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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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Extending the Limits of Structure, Architecture and Nature
Fung + Blatt Residence
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Michael Rosner Blatt and Alice Fung
Anderson Residence
Dillon Residence
Kenner Residence
Noonan Residence
Simmons Residence
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Formed in 1990 by Alice Fung and Michael Rosner Blatt, FUNG + BLATT Architects, Inc. has gained international recognition for their innovative residential design. The firm has developed a substantial body of work in residential and creative work environments, as well as in mixed-use community-based projects. Coming from backgrounds in structural design and art, their work tests the boundary between structure, architecture, and the environmental context.
FUNG + BLATT believe in the responsible use of resources, and in the expression of material and structure as an integral part of how the environment is made. Their expertise in structure and code issues allows the pragmatic parameters to be addressed early on, freeing them up to develop creative solutions and follow them through into thoughtful, engaging and integrated places of habitation.
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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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