One Building, One City: World's tallest prefab, Sky City, is breaking ground in June
Sky City will be 2750 feet tall, 220 stories, housing 30,000 people in 4450 apartments. That's sustainable design.
Latest Stories in Design - Page 7
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The Month In Design, from Googlelandia to Usonia
Megaprojects from Facebook, Google and Apple are covered in solar panels and trees, but are they really green?
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A humorous look at the Tiny House movement; The Onion looks at driving
It's the greenest house we have ever shown on TreeHugger!
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Forward-thinking Tiny Homes are built from "pure salvage"
An American tiny house builder specializes in what he calls "pure salvage building."
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A cafe is opened in a nineteenth century toilet
What better place to have a coffee, than in a recycled "loo"?
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Video tells story of Hövding's invisible bike helmet
The Invisible Bicycle Helmet is a short documentary (above) that follows Anna Haupt and Terese Alstin, two designers behind Hövding and how their innovative design came to be.
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Put a cork in it: Natural renewable cork makes a comeback as home insulation
For his renovation of a 200 year old farmhouse, Alex Wilson tries out the greenest insulations on the market
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Can cities be too dense? Can condos be too tall? Are they built to last?
All important questions, asked by Antonia Zerbisias in the Toronto Star
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When designing a 425 square foot apartment, it sure helps to have a 25 foot ceiling
Specht Harpman Architects pack four levels into a New York loft
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Do adjustable height desks make more sense than standing desks?
A new desk design from Feiz Design Studio gives reason to look again at the issue.
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Hotello packs a 40 square foot hotel room and office into a box
It is an interesting design if you are the quiet type.
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House for artist is built into Mexico City billboard
It takes time to paint a billboard by hand; why not provide a house for the artist while they work?
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Tiny NYC half-bedroom converted into elegant chamber (Video)
Check out this video on how one interior designer transforms a teeny half-bedroom into a tasteful, multifunctional space.
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Whither Minimalism?
Will Wiles wonders claims minimalism had a short life. I think it is just getting started.
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Living With Less, Frank Lloyd Wright style in the Haynes House
How the great architect (with a great client) squeezed so much into 1411 square feet.
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Is xeriscaping "historically inappropriate" in water-challenged Dallas?
The local Landmarks Commission thinks so, and demands that Burton Knight tear out his front yard and plant grass.
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Pop-Up Hotels pop up in New York Times
TreeHugger has been there, done that, even stayed in them.
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Horse trailer converted into stunning 80 square foot people trailer
Traveling with a Rottweiler? You need a rolling hotel. Designer Bill Southworth built one that rocks. And rolls.
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Skinny makeover lights up 7-foot wide house
A narrow, terraced house built over an old lane to the stables is cleverly re-done to bring in more natural lighting and ventilation.
