Written by IC

Whoever thought that prefab homes could ever become a hot item, but that is what is happening with new modernist prefab home designs. Even ten or fifteen years ago, owning a claustrophobic plastic box home was not considered the height of elegance.

But that is changing rapidly, just like ‘red can become the new black’ modern prefab homes have become the latest chic, must have, in housing design. Many top residential architects are now trying their hand at designing eco-friendly, prefab homes.

Demand for these new designer, prefab homes is booming across the globe. Everywhere from Australia to Europe, to North America, people are now turning to housing that is built off-site then brought in to the home owner’s lot to be quickly assembled.

Read more: Modern Prefab Homes are Spread Across the Globe

Written by Aldo Parise

kern⋅ing: noun; Printing.

the setting of two letters closer together than is usual by removing space between them.

As geeks, we love all things that design. When you're bored you can try and kern in space. You have to see what we mean.

Written by Todd Hicks
Plato, one of the greatest philosophers of all time, said too much music fiddles away social progress. Was he correct about this? I do not think that he was. This article demonstrates how music has not fiddled away social progress.

Look at the existence of choirs, or groups of people who sing while someone else plays musical instruments. Choirs help to liven up the atmosphere and raise the spirits of every choir member, the conductor, the musicians and every member of the audience. Choirs present people the opportunity to express themselves, make other people happy and develop meaningful relationships with others.

How could we have something so wonderful as concerts without the existence of music? Concerts contribute to a boost in the economy through tickets that are purchased - society does not progress much when the economy does not progress. Choir members and musicians sometimes earn revenue through their concert performances. Additionally, concerts present all of us the chance to have a lot of fun and do something spectacular with our friends and family members.

Read more: How Plato Was Wrong that too Much Music Fiddles Away Social Progress

Written by Aldo Parise

Augustland August Project

It all starts here.

Over the next couple of months we'll be posting regularly on the construction of our new home, deep in the suburbs of Montreal. We'll be chronicling the ups, downs and sideways happenings — from the planning to the final nail going in. At the same time we'll talk about the materials we've chosen and what to be careful of when building your own home.

First we had come up with a name. There was nothing more appropriate than Augustland. Since our lives revolve around everything August — including the start date of the construction — the name seemed apt. So over the next couple of weeks, we'll start laying out the details of the build and how are plans are progressing. Till then you can see we have a lot of work to do. This was a picture of the site — approximately 80,000 square ft. — in the middle of the winter. The trees are full of leaves now. Again it's just the beginning.

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