apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

It's true. These houses are indeed "a far cry from the clunky, mud-caked constructions of the 60's and 70's." But they ain't cheap either....

The Green House is due out later this summer and Stang and Hawthorne will be speaking about their book and "Green Architecture and Design" at AIA's The Center on June 28th.

Available through Princeton Architectural Press ($45). MGR

Of special note:

• P.A.R.A.S.I.T.E Project: Housing attachments in the Netherlands (see pic below).
  
• 156 Reade Street by Studio Petrarca: Employs a geothermal pump that uses 75% less energy than conventional systems.
  
• Naked House by Shigeru Ban: Totally transluscent shell filled with light.
  
• Tuscon Mountain House by Rick Joy: Rammed earth walls look like sedimentary formations.
  
• Charlotte Residence by Allison Ewing & Bill McDonough: One side has MdDonough's signature ugliness, but the interior and reverse are remarkable.