Explore - Affordability

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   My House

   Pedigree Charted

   With an extended family apt to drop by at a moment’s notice, lifelong modernist Hannah Ferguson has a new home that’s all about heritage.

   written by: David Hay

   photos by: Amanda Prior

   06.17.09

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   Dwell on Design

   Hometta: Affordable Modern Home Plans

   Mark Johnson started daydreaming last year about how residential architecture in his native Houston would be improved if developers had a pool of pre-existing plans for small and attractive modern...

   written by: Drew Himmelstein

   05.11.09

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   Profiles

   Castles Made of Sand

   Iranian architect Nader Kahlili fashions affordable, easily assembled housing out of sandbags and concrete for a surprsingly striking result.

   written by: Marc Kristal

   04.30.09

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   Design 101

   Chris Krager, Krager & Associates Design/Build (KRDB)

   This Austin, Texas–based studio built its profile by designing and building some notable houses on spec. Chris Krager cofounded KRDB in 2001 with the goal of creating extraordinary buildings...

   written by: Virginia Gardiner

   02.27.09

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   House Tours

   Plains Gold

   Architect Jamie Darnell had a simple plan for his family’s home in Kansas City, Missouri, but the result is anything but plain.

   written by: Georgina Gustin

   photos by: Chad Holder

   01.22.09

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   House Tours

   Labor of Loved Ones

   Designed by his son and daughter-in-law, and largely built by his family and a host of neighborly helpers, Bill Weber’s new home is all about strengthening the ties that bind.

   written by: Lee Bey

   01.16.09

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   My House

   Lucky's Break

   With a very limited budget and no construction experience, Lucky and Kim Diaz overhauled a wreck of a house into a sweet, 1,100-square-foot Los Angeles home with just $55,000 and a whole lot of...

   written by: Amara Holstein

   photos by: João Canziani

   01.14.09

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   My House

   Salvage Love

   The first year out of college is a wildcard for most people. Whether spent bumming around Europe with a backpack or slogging through a suffocating desk job, it’s often a year with little...

   written by: Sarah Rich

   photos by: Misty Keasler

   01.14.09

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   Post

   Affordable Housing for China

   Over a million people have moved to Guangzhou in the past eight years, making the city's population nearly ten million today. This urbanization is the trend of cities worldwide; it makes all the...

   written by: Jamie Waugh

   10.01.08

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