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100 1 ^aJodidio, Philip,^eauthor.
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300 ^a303 pages :^bcolor illustrations ;^c23 cm
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505 0 ^aNorth America -- South America -- Europe -- Asia andPacific.
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520 ^a^"Forget the McMansions; budgets aren^'t what they used tobe, houses are smaller, and lifestyles are changingrapidly. Clients today want to create a home that is easyto maintain, environmentally responsible, and inexpensiveto operate. Own less, live more. Ranging from glass cabinsto copper-clad tree houses, Small Innovative Housesfeatures an international collection of more than fiftyresidential homes in North and South America, Europe, Asia,and Australia. How to use flexible space and make the mostof a narrow lot, how to use every square foot of livingspace, while also responding to rising ecological concernsand skyrocketing energy bills. Examples include a mountainbarn converted into a modern vacation home in Switzerland;a mobile home built on a flatbed trailer chassis that canbe transported on U.S. highways; a Japanese sunken housewith moveable partitions that create as many as ninerooms; a summer cabin in Norway that appears to floatabove the ground; and a spectacular glass cabin in thewilds of Alberta, Canada. From world-famous architects(Steven Holl, Snøhetta and Tadao Ando) to the freshest newtalent, this book reveals architectural invention on awhole new small scale.^"--Page [2] of cover.
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650 0 ^aSmall houses^xDesign^vPhotographs.
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650 0 ^aSustainable architecture^xDesign^vPhotographs.
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650 0 ^aEcological houses^xDesign^vPhotographs.
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999 ^aThanyaporn Prempree
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