“At first I was enchanted by off-grid living. But the hardships quickly became apparent”

April 15, 2019 Marcus Field 0
"At first I was enchanted by off-grid living," says Marcus Field. "But the hardships quickly became apparent"

Marcus Field spent six years in an off-grid home. With architecture’s contribution to carbon emissions in the spotlight and children striking against climate change, he asks if climate activists are prepared for the sacrifices needed to live sustainably. There have been many low points during my long journey as an accidental climate-change warrior. I’ve lived

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11 Design Solutions for Sloping Backyards (11 photos)

April 15, 2019 Jo Simmons 0

We are not all blessed with an open, flat garden. Many of us live in hilly towns or the rolling countryside. Terraces cut into the incline are probably the most common method for making the most of those tricky sloping plots, but there are lots of way…

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Groenlândia House / Fernanda Marques Arquitetos Associados

April 15, 2019 Pilar Caballero 0

For more adequate that an architectural project may be, the program that has to be supplied by a construction varies over time, demanding, not a few, functional and constructive alterations. As it happens, with these elegant lines, the 740 m² residence, constructed around the year of 1950, in one of the most noble neighborhoods of São Paulo, recently submitted to a retrofit process, led by architect Fernanda Marques.