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Obsolete Design Elements

Shannon Lee
Nov
18
2016
If you live in an area prone to wind-storms, real shutters can save you money and protect your property.
Shannon Lee
Sep
03
2014
There's a lot to be said for modern conveniences, but have we left some trends behind that could still be useful? Check out this list.
Conrad Neuf
Nov
29
2012
Pocket doors are disappearing from old houses and rarely seen in new ones, yet they are a great way to temporarily divide large spaces. It's a mystery.
Aug
17
2012

Ever since humans decided that a hut and a veg garden were preferable to nomadic hunting and gathering, we’ve struggled with a problem we have yet to solve - where do we put the poop? The fundamental design of the toilet and the sewage infrastructure haven’t changed much since the Dukes of Dookie cleaned up the Thames. But, with 7 billion people on the planet and 2.6 billion with no access to toilets, somethings got to give.


Matt Grocoff
May
29
2012
In Part 2, we saw how we used to build homes that recognized the patterns of nature to provide us comfort and happiness. Many preservationists like to talk about how “old homes are the greenest homes.” But sadly, the impact our homes have had on the planet over the last century and a half has been devastating to the biosphere upon which all life depends.