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Like farm to table for building materials—a tour of Amazon trees and lumber

We budgeted nearly $50,000 for the foundation and yet ran almost 100% over budget—that hurts.

Buenos Aires is an architectural voyeur’s destination, with gothic, and ornate classical buildings that rival Europe in grandeur. There are also a lot of cool homes, and street-level building craft to admire.

and sometimes I'm open to looking

Doors are like eyes, or maybe mouths. They tell you a lot about who's inside. Would you want to walk in and get to know them?

Walking on a scaffold with boots is like tightening a lug molt with mittens

Your own private Idaho—or Argentina—inside the house​

May you build a ladder to the stars, may you climb on every rung ...

The tiny house on stilts is ready for relaxation!