Near the Fiscavig

"The Hen House" on the Isle of Skye with a view of the nearby fiscavig. Stark, lovely. Who needs greenery.

Txt & px at designboom> http://tinyurl.com/cug3uam

Stable Studio in Portugal

April in Portugal! Stable converted into a chic retreat.

Txt & more pix at dezeen> http://tinyurl.com/cm5uy

My New Studio --- If Only!

Envy! "Humble" artist's studio in Columbia. Not a house, a studio.

More pix, interior via designboom> http://tinyurl.com/a9dt338

How To Build A Cow Shed

How to build a cow shed, collectively, in Ireland, out of local and salvaged material -- i.e. architecture is not just houses.

Story & pix of construction> http://tinyurl.com/a49w4wg

Finnish Cabin

My Finnish cabin. If only! Perfect to contemplate after Nemo snowstorm. Follow link for swanky interiors. 


For interiors go to remodelista>http://tinyurl.com/a5mqety

Floating School for Nigerian Coast

Floating school for flood-prone coast of Nigeria. Perhaps an entire city....

Via inhabitat> http://tinyurl.com/al4cwry

New Zealand Upscale Bach

Upscale "bach" --- New Zealand beach house.

Via design-milk> http://tinyurl.com/bha6wg
Definition> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bach_(New_Zealand)