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JOHN BROWN is the editor of theslowhome.com and the founder of the Slow Home Movement. He is a registered architect, real estate broker and Professor of Architecture at the University of Calgary.
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Alan Crawford, Architect - Part 1
Jan 05, 2009
In the first of our interviews with Alan Crawford of Crawford Partnership, Alan talks about how the firm started and their approach to residential building.
International Making Cities Livable
Jan 05, 2009
From the International Making Cities Livable website
"The International Making Cities Livable Council is an interdisciplinary, international network of individuals and cities dedicated to making our cities and communities more livable. IMCL Council members are active in organizing and participating in the International Making Cities Livable Conferences held twice a year, once in North America and once in Europe; in publishing books, consulting, teaching, and improving the livability of their own cities."
International Making Cities Livable - http://www.livablecities.org/
Asserbo House by Christensen & Co Architects
Jan 04, 2009
Asserbo House by Christensen & Co Architects The large site is located in the woodlands between the coastline and the lake of Arresø on the Nothern part of the island of Zealand. A clearing was made in the dense vegetation, leaving a few trees to provide shade and to create a sense of depth on the site. Read the full entry.
Building Green
Jan 03, 2009
http://www.buildinggreentv.com "Building Green is a labor of passion. Producer and host Kevin
Contreras is as fiercely committed to building awareness as he is to building houses, which is why he and other like-minded individuals are now developing media to do just that.Building Green TV's mission is to provide homeowners with a glimpse of just how easy, cost-effective and healthy it is to go green, while dispelling the myth that an environmentally conscious lifestyle means doing without."
Levitt Goodman House by Levitt Goodman Architects
Jan 01, 2009
New to Projects is this Toronto urban infill single family home by Levitt Goodman Architects. The open floor plan and high ceilings give the relatively small house a feeling of spaciousness that exceeds its 1550 sq ft.
Subdivided
Dec 31, 2008
A film by Dean Terry
http://www.subdivided.net
Subdivided is a documentary film about life I contemporary suburbia; a personal study of isolation and the struggle to maintain community in an era of careless development, the uninspired design of the modern subdivision, urban sprawl, and the invasion of the McMansion.
Copies
Dec 30, 2008
Image by Erin Murray
View the rest of the images or add your own to our Project Outrage Flickr group.
Laneway House by Shim-Sutcliffe Architects
Dec 29, 2008
ecofabulous
Dec 28, 2008
Ecofabulous - http://ecofabulous.com
"Inspired and mentored by William McDonough
over the last couple of years, I have developed a different lens, which makes it impossible to view products as I had previously. In one way or another I have always worked in design, whether it was as a critic or promoter. Now I just envision everyone rethinking the way they think about design. Cradle to Cradle design means that everything that comes from the earth (and what doesn't) should go back to the earth either as a biological nutrient or should include a plan for the next incarnation of the technical
nutrients."
Rows and rows
Dec 27, 2008
Slow Home Report - December 26, 2008 and January 2, 2009
Dec 26, 2008
Ten Broek Cottage by Messana O'Rorke Architects
Dec 25, 2008
Rearview
Dec 24, 2008
"Rearview" Look at the other images in the Outrage Flickr Group or add your own.
Island House by WRB arkitektstudio
Dec 23, 2008
New to projects is the Island House by WRB arkitektstudio, a small dwelling located beside the ocean on Stockholm's archipelago. See the Full Entry.
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We believe that our homes and neighborhoods should be healthy, vibrant places that uplift the spirit and gracefully fit our needs. We call for an end to poor construction, bad design, misleading marketing, unfair lending practices and environmental neglect in the housing industry. We acknowledge our collective responsibility to create CLOSE, SIMPLE, LIGHT places to live that leave a positive legacy for future generations.
provides design focused information that homeowners can use to improve the quality of how and where they live. It takes its name from the slow food movement which arose as a reaction to the processed food industry. The sprawl of cookie cutter housing that surrounds us is like fast food - standardized, homogenous, and wasteful. It contributes to a too fast life that is bad for us, our cities, and the environment. In the same way that slow food raises awareness of the food we eat and how these choices affect our lives, Slow Home empowers you to take more control of your home and improve the quality of how you live while reducing your environmental impact and futureproofing the long term investment value of your home.
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