The Dover Sun House, as it came to be known, was designed by physicist Mária Telkes, and it was the first modern house to be heated by nothing but the sun. This short video details the Nemethy ...

Imagine having a house ... the sun as a natural source of heat, rendering conventional heating systems unnecessary throughout even the coldest of winters. Alternatively, strategic shading keeps ...

As well as producing the popular mid-century modern style of ... spaces oriented to the sun, were also promoted. Among the designs were plans for the "Sun Trap House." This design applied passive ...