Superbia! is a book of practical ideas for creating more socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable neighborhoods. It is about remaking suburban and urban neighborhoods to serve people better and to reduce human impact on the environment.

For more than a decade the Red Feather Development Group, a volunteer-based organization, has built and repaired straw bale houses for Native Americans. Somewhere along the wayand this was certainly not the planthey created an architectural phenomenon: This inexpensive, environmentally sound, easily constructed, and downright beautiful form of building has, for good reason, caught the public's imagination. Here, Red Feather provides a step-by-step, easy-to-follow manual for would-be strawbale buildersindeed, they supply everything you'll need but time, energy, and lots and lots of straw. Informative sections on safety, design, tools, and materials, and case studies picked from over thirty-five Red Feather projects give a comprehensive overview to straw-bale building.

The kitchen ranks as the #1 room to remodel. These decorating ideas finish the job! * Tours of the most stylish kitchens, from country to contemporary * Decorative, space-saving solutions for storage, display, and work surfaces * 18 how-to decorating projects * Inspired tips throughout * More than 100 photographs

Category: Architecture, Interior Design, Japanese Homes & Interior
Filled with elegant designs and clever tips, A Japanese Touch for Your Home offers bold and exciting ideas for remodeling your home or redecorating your apartment. The author, architect Koji Yagi, explains the basic elements of Japanese interior design and shows you how to use them.

 

In discovering the array of custom homes that North America has to offer, Luxury Home Quarterly takes its readers into residences large and small, showcasing the people, projects, designs, and products that make up the custom-home industry.