I Explode Things.
How we organize our lives in relation to those around us in order to maximize life for all.
Here is an idea. What if local churches and other such entities which represented a significant amount of cumulative wealth banded together to bail out local home owners in danger of foreclosure. I know of one example I heard of several years ago of an urban church financing members’ homes at a below market percentage. … Read more Keeping Bailouts Local
The Tulou are clan houses built in the Fujian province of South East China. It is believed that these structures were built as early as the 13th century, and many of them survive today at varying ages. Some are several hundred years old. I first heard of these structures from Earth Architecture’s website and they … Read more Can Old Housing Bring New Answers?
This entry might reveal a little too much about myself, but I just have to give a shout out to this little community in Missouri. Dancing Rabbit has been around for 10 years now and some might refer to them as a “Transition Community,” but they really are something different. A Transition Community is, according … Read more Transition Communities and The Dancing Rabbit