acontecimientos y tendencias la …
Yuichi’s slim treehouse sways as a nest in Japanese cypress by Kirsten Dirksen on September 13, 2015 When builder/craftsman Yuichi Takeuchi was asked by a friend to build a treehouse as a second residence in Fujiyoshida– an …
Cómo comprar un contenedor logístico para oficina o vivienda by Nicolás Boullosa on June 2, 2015 La construcción con contenedores logísticos aumenta su notoriedad mediática al prometer el uso de habitáculos modulares con tamaño estándar, precio …
