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Are We Thinking About 3D-Printed Housing All Wrong?
Are We Thinking About 3D-Printed Housing All Wrong?
Some using the technology to build say it can help with the affordable housing crisis, but it’s not the cure-all it’s sometimes framed as.
By Shane Reiner-Roth
Okopod Makes Backyard Prefabs for Work, Play, or Whatever You Want
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My Wayfair Sofa Is Perfectly Fine—and That’s Good Enough for Me
“I now know that sometimes you have to prioritize function over form.”
This $1.3M Glass “Tree House” Is not Your Average Upstate Cabin
The contemporary retreat is a two-hour drive from New York City, but it feels a world away.
When Did It Become So Hard to Buy Light Bulbs?
Finally sworn off the “Big Light” but find yourself flummoxed in the hardware store? It’s not just you—lighting is (a little) more complicated these days.
This Tranquil Whidbey Island Cabin Is an “Essay in Wood”
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A Metal Shell Keeps This Australian Retreat Cool—and Fire Safe
Perched on poles, the home has a slatted Cor-Ten exterior that lets air flow around and through an inner timber structure.
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The pristine 1966 home opens to its wooded site with a series of patios, balconies, and outdoor entertaining areas.
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When the house architect Lorcan O’Herlihy originally built for his parents burnt down in a Malibu wildfire, he was given the opportunity to rebuild it as a structure that will...
This North Bondi Home Is Built Like a Greenhouse
Giant translucent panels enclose a series of gardens, one of which has a bathtub tucked into a bed of ferns.

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