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How To Choose The Right Roofing Material For Your Home

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A house is built to protect the people in it. The roof, in this case, completes the shelter as it covers and protects the whole house and people living in it. If you’re looking for roofing materials for your current or future house, then the choice of materials can differentiate between a good and a bad home.

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Residential Siding: 5 Tips for Choosing the Right Material and Color

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However, picking the right color and material can be challenging with the various residential siding options in the market. Determine which color combinations and materials are often installed. If your house has a light-colored roof, you should opt for a dark-colored siding to boost curb appeal. Check your neighborhood.

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How the Case Study House Program Affected Architecture

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How the Case Study House Program Affected Architecture. When Arts & Architecture magazine editor John Entenza began the Case Study House Program in 1945, he envisioned it as a solution to housing shortages. Although the program ended in 1966, these homes helped shape architecture today, says Forbes.

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Reviving Mud Architecture in India

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Mud architecture in India has a rich history. Even today, more than 65 million of about 118 million houses in the country are made of mud. But this architecture is slowly being supplanted by concrete as the country progresses. A 47-year-old architect is looking to change our notions about mud housing.

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All About Floating Houses | What Are Floating Houses | Type of Floating Houses | What Is Floating Building | Floating Architecture Examples

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What Are Floating Houses? Floating house is generally a modern type of technology which is very popular in recent times. In today’s world, there are lack of free space to build a house or any type of structure because all the accessible free places are almost covered up. Floating Architecture Examples. Drijvend Paviljoen?

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Architectural Considerations for a Diverse Streetscape

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It is possible to utilize a setback garage on houses as narrow as 30’ – so no excuses to build a “snout” house (garage sticking out in front like a big snout). It’s also less expensive to build a house with an integral garage than a snout garage. Snout garages have more exterior walls adding costs without adding value.

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A Bio-Architecture Primer with Scott Howard

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It is intended to prepare owner-builders to design radically efficient and beautiful structures that combine natural building and bioarchitecture (architecture that supports your life force energy). 3) How sacred geometry and natural materials measurably affect the building’s occupants. 7 students maximum per class.