Issue 243 – HOUSES 2014

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Not Small, Just Right

Sarah Susanka talked us into considering larger homes for our Best Small Home award. Here’s why.

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The Magazine

Housing is Back. Is it Better?
Here’s how the tough lessons of the collapse made us more-responsible builders.
Breeding Grounds: How Lessons of Collapse Made More-Responsible Builders
Sean Groom showcases three of America's top architecture schools—Rural Studio at Auburn University, ecoMOD at the University of Virginia, and Studio 804 at the University of Kansas—that are challenging students to shape the future of home building and design.
2014 AIA Award Winning Projects
Award winning projects from the American Institute of Architects, Small Project Practitioners
Cold-Climate Collaboration for an Energy-Smart Home
A Maine architect designs Michigan’s first certified Passive House to be rooted in tradition.
Micro-additions Make Home Upgrades Affordable
Sometimes a small bump-out is all you need to make room for a better kitchen or bathroom.
Houses 2014: Fixtures and Materials
The best products for the best projects

Commentary

Do home inspections need to be inspected themselves?
Gary Katz recounts his personal experience with realities of home inspection

Tailgate

Tailgate: Lew French, Rock Star
After finding his passion at 19, French has spent the last 35 years designing one-of-a-kind works with stone and natural materials.

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