slow home architecture

In this weeks Slow Home Report we discuss Alan Crawford's architecture + design firm, Crawford Partnership, also see our recent interviews with Alan.

In this weeks Slow Home report we discuss a recent article from the Washington Post entitled "Recession Should Change Tastes" by Elizabeth Razzi. As well, we are introducing a series of seminars at our office located in Calgary, Alberta. 

This week we bring attention to the article Contemplating Life Without Growth by Carol Goal. The article features an interview with York University Professor Peter Victor in which he discusses his new book Managing Without Growth - Slower By Design, Not Disaster.

In this weeks Slow Home Report we feature projects by Drew Mandel, Stephen Teeple and Onion Flats.

This week we discuss the article "Now is the Time to Reshape Our Cities" by Jack Diamond in which he makes connections between the big 3 car manufacturers and those facing our cities.

This week we are posting the final episode of our Infill Project in the Slow Home Live series.

This week we continue our discussion about the shift away from suburban growth. We discuss an article by Christopher Leinberger entitled "Sprawl to meet its limit in Atlanta" in which he looks to Atlanta as an example as a more compact form of growth.

This week we discuss a recent article by Roger K. Lewis for the WashingtonPost.com, In "Economic Downturn Might be a Catalyst for Smarter Growth", Lewis talks about how to transform suburban sprawl through a process of "...rethinking, redeveloping, renewing, revitalizing and retrofitting."

This week we release a Slow Home Test. The Slow Home Test is a quick and easy way for you to see how well your home adheres to the three Slow Home Principles of Close, Simple and Light.

This week we release a new front page to the site that responds more to the turbulent economic and environmental context we are beginning to face.