This small house in the redwood forest of Sea Ranch in California is a great example of a building that integrates itself through the use of wood over the whole exterior. This real-time information enables a system to respond to changing environmental conditions and to optimize over time, reducing fossil fuel usage by over 60% as well as energy costs.

From a modern mansion built into a rocky outcrop in Colorado to a luxurious private estate on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Australia, we’ve rounded up a stunning selection of properties for sale that are sure to give you a new-found head for heights. So in fact the house consists of two houses stacked on each other, which relates directly to the different plot levels [giving] each its own terrace and garden access. L'ho letto subito dopo "Diario partigiano" di Ada Gobetti sperando di approfondire la sua figura ma in realtà il saggio non aggiunge molto al diario. This four-bedroom Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired house in Colorado (also main picture above) is divided into three stepped floors that follow the contours of the land it is set on.A rare opportunity to acquire two luxurious and interconnected, off-plan chalets in Verbier, comprising seven bedrooms and bathrooms and with spectacular views of the entire Val de Bagnes, the Petit and Grand Combin glaciers and the impressive surrounding mountains. Having spent four holidays in Villar Pellice, I know all about those valleys' amazing religious history and topography. I have read a fair number of books about World War II in various countries; the US, the UK, France, Germany, Russia and Poland, but never Italy. They commissioned a modern new hiking haven for tired travelers that sits by the Forcella Marmarole pass and can fit up to 12 people. Buffa di Perrero’s bizarre location has puzzled people for decades — while others speculated how on earth removal men could ever make it up there.

Within the past few years the literature on the role of women in WWii resistance movements has grown, with much emphasis on activities in France. The chalet is set in the centre of the Espace Kelly ski area in Tignes with direct ski-in, ski-out access to the slopes.This is an incredible, devastating book about the little-written about women of the Italian resistance to German occupation, from 1943-1945. You can spend days skiing down the slopes, snowshoeing, hiking, and so much more, while cozying up at the end of a long day with the majestic Lake Granby as your view.

To make sure reviews are relevant, we may only accept reviews that are submitted within 3 months of checking out, and we may stop showing reviews once they’re 36 months old – or if the Accommodation has a change of ownership. The Financial Times and its journalism are subject to a self-regulation regime under the FT Editorial Code of Practice. Somewhat untouched and pretty much out of a storybook, Mammoth Lakes is known for its cross country and Nordic skiing, fly fishing, signature skyline, and high valleys. Through the stories of these four exceptional women, the resolve, tenacity and, above all, courage of the Italian Resistance is laid bare. The living, dining and kitchen space is organised around a kitchen island – also finished with concrete panels – a large sofa and a fireplace.

A sentence that made my blood run cold: "Italy, which had been a useless ally, was now occupied by men [Nazis] who had learned in Eastern Europe how to treat useless people.