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Residential
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Free Green 
 This website offers "free, energy efficient, healthy house plans." Each of the plan packages comes with "full construction documents or blueprints, ... a home energy model for the city and state combination in which their home building project will occur, a LEED checklist," and related material. Includes plans for models such as a "Modern Cube," "Suburban Loft," and "Simple Villa." Also includes a blog. http://www.freegreen.com/ Topics: Architecture, Housing Last updated Apr 23, 2009 Jean Prouvé: A Tropical House
Companion to a 2005-2006 installation of a prefabricated metal house that was constructed by French designer Jean Prouvé in 1949 "as a prototype for inexpensive, readily assembled housing that could be easily transported to France's African colonies." Features a dozen images of the house and the installation process. Also includes introductory essay. From the UCLA Hammer Museum at the University of California, Los Angeles. http://hammer.ucla.edu/exhibitions/detail/exhibition_id/105 Topics: Architecture Last updated Sep 14, 2009 McMansions: Supersized Houses, Supersized Regulations
January 2005 article about the current trend in which "homebuilders are continuing to build extra-large houses to meet buyers' demands." Includes data about the increase in home size, and details about how regulations in Austin, Dallas, and University Park, Texas, are trying to protect neighborhoods as infill of these large houses occurs. Opens directly into a PDF document. From Tierra Grande, the journal of the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. http://recenter.tamu.edu/pdf/1713.pdf Topics: Architecture Last updated Feb 7, 2008 New Urban Guild
This organization is an agent for traditional architectural designers and a nonprofit corporation that provides education "to assist in the design and construction of traditional urbanism and architecture." The site features details about "Katrina Cottages," which are designed to be small, temporary homes to replace those lost during Hurricane Katrina. The "Hurricane Katrina Renewal Tools" section includes a rebuilding checklist and plans for several Katrina cottages. http://www.newurbanguild.com Topics: Architecture, Hurricane Katrina Last updated Mar 14, 2006 Supersize My House! How McMansions Go Wrong
A "slide-show essay on McMansions and other big houses." Includes a discussion of architectural design techniques that may prevent these large houses from appearing too massive. From the online magazine Slate. http://www.slate.com/id/2133029/ Topics: Architecture Last updated Feb 1, 2006 |
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