Our friends at 1stview.ca did a feature recently about “relationship-centred design”, the philosophy that drives what we do here at Gower Design. Thanks to Nora for the wonderful job she did to convey our message. Just thought we’d share the link to her article:
Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving everyone, and as we give thanks for what we have, let us remember those who seek shelter.
This year our office has submitted an entry in Habitat for Humanity’s annual gingerbread house contest and fundraising raffle. Entitled “Modern Urban Homestead” our delicious little dwelling tries to present many of the ideas that would go into making our homes more sustainable. The main concept is to change the orientation of the home from being a consumer outpost in a global food/energy/manufacturing system, to being about producing, giving back, taking responsibility, and turning wastes into food and energy – just like nature does. [Read more…]
