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Nov. 2007
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Issue Archive
Features
Method Lab
Jennifer Siegal’s Office of Mobile Design has made a practice out of prefab, and her 1920s Venice bungalow is a personal laboratory. Story by David A. Greene / Photos by Dave Lauridsen
Another Green World
What shade of green are you today? Author Bruce Sterling offers up a global guide that’s anything but science fiction.

No Grid in Sight
DesignBuildBLUFF built a $30,000 off the grid marvel in the Navajo Nation for a single mother with two kids and three jobs. Story by James Nestor / Photos by Daniel Hennessy
The First Wave
Australia’s extreme clime led to Mary Henning and Ann Wansbrough’s green wall—a one-of-a-kind graywater filtration system—and the house it services. Story by Karen Pakula / Photos by Richard Powers

Pole Position
In Frank Breuer’s photographs, the banal telephone pole becomes portrait-worthy, revealing limitless variation and a stark reminder of life on the grid.
Architecture
A group of adventurous Texans is setting up a new kind of camp, and these digs are Spartan. Literally. Story by Clayton Maxwell / Photos by Allison V. Smith


Departments
In the Modern World
Graffitied dinnerware, “emergency chic,” Dream-worlds of Neoliberalism, and of course much more.
My House
In a windowless warehouse, Tad Beck brought the outdoors in by carving the inside out. Story by Fred A. Bernstein / Photos by Dave Lauridsen

Off the Grid
Houston developers Tina and Matt Ford made being green as easy as keeping their ducts in a row. Story by Amara Holstein / Photos by Jack Thompson
Dwell Reports
Putting the pedal to the metal will cost you at the pump, but pedaling these six urban bicycles will get you pumped. Story by Chelsea Holden Baker / Photos by Andy Reynolds

Nice Modernist
In East New York, you won’t find posh starchitect condos, but you will find Della Valle Bernheimer’s sleek, affordable housing. Story by Michael Cannell
Context
At Tryon Farm, livestock feed isn’t the only thing growing in the fields. It’s also a subdevelopment for 150 homes. Story by Amber Bravo

Conversation
While millions of Americans have immersed themselves in The Sims, for us there’s only one Sim: green building pioneer Sim Van der Ryn. Story by Jennifer Roberts / Photos by Aya Brackett
Archive
As his drawings attest, 93-year-old architect Ralph Rapson thinks design isn’t just about bricks and stone, it’s about people living life. Story by Aaron Britt

Dwell Labs
People all have their hang-ups, and we’ll share ours: the most stylish coatracks. Story by Hannah Hunt / Photos by Peter Belanger
Outside
Rodeo clowns have monopolized the barrel market long enough. We’ll show you what a well-designed rain barrel can do for you. Story by Dan Maginn

Essay
If all homebuilders had to cart their materials by hand to their sites, houses might be a lot smaller. Architect Cy Merkezas shares his story of building sustainably by chance.
Profile
A veteran of Droog and one of the world’s biggest design stars, Richard Hutten retains a devotion to functionality and democracy in design.

Detour
It’s been called Byzantium, Constantinople, Stamboul, and Tsarigrad, but as designer Efe Buluc shows us, there’s only one Istanbul. Story by Reyhan Harmanci / Photos by Cristóbal Palma
Alternative Energy 101
From the Aquastar to zero-energy homes, we present an A-to-Z guide of green power tips and home energy savings. Story by Sarah Rich

Sourcing
How to reach out and touch all that you see in our pages. Just tell them Dwell sent you.
Houses We Love
The Strip of Six Apartments in Eze, France, is a house to fall in louver with. Story by Aaron Britt