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Picking House Colors
A guide to picking paint colors for your home, with color chart and other resources to help you choose house paint colors.

Astronomical Clock in Prague
The astronomical clock in Prague is one of the world's oldest, but the idea of using architecture to tell time goes back to prehistoric times.

Favorite House Styles
Information and links to favorite house styles according to our dream house survey, from your About.com Guide to Architecture.

Where Are The Plans?
How to find the original building plans for your old house, with tips and resources.

How Much Will it Cost to Build Your New Home?
Dreaming of building a new home, but worried about the expense? Knowing how much the project might cost will help you modify your plans to meet your budget. Here are handy tips.

The Swan and Dolphin by Michael Graves
Designed by postmodernist architect Michael Graves, the Swan and Dolphin typify an approach to design known as entertainment architecture.

Great Homes of the Gilded Age
During America's "Gilded Age," business leaders amassed huge fortunes and built palatial homes and osentatious hotels in cities and upscale resorts communities. Photos, commentary, and links.

Concrete Homes Withstand Storms
Homes made of concrete are much more storm-resistant than houses constructed of wood and steel. Here's why.

Hurricane-Proof Your Home
How to build or remodel your home to withstand storm-force winds

Disney Architects
Michael Eisner commissioned the world's leading architects for Disney World buildings. Check out the work of these top designers. Photos, resources, and links for Michael Graves, Cesar Pelli, Arata Isozaki, Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, Peter Dominick, Charles Gwatmey, Robert A.M. Stern, and Aldo Rossi.

Free Home Building Computer Game
The fun and educational computer game, Building Homes of Our Own, is free to teachers and home builders. The software program challenges students to work within a budget and schedule to design and build a home, starting with the selection of a site and ending with the sale of their home to a qualified buyer.

June's Great Builders
Many of the world's greatest architects were born in the month of June. Our newly updated calendar of June birthday offers lots to celebrate, with links to facts and photos for each of the master architects.

Who is Jørn Utzon?
Life and works of Jørn Utzon, designer of the Sydney Opera House and winner of the Pritzker Prize for 2003.

 
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