Architecture 101: The Basics in 10 Minutes
So you want to be an architect
How To Think Like An Architect: The Design Process
Housing Styles - Formative Assignment
Mediterranean House - Key Features
40 Ways to Be More Eco Friendly
Sustainability Ideas:
Sustainable (off grid) homes generate their own power (solar, wind), provide their own water (well, rainwater harvesting), and manage their own waste (septic, composting toilets).
Wind-catching towers, or bâdgir (windcatcher) in Persia
Rainwater harvesting system with filtration and purification
Some interesting architecutural solutions: