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Berlin Bound Brits
It seems more and more Brits are headed to Berlin in search of artistic freedom and cheap rent... but what is the reality behind this mass exodus? It seems more and more Brits are headed to Berlin in search of artistic freedom and cheap rent... but what is the reality behind this ... more
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Life in A Rail Car
Very rare opportunity to purchase the super stylish 1949 Portland Pullman Railcar with architect designed modern interior to wow your friends and clients! Approximately 85 feet long (1/2 Portland city block! 9 1/2 feet wide with 10 foot doomed ceiling... Very rare opportunity to purchase the super stylish 1949 Portland Pullman Railcar with architect designed modern interior to wow your ... more
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Berlin's Fantasy Hotel
Propeller Island is a place like no other - from levitating beds to sleeping on logs, each room of this surreal building has an entirely different theme... in this pod we meet the founders and residents of this bizarre communal block... Propeller Island is a place like no other - from levitating beds to sleeping on logs, each room of this surreal building has an entir... more
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Fab Pre-Fab Architect
A Venice architect designs customized, modernist pre-fab homes that are more energy-efficient and cost effective than their site build counterparts. A Venice architect designs customized, modernist pre-fab homes that are more energy-efficient and cost effective than their site build... more
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We Make This Much Money
Who lives in a house like this? Income doesn't always match your mansion in this quirky countdown of homes and cash.
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This Glass House
This eco house in Bolivia isn't just for the benefit of future generations - it's changing a family's life right now. See how Bolivian home builders are using recycled bottles to combat trash build-up and provide housing for families in need. This eco house in Bolivia isn't just for the benefit of future generations - it's changing a family's life right now. S... more
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Styrofoam House
Styrofoam has endured a bad reputation for years from those that claim it is bad for the environment. Well it looks like things may be turning around for one of America's favorite polystyrene thermal insulates. Leading this change in perception is a couple of real estate guys in Washington that use the substance for building homes. Apparently, using Styrofoam can save you some serious cash in energy costs. So maybe it is time to stop badmouthing, and start building, with Styrofoam. Styrofoam has endured a bad reputation for years from those that claim it is bad for the environment. Well it looks like things may be... more
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For Whom the Doorbell Tolls...
Ding dong! Hi, we're you're neighbors and were hoping you could maybe move your house out of the neighborhood?
Hemingway's Idaho home, the one where he ended his life, is being restored and reviled all at the same time. Seems the local McMansionites want it carted off or forgotten. Ding dong! Hi, we're you're neighbors and were hoping you could maybe move your house out of the neighborhood? ... more -
NYC Alternative Cribs
Difficult to find a place to live in the Big Apple? Some residents turn to very interesting alternatives.
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A Right Estate
What's it like to live on a housing estate in East London?
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The Rent Trap
How does the terminal renter get on the property ladder in London?
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My Shack, My Castle
Skatopia's librarian Micah Friedman talks about building a shack out of car garage doors and getting blood poisoning.
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Boondocks Cribs
In the back woods of Northern California, way off the grid, "J" is secretly building a beautiful and ecologically harmless home. Check out J's crib. In the back woods of Northern California, way off the grid, "J" is secretly building a beautiful and ecologically harmless h... more
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Nomadic Style
Architect Christopher Deam, a true believer in the nomadic lifestyle, explores the realm between architecture and product design in a modern make-over for the kitschy Airstream and a fab new mobile prefab. Architect Christopher Deam, a true believer in the nomadic lifestyle, explores the realm between architecture and product design in a ... more
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Dwell On Design
Dwell Magazine hosts Dwell on Design- an engaging weekend of design and architecture that brings everyone from merchants, students, designers, top archictects and the public together to explore hot issues in design today- the buzz word being "sustainability." Dwell Magazine hosts Dwell on Design- an engaging weekend of design and architecture that brings everyone from merchants, students, d... more
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Winchester House
In San Jose, California, this creeped out [and supposedly haunted] Victorian has 160 rooms and 950 doors, some of which lead nowhere. Boo! In San Jose, California, this creeped out [and supposedly haunted] Victorian has 160 rooms and 950 doors, some of which lead nowhere. ... more
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Moon Cocoon
Iranian born architect Nader Khalili bases his designs on forms in nature, to beautiful, and cost-effective results.
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Luna Parc
Situated on 5 acres in the lush northwestern woods of New Jersey, Luna Parc is a perpetual work-in-progress. Since 1989 the house and grounds have become an environmental sculpture park by artist, designer and King-o-Luna, Ricky Boscarino. Situated on 5 acres in the lush northwestern woods of New Jersey, Luna Parc is a perpetual work-in-progress. Since 1989 the house and ... more
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New Urbanists
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, cities like Ocean Springs, MS are turning to pre-fab cottages reminiscent of turn of the century construction. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, cities like Ocean Springs, MS are turning to pre-fab cottages reminiscent of turn of the century con... more
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Greater World
Welcome to the Greater World Earthship Colony outside of Taos, New Mexico, where a hundred people live off the grid in a society built solely from recycled cans, bottles, and tires. Welcome to the Greater World Earthship Colony outside of Taos, New Mexico, where a hundred people live off the grid in a society built... more
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