True, when I was in NYC last week they had taken dumpsters and made pools out of them at Grand Central Station.

http://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/...724-091808.jpg


Great use of what is around in an urban setting!

I really enjoy kit houses from early to mid 20th century in the US.

This one was manufactured by Alladin in 1953.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3234/...bab57b9b25.jpg

This one is Sears between 1908 and 1940

http://www.arts-crafts.com/images/auburn-halifax.jpg

This one also from Sears in the 1920's looks like Lincoln Logs!

http://www.uglywomansguide.com/wp-co...r-1024x763.jpg

William McDonough

Absolute Sustainability vs. The Architecture of Death

I have no idea where this cathedral is at in Europe, but I was taking a break tonight and looking for particular items I am studying about and came across this photo.... I like all the intricate detail of design/the structure, the spires, etc...

http://api.ning.com/files/j*Y49WZi3V...0740cc07_b.jpg


*I couldn't get the photo to load - see link above*

It looks like the Cologne Cathedral in Germany...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ko...nach_osten.jpg

recycled railroad cars....

http://weburbanist.com/2009/10/29/al...ffices-hotels/

Converting Barns...into living spaces?
 

this is in England but I knew a couple who renovated a barn and turned it into a wonderful home... The photo below is similar to what their barn looked like

http://www.homebuilding.co.uk/files/...ation_free.jpg

Found another Barn conversion house project
 

http://webecoist.momtastic.com/wp-co...cious-home.jpg

I think I mentioned once that friends of mine bought a turn of the century piece of property, which only had a barn and pasture for their horses. As it turned out, for them, they needed a bigger home for themselves (children from both sides of their family came to live with them). So they converted the barn into a home. It was fairly unusal by design and I have yet to come across any photos on the web that come close to resembling what they accomplished with their property, but I do love the idea of taking a barn and converting it into a home.

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6112/6...9b1265a9_z.jpg

This evening, while wandering the ethernet universe, I came
upon a blog of very interesting pictures. The 'flickr' account
is registered to a person going by the name: Mя.Møпstɛr☆

Not only did I find the photo of the piano above,
but I found other interesting pictures of abandoned structures.
For example, a countryside home built by a Grand Duke
(see the two photos below for: Schloss Rapunzel).


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/...36842241e9.jpg

http://www.anidimonaco.be/sites/defa...nzel%20(1).jpg