Photographer’s open-floor glass home perches over Canadian lake by Kirsten Dirksen on September 6, 2020 To create a photography studio with maximum daylight, Larry Williams built a glass house. Doubling as a boat garage (the …
3-story container townhouse shines in street art vibrant alley by Kirsten Dirksen on June 7, 2020 When Carl Cassell started his restaurant in Toronto’s Queen West, land was affordable; now it’s not, so when he and …
A remote lake cabin with water-only access in wild Ontario by Kirsten Dirksen on March 29, 2020 Last summer, we visited friends on a small lake north of Toronto where the underlying Canadian Shield (mostly granite with …
De chalets a bunkies en kayak: conversaciones norteamericanas by Nicolás Boullosa on July 13, 2019 Cuando llega el verano, la oficina de *faircompanies se hace más móvil que nunca; la familia se lanza a la …
Climate control for sidewalks: making stores close the door by Kirsten Dirksen on July 5, 2009 A loophole exists in our global warming awareness. As most of us are are investing in energy saving appliances and …
Clothesline wars: the solar dryer by Kirsten Dirksen on October 25, 2007 The return of the clothesline. This low-tech solar device is back, but its popularity is being stymied by lawsuits and …