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Here are some selected links you might like to try.

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860-880 Lake Shore Drive Apartments
A website dedicated to Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's "Glass House" apartment buildings in Chicago.
http://members.aol.com/richpat/860/860d2npm.htm|

B4UBUILD.com
An American site with some international information about residential construction, including over 8,000 house plans.
http://www.b4ubuild.com/|

Cloud 8
A resource for those who have an interest in contemporary house design and build.
http://www.cloud8.org.uk/|

Geffrye Museum
The Geffrye Museum in London shows the changing style of the English domestic interior in a series of period rooms from 1600 to the present day. Includes a series of virtual tours of the rooms in Flash and HTML, a kids' zone with fun activities, and further information of facilities and collections.
http://www.geffrye-museum.org.uk/|

Home Buyer's Guide
The Home Buyer's Guide is a joint venture between CABE, the House Builder's Federation and the Civic Trust that is working to support and encourage the UK's housebuilders to build quality homes. This site helps you identify a quality home and ask the right questions of estate agents and house builders.
http://cabe.org.uk/default.aspx?contentitemid=1222|

Homebuilding and Renovating Online
Website for self-builders and renovators in the UK. Includes directories, guides to finding an architect or builder, plots for sale, etc. Has discussion forums and articles from the parent magazine.
http://www.homebuilding.co.uk/|

Houses of Architects
A Great Buildings Online site, covering houses built by architects for themselves. Includes links to entries on individual buildings with full details and images, and in some cases 3-D models.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/types/architect_house.html|

Houses of the Future
This Australian site supports the YBE2004 exhibition, for which six affordable, environmentally sustainable, prefabricated houses were made, each of a different material. The site gives full details of each of the houses, plus full supporting information on the history and use of prefabricated housing.
http://www.housesofthefuture.com.au/|

Houses, Large and Small
A Great Buildings Online site, covering housing of all sizes around the world. Includes links to entries on individual buildings with full details and images, and in some cases 3-D models.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/types/house.html|

Large Houses
A Great Buildings Online site, covering grand houses. Includes links to entries on individual buildings with full details and images, and in some cases 3-D models.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/types/large_house.html|

Multi-Family Housing
A Great Buildings Online site, covering apartment buildings and flats. Includes links to entries on individual buildings with full details and images, and in some cases 3-D models.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/types/multi-family_housing.html|

Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture (MoDA)
MoDA is known as 'the museum of the history of the home', with varied exhibitions giving a vivid picture of domestic life in the first half of the twentieth century while also looking at contemporary design, art and issues related to the domestic environment. Includes an online catalogue.
http://www.moda.mdx.ac.uk/|

Residential Environmental Design
Organisation supporting sustainable residential architecture, with articles, building materials reviews and links.
http://www.reddawn.com/|

Small Houses
A Great Buildings Online site, covering small houses. Includes links to entries on individual buildings with full details and images, and in some cases 3-D models.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/types/small_house.html|

Underground Homes
Information on earth bermed and sheltered housing, with links to other related sites.
http://www.liquefaction.com/berm/|

Villas
A Great Buildings Online site, covering villa buildings. Includes links to entries on individual buildings with full details and images, and in some cases 3-D models.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/types/villa.html|

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