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7.1 Introduction to the USA sketchbooks starting with farmhouses

January 8, 2017 Divya

7.1.USA-1-Horizontal-with-Figure Introduction to USA sketchbooks – farmhouses America is simply awesome. We have abundant resources, a foundational spirit of self-reliance, creativity, and the desire to

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Amish community
USA

7.2 Amish community values

January 8, 2017February 21, 2023 Divya

7.2.USA-1-detail-a Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: Build a community of trust. Here are three examples of rosette hex details. The rosettes are painted two to

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deciduous trees
USA

7.3 Windmills and deciduous trees and on Amish farms

January 8, 2017 Divya

7.3.USA-1-detail-b windmills and deciduous trees Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: We can rethink power production. Since the Amish are off the utility gird, they typically

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grain mill
USA

7.4-7.5 Grain mill designs hold information beyond their primary function

January 8, 2017February 21, 2023 Divya

7.5.USA-2-detail-a grain mill Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: Preventive reinforcement is more cost effective than reconstruction. Mills have come to symbolize a time in American

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barn cupola
USA

7.6 Barn cupola design demonstrates how form follows function

January 8, 2017February 21, 2023 Divya

7.6.USA-2-detail-b barn cupola Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: We can rethink the form and function of natural ventilation. For connecting wood, the dovetail joint in

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shutter dogs
USA

7.7 Fake shutters don’t need shutter dogs

January 8, 2017February 21, 2023 Divya

7.7.USA-2-detial-c Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: We can rethink operable shutters. Old houses are often loaded with design innovations that come to life on close inspection.

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thick walls
USA

7.8-7.9 Thick walls have multiple advantages

January 8, 2017February 21, 2023 Divya

7.9.USA-3-detail-a thick walls – Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: We can rethink using hills for efficiency and building thick walls. This sketch illustrates a Pennsylvania

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floor grate
USA

7.10 Floor grate with great design

January 8, 2017 Divya

7.10.USA-3-detail-b Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: We can rethink saving heating fuel by sharing heat between floors. This floor grate allows the heat from the fireplace

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animal tracks
USA

7.11 Animal tracks teach us about more than animals

January 8, 2017 Divya

7.11.USA-3-detail-c animal tracks Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: Be a good neighbor. Animal tracks on the snow are often worth following. The distance between the

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Christmas tree farm
USA

7.12 Christmas tree farm to engage family

January 8, 2017 Divya

7.12.USA-4-Horizontal-with-Figure – Christmas tree farm Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: Benefit from engaging in a process, with results that may exceed your expectations. This is

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