Homes & Architecture
Architecture and Great Homes
Katrina Cottages
Katrina Cottage A Katrina Cottage is a small house permanent house, which is safe, affordable and can be assembled quickly. There are many designs for Katrina Cottages, to meet a range of needs. Architect and planner, Andrés Duany developed the concept for the Katrina Cottage soon after Hurricane Katrina. The first Katrina Cottage was designed
Sears Homes 1908–1940
What is a Sears Modern Home? From 1908–1940, Sears, Roebuck and Company sold more than 100,000 homes through their mail-order Modern Homes program. Over that time Sears designed 447 different housing styles, from the elaborate multistory Ivanhoe, with its elegant French doors and art glass windows, to the simpler Goldenrod, which served as a quaint,
Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright
Fallingwater, also known as the Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr. Residence, is a house on Bear Run at Rural Route 1 in Mill Run, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, in the Laurel Highlands of the Allegheny Mountains. The house was designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1935. Wright adapted the vocabulary of International Modernism, a usually
Walkers Mill
Walkers Mill in Charlottesville, Virginia This mill was originally built by Thomas Walker, Thomas Jefferson’s guardian around 1783. Henry Browne, renowned restoration architect and preservationist, completely and faithfully restored this unique property into the comfortable home it is today. In 1994 Mr Browne received an award from the Thomas Jefferson Branch of the Association for the
The Loretto Chapel
The Loretto Chapel is a chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico known for its unusual spiral staircase that is an exceptional work of carpentry. The construction and builder of the staircase is considered a miracle by the Sisters of Loretto and many who visit it. In 1872 Jean-Baptiste Lamy, the Bishop of the Santa Fe
Pisa’s Leaning Tower
The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italian: Torre pendente di Pisa or simply La Torre di Pisa) is the campanile, or bell tower, of the Italian city of Pisa’s cathedral. The tower was intended to stand vertically, to serve as a bell tower, but began leaning soon after construction started in August of 1173. It is
Creating a Healthy Home Environment: Mold and Mildew Free
Each summer, as temperature and humidity rise, mold invades thousands of homes. Some 10% of the U.S. population is sensitive to mold, and invisible mold spores cause countless allergic reactions, asthma attacks, and sinus infections, according to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Mold also wreaks havoc on building materials. In nature, mold
Indoor Air Pollution
Although air fresheners can make your home smell like roses, lavender, or oranges, some experts now warn they can also send chemicals into the air that aren’t so sweet. The American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology is raising the alarm about the potential health effects of home air fresheners. The organization has several concerns