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Strawbale Building in Snowy Ontario

July 9, 2009 at 3:06 pm

Ross Elliott, from McDonalds Corners, Ontario, runs a rural building consulting company, and sent us this winter photo of a “…strawbale place, curved to fit around some 100 year old maples.”

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The Coolest Apartment Block on Earth

July 6, 2009 at 8:31 pm

“Viennese artist, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, has designed what has become one of the more unique and visually stimulating buildings in the world. With over 1000 unique windows, individualized handles on windows and doors, a living roof, café, parking garage, restaurant, bar, playground, and a running stream, the Waldspirale in Darmstadt, Germany is an architectural wonder. Upon first glance, second and third, one is simply enchanted and astonished.”

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Discovering Timber-framed Buildings by Richard Harris

July 2, 2009 at 4:11 pm

This is a gem of a little book, by Richard Harris, with handsome drawings of timber-framed buildings in England. It’s of interest not only to lovers of these structures, but valuable for architects who may be designing a new building, or restoring an old one. There’s a Google preview of the entire book here: 

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