DOMUS 1950S

Climate, environment, history, and technology are transforming architecture worldwide.  The second volume in the Homes of Our Time series documents this housing revolution and raises questions.  What role do homes play in our endangered world?  How can they innovate?

In Sri Lanka, Palinda Kannangara created the Frame Holiday Structure on a budget of $40,000.  Built from steel scaffolding, exposed brick, and wood floors, the house can be easily disassembled and moved, adapting to the reality of the nearby floodplain.  Luciano Lerner Bassos's Fortunata House in Brazil accommodates the surrounding nature:  it was built around a tree of an endangered species and sits upon stilts so as not to disturb the forest floor.

Hardcover

9.7" x 14.6" 

464 pages