How to Build an Igloo - “The weather outside may be frightful, but your cozy igloo will be a delightful 20–60˚F inside. It will also reinforce itself naturally, through constant melting and freezing, until it’s strong enough to withstand natural disasters ranging from hurricane-force winds to (legend has it) over-curious polar bears. Here’s how to build one”
“New York may still lead in talking, but the essence of architecture is building. And great builders and thinkers can be found all over, the Web’s distance-collapsing influence making an architect or an architectural dreamer in LA, Chicago, or even Des Moines as important as his or her counterpart on Park Avenue. Hey, New York—start spreadin’ the news: It’s a multi-polar architectural world out there. Deal with it. “