Group home

A group home can refer to many things, but it generally is a site that provides twenty-four hour non-medical care in a structured environment. They often focus on the elderly, people with mental or physical disabilities, or those dealing...

Recently a forming cohousing group contacted me for training. Unfortunately they were too far away for me to make the journey, but i* wanted to at least send them some initial advice. Here’s what i wrote as recommendations for new cohousing groups. 1. Before the group is 12 people, make […]

Some businesses are a labor of love. That doesn't mean, however, that they shouldn't run like a business. It is possible to help the community and start a profitable business at the same time. Group homes that help the mentally disabled and others who need help becoming independent are great businesses. If you ...

Backstay Hostel in Ghent by designers Nele Van Damme & Yannick Baeyens

Traveling from deep inside the C.I.A. To the outer reaches of Chechnya, Taryn Simon has made a career out of photographing the far-fetched. On the occasion of two major museum shows, Joan Juliet Buck tracks down the intrepid 36-year-old.

georgianadesign: Kalmia cottage.Thomas Lawton Architect, Black Mountain, NC. The Frontier Group photo.