ArchitectureWeek Notes No. 373
ArchitectureWeek Editors
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Fri Mar 28 13:57:47 PDT 2008
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Urban Infill 02 is a prototype for affordable
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In the prototype house, windows and fiber-cement louvers
alternate in bands around the cube, which is otherwise
clad in grooved panels of Okoume wood. The concrete
block offers privacy to a bedroom suite and kitchen, and
extends beyond the cube to form a small front porch and
a rear terrace.
The modularity facilitates adaptation of the design for
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International practice sounds glamorous and fun, but is
it something that your firm should consider?
Overseas work can be expensive, disruptive, and a
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