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The Gentle Underground

An avowed "green" architect, Malcolm Wells builds into, rather than on top of, the landscape.

By Carol Steinfeld

January 4, 2004

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A conventional architect "gone green," Malcolm Wells designs buildings that literally blend into the landscape. The homes and office buildings he creates, like his Underground Art Gallery in Brewster, are built into the earth instead of on top of it. Such construction, he says, offers advantages of natural insulation, fire- and soundproofing, and exteriors that need little maintenance. It also ... (Full Article: 872 Words)