SLIM HOUSE ON ARTHUR ROAD

A house with the unassuming name, 84 Arthur Road, has introduced an element of drama to an otherwise sleepy suburb of southwest London. The design by Wimbledon-based architect Terry Pawson illustrates a brave and adventurous use of space on a narrow and restrictive site, scarcely one room wide. Next week ArchitectureWeek contributing editor Don Barker will explain how Pawson's clever use of the interior space belies the restricted nature of the site.

A DIFFERENT VIEW OF SYDNEY

The opera house by Danish architect Jorn Utzon has become an unmistakable icon of Sydney, Australia. And Utzon is now in the process of overseeing a $70 million renovation of his once-controversial masterpiece. But picturesque Sydney has more to offer the architectural aficionado. Next week traveler Carol Busby will show us what's to be seen if you take time to look at structures other than the opera house.

ROTATING DOMES

A dome-shaped house that can be rotated 300 degrees may sound improbable, even quirky. But the Canadian company Sunspace Rotating Homes has been designing and building plenty of these, mainly on small hillside and infill sites, throughout North America. The dome shape means structural and functional efficiency, and the rotation allows the houses to either to seek or avoid solar heat, depending on the season. Next week Toronto-based writer Albert Warson will describe how these structures are built and how they function.