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How to Build an Affordable America
There are as many solutions to the country’s housing crisis as there are causes. We need them all.
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There's still enough time this summer to do a little DIY and build an outdoor shower in your yard.
How to Build a Floating Home
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How to Furnish a Small-Space Bedroom
Space-saving solutions from Room & Board beautifully make the most of compact bedrooms.
Just How Inclusive Is Accessible Design?
The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law 30 years ago. Here’s what it achieved, and where it still falls short.
How to Shape a Shoji, Step by Step
Every order Miya Shoji receives is different, but the procedure follows the same rough pattern each time.
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Design Icon: George Nakashima
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See the Careful Transformation of a Midcentury Eichler in San Francisco
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