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Creative FlowIt’s not a spot that would immediately appear to be an ideal home site — but, then again, sculptor Dave Taylor is well versed in recognizing the potential in what others overlook. |
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Material DifferenceAnthony Brenner is a man with a mission: he’s out to change the way we build houses. In particular, what we use to build them. He champions the use of materials that go beyond “green building” to raise the bar on livability and sustainability…and do it with style. |
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A New FormulaArchitect Mark Allison calls it the “Cartesian House” for the mathematical theory that informed it: a system of coordinates for locating a point in space by its distance from each of three mutually perpendicular, intersecting planes. |
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Back to the FutureThere are many reasons why a home in the mountains of Western North Carolina is often referred to as a “retreat.” But for Stephen Herbits, a Florida-based executive, it was not so much a case of moving away from something (in this case, the sweltering summers of the Sunshine State), but a moving toward... |
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Simple Gifts“’Tis the gift to be simple, ‘tis the gift to be free, ‘tis the gift to come down where we ought to be,” proclaims the old Shaker song — and the sentiment resonates for those who long to find a more peaceful, uncomplicated way of life. |















