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Venture capitalist and Harvard Law School alum Yadin Kaufmann ’84 is breaking back into the world of publishing after a 19-year hiatus. Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides™ has just released How to Survive Your Freshman Year, the first of a series that includes other titles like How to Survive Dating and How to Survive Your Baby’s First Year...
...behind the home of Microsoft chairman Bill Gates. New Jersey architect-cum-performance artist Adam Kalkin is taking orders for his 2,000-sq.-ft. Quik House kit made from steel and shipping containers and priced as low as $76,000, not including land. And Frank Gehry protege Michelle Kaufmann recently debuted Glidehouse, a moderately priced modular home (averaging 1,350 sq. ft.), so named for a series of sliding panels that hide storage spaces and regulate light and airflow. Although prefabs account for less than 30% of new home construction, they are ushering in affordability with style. "Prefab...
...consumers and investors. Rocio Romero, 32, an architect from Perryville, Mo., has sold five of her Laguna Verde (LV) kit houses, which are priced at $31,050. Andrew Reid, a sales manager for Countrywide Home Loans in Woodinville and Chelan, Wash., says he has been swamped with inquiries since Kaufmann's Glidehouse was featured in Sunset magazine. "I had several hundred calls from potential buyers," he says...
Except for some modified post-and-beam-style cottages by Cutler and Graves, the architects' houses are not for traditionalists. They're mostly modern structures built with large quantities of glass, steel and environmentally sustainable materials. Kaufmann calls the Glidehouse project an effort to "collaborate with nature." Instead of hardwood floors that stress first-growth forests, she uses fast-growing bamboo. Lighting from the structure's glassy exterior, plus solar panels and a wind generator, reduces electricity use. "It's the housing equivalent of the Prius," says Kaufmann, referring to Toyota's environmentally conscious car. "Clean and green...
...knew they had a long-standing interest in the humanities, so we tailored our proposal to fit their concerns,” Kaufmann said...