Interesting houses

Not everything in Australia is "upside down". Sure, their Christmas is in the summer and they might have a BBQ to celebrate it, but in some ways, they're just like us Northern Hemisphere folks. Our fascination with bad architecture, for example, is equally obsessive.

Milan-based Peter Pichler Architecture describes the new proposed Tree House project in the Italian Dolomites as a ‘slow down’ form of tourism, where “nature and the integration of architecture within it plays the primary role.” One glance of the first renderings and it’s easy to see what they mean.

Understanding the fluctuating world of mortgages can feel like trying to hit a moving target with a bow and arrow during a windstorm. You’ve got your sights on homeownership, but the ever-changing average interest rate on mortgage might leave you feeling like you’re running the numbers with a pair of Nike Air max excee—designed for style rather than the analytics race. Fear not, prospective homeowner! In the labyrinth of loan terms and interest rates, there’s a method to...