Grace and McCrae Houses: A Review

Grace

whence she had come nor whither she was bound, for she had no record of any kind with her. When she was questioned her vocabulary seemed to consist solely of head shakings and a few utterly unintelligible syllables. It is not recorded how Grace happened to be thrust into a second grade that first day. But it was the second grade teacher who began to complain, a few days later, of "that little n...

A Message From Dr Grace Dammann about States of Grace

P eople have asked me how I decided to participate in the film States of Grace. When we started, I'd been in the hospital for well over a year, and I thought, " Of course this makes sense. " My attitude toward pretty much everything that comes my way in life is to just say " yes " and pick up the pieces. So my attitude was Just say " yes " because you've had an incredible experience—both becaus...

Climate-Responsive Architecture for the Residential Houses of Homs: A Comparison of Traditional and Contemporary Houses

Given that high energy consumption in residential buildings is one of the main problems in Syria, applying criteria for a climate-responsive building design is one of the most important ways to reduce energy consumption. This article seeks to study and compare the historical and contemporary residential buildings of the city of Homs and extract the positive and negative aspects of each. The mai...

Houses and Slums

no trace of the wild talk to which some of his followers have accustomed us. To demand " millions of houses " in the twinkling of an eye is to cry for the moon. If thousands of millions of money were available for the purpose to-morrow the thing could not be done. Men are as essential as money, and men at present are not forthcoming. It is true that the'Prime Minister is sanguine of being able,...

Saving Grace: a Christmas story.