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FIELD GUIDE TO SPRAWL Words such as "city," "suburb," and "countryside" no longer capture the reality of real estate development in the United States. Most Americans inhabit complex metropolitan landscapes layered with tracts, strips, malls, office parks, and highways. Widespread dissatisfaction with speculative building has provoked many critiques, but precise terms to define the physical elements of sprawl are often missing.
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WORKING LIGHT Imagine rushing through an underground subway station and suddenly looking up into the sky to realize that the earth has turned a few degrees and the weather has changed. This is the reaction that architect and artist James Carpenter wants to create with his daylight-bending projects.
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MODULAR MODES Modular houses are composed of one or more sections that are factory built, transported by truck, and set on a foundation. Modular houses may be made of two modules, as is the Sunset Breezehouse shown here, or they can be assembled from a kit of prefabricated parts.
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More Building and Construction Harvesting Houses for the Planet — BBC News, 2007.0502Thinking Bigger on Apartment Design — New Zealand Herald, 2007.0430 Engineer Touts His Concrete Home — Clarion Ledger, 2007.0430 Convention Center Reborn — Spokesman Review, 2007.0430 Toronto's Most Expensive Condo — National Post, 2007.0430 Italians Construct Building Simulating 'Leaning Tower' Tilt — Pravda, 2007.0430 Aeries on Offer, to Rent or Buy — New York Times, 2007.0429 Center Stage in Fort Lee — New York Times, 2007.0429 'Smart Growth' in South Carolina — New York Times, 2007.0429 Solving the Air Barrier Riddle: Permeable or Impermeable? — Building Envelope Forum, 2007.0429 Home Packs 'Will Damage' Old Buildings — Telegraph, 2007.0429 300 French-Style Hypermarkets Planned for UK — The Independent, 2007.0429 Why Hire a Roof Consultant? — Building Envelope Forum, 2007.0429 A Second Act in Hempstead — New York Times, 2007.0429 Park Condos, but the Park Comes Later — New York Times, 2007.0429 A New Law May Hurt More Than It Helps — New York Times, 2007.0429 Earth Tremor Hits Kent — Reuters, 2007.0429 Bright, Young and Developing Nicely — Telegraph, 2007.0428 Ban on Homes Close to Pylons Would Cut Child Leukaemia — Guardian Unlimited, 2007.0428 The Costs of Contamination — Dallas Business Journal, 2007.0427 When State Laws Do Not Apply — New York Times, 2007.0427 Short List of All-Star Architects for the Barnes — Philadelphia Inquirer, 2007.0427 Trying to Break the Jinx of Chicago's Block 37 — New York Times, 2007.0425 Sales of Existing Homes Plunge Steeply — New York Times, 2007.0425 Portsmouth FC Unveils Herzog & de Meuron Stadium Plan — Building, 2007.0425 How to Make the Best of a Studio Flat — Telegraph, 2007.0424 In Las Vegas, Too Many Hotels Are Never Enough — New York Times, 2007.0424 Low Carbon Tower to Be Built in Dubai — Arabian Business, 2007.0424 "Housing Market Collapse" Fear Is an Excuse to Avoid Planning — Audacity.com, 2007.0424 Largest Glass Tile Mural in America Wins Spectrum Prize — Spectrum Awards Press Release, 2007.0423 The Loft Re-Imagined — Los Angeles Times, 2007.0419
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