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- Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Designs London Pavilion
- 3-in-1 Crib Transforms to Meet Baby's Needs
- Portable "Sky Deck" Turns Your Fire Escape into a Terrace
- Hanging Plant Balcony Works Like a Drawbridge
- Cross Laminated Timber is Ready for Prime Time
- Homemade Chicken Coop with Beer Can Shingles Was Built in 10 Hours for $40
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Tiny, Rundown Attic Space Becomes Stunning Rooftop Apartment
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London's Raw Craft Show Focuses on the Essence of Furniture Making
Working in an age of austerity, these furniture makers focus on pure, honest design.
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What We're Looking For at ICFF and New York Design Week
It's a lot more than just furniture.
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A Unique Patch of Native Forest Survives at the Heart of America’s Largest City
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Urban Design Lessons from Milan and Bologna: Architecture Matters as Much as Planning
In one city the pedestrian rules; in the other, the car. And it's the architecture that makes the difference.
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1916 Plan Would Have Added 50 Square Miles of Artificial Land to NYC
A 1916 proposal from a respected engineer called for the moving of the East River and the connection of Manhattan to Staten Island.
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3-in-1 Crib Transforms to Meet Baby's Needs
A transformer crib can be used as a cradle, a bassinet, and to attach to the parents' bed.
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Wood Construction Can Last A Long Time
In Bologna, Italy, it has been doing the job for 800 years.
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Portable "Sky Deck" Turns Your Fire Escape into a Terrace
A small wood setup clips onto a railing, creating a table.
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Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Designs London Pavilion
It's a tradition; every summer famous architects design a pavilion for London's Serpentine Gallery.
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Hanging Plant Balcony Works Like a Drawbridge
A window planter system lets apartment dwellers create their own hanging balcony for plants.
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Cross Laminated Timber is Ready for Prime Time
They are using this fabulous tech all over Europe. Why are we taking so long in North America, when the trees are dying?
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Recycled Factory Thrives As Social Center Supported by Brazil's Commerce Tax
SESC Pompeia is not only a beautifully recycled building, but also part of an interesting Brazilian program to finance social change through taxes on commercial activities.
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Top Airline Executive Creates Tiny, "Treehouse" Home
A leading airline executive builds a tiny, rustic retreat with no electricity or running water.
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Homemade Chicken Coop with Beer Can Shingles Was Built in 10 Hours for $40
A chicken coop in North Carolina shows just how much you can do with discarded building materials.
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Modular Furniture Made from Recycled Materials Becomes Just about Anything
A modular furniture unit can be set up as a bed, sofa, table, bookshelf and more.
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Amsterdam RAI Convention Centre Goes Greener
Convention Centres are Huge Consumers of everything and generators of waste. Here is one that appears to address it seriously.
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Seventies Back-to-the-Land Pioneer Explores the Tiny House Movement
A former shelter editor for the Whole Earth Catalog discusses the new wave of the tiny house movement.
