The steep slump in housing intensified at the end of last year, pushing home construction down by the biggest amount in nearly three decades.
Analysts forecast more bad news in the months ahead with the big question remaining whether the housing slump will be severe enough to push the country into a recession.
The Commerce Department reported [...]

I reluctantly listened to my Realtor and painted over the purple walls and carpeted the magenta floor. I reduced my house to a monochromatic sea of beige to appease potential buyers. I wasn’t happy about it, and in a fit of acquiescent rebellion chose a nondescript color called “Pathos.” It defined my feelings about the [...]

Regalia Holdings has commissioned Bernardo Fort-Brescia as architect of Regalia in Sunny Isles Beach.
“We took a different approach that wasn’t purely architectural,” said Fort-Brescia. “We gave it a sense of movement; it is an organic building shaped by natural forces.”
Fort-Brescia includes 500 architects in offices [...]

Regalia Holdings has named Bernardo Fort-Brescia, founder of the internationally renowned architectural firm Arquitectonica, as architect of Regalia, a planned luxury condominium project located in Sunny Isle Beach, Fla., about 17 miles from Miami.
The 38-unit project is slated to break ground in June 2007 and be completed in 2009, Gerry Groh, vice president of operations [...]

After breaking his back in a motorcycle accident, industrial designer Darrin Caddes became more aware of how people interact with products. “I couldn’t use a phone handset,” he recalls. “I couldn’t turn around easily or pick up a pen.”
Today, the former automotive-industry designer — who has held top posts at Fiat (Milan: F.MI) , BMW [...]