The House that Came in the Mail
99% Invisible
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Sears and the Adaptive Reuse of Massive Buildings
Sears homes aren't the only Sears architecture dotting the landscape. Have you ever seen a Sears schoolhouse? Because I saw that they offered that one year. "I've been hunting that thing down like it's my job," says Kurt Colst, who moved into an old Sears building in Minneapolis. The next time a ragtag team of researchers armed with cameras, laptops and an old Sears catalog knocks in your door, don't be frightened. They're there to help. And who knows, you might even be standing there, an undiscovered model.
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