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Why do people put so much importance on having a beautiful home? Well, for starters, a cozy and nice environment can help reduce stress. When we come back home after a stressful day, we want to return ...

High-quality design and affordability don’t have to be mutually exclusive—just ask the architecture students at Auburn University’s Rural Studio, a “social justice architecture” program that has been ...

Two timely books dispel the notion that green design is less than beautiful. In "Houses: Modern Natural, Natural Modern" (Rizzoli, $60), author Ron Broadhurst presents beautiful structures well meshed ...

Skillfully blending the basics of frugality and sustainability into one beautiful home design, French firm Studiolada Architects has just unveiled the Open Source House. The team took a bare bones ...