Daoust / Kennedy Residence
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Design for a New World
Temenos Garden rendering. Can we build structures using natural, renewable materials, structures that harmonize with the land on which they are built? As an intern architect in the late 80s, I became aware of the great amount of natural resources buildings require, there was a need for architects [...more]
Borrego’s Compact Bale
Drew Hubbell:San Diego,California Nestled at the foot of the San Ysidro Mountains in the BorregoSpringsDesertsits the Shimeall guest house—San Diego’s first permitted Straw Bale building. AlthoughCalifornia state law now permits the use of straw bale construction, we found it was important to put together a source book for the building officials to help educate [...more]
First Straw Bale Building in San Diego County
The path has been laid and the door in open!!! San Diego County has permitted its first Straw Bale Building. In May the county of San Diego issued its first building permit for a straw bale structure. San Diego county is following in the path of 40 plus other counties in California, however the first [...more]
Can There Be A Sustainable Future without Beauty?
The word "sustainability" has become fashionable in our world. It is a necessary goal if our society is to continue, but what does it mean? Is sustainability a technological problem, a social problem, a spiritual problem, or is it a combination of all of them and more? How do you make a whole out of [...more]
