Arcadia

"Nature frees our minds, but as we search for that release, we see no reason to let go of the confines of our constructed lives." So is the introduction to a new architecture book, Arcadia: Cross-Country Style Architecture and Design. With winter descending I've been spending pretty much all my time indoors, in spaces that are small, dark, and uninspiring. Looking at the pictures in this book, however, create a drool factor and a desire to suddenly move to Switzerland! Being indoors wouldn't be so bad if you could feel like you were still somehow connected to the outside environment. "This book profiles architects, designers and artists who are embracing nature and creating provocative rural hideaways that adapt to their surrounding habitats and their special topographical and extreme climatic conditions and challenges." pix from Sight Unseen.