Tag: Architecture - Page 11
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The Week in Pictures: Kite Skiing Across Antarctica, "Spaghetti with Balls," and More
Two men broke three world recorlds on a kite skiing trip across Antarctica, cheeky recipes from a vegan cookbook, microfarms pop up in NYC, and more.
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Nice Shades: Brise Soleil Are Making a Comeback
The sun-breakers favored by Le Corbusier stop the sun before it gets in, and are a nice architectural feature as well.
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More Breezy, Tree-Hung Nests Inspired by Birds & Made for Humans
Taking some lessons from weaver birds, here are more amazing human-sized nests made out of natural materials.
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Honest Buildings, a Sort of Yelp and Linkedin for Architecture, Launches today
This could make a real difference, a crowdsourced system of listing and finding green buildings.
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London's New Train Station Concourse is a Dazzling Surprise
The new entrance to King's Cross train station in London is a dazzling success.
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Primary School Classroom Built Out Of Single Shipping Container
Tsai Design Studio puts 25 kids into a 40 foot steel container. Is this a good thing?
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Best of Green Readers' Choice: Design
What's the cutest tiny shed or building, best single family house, or best new furniture design? Vote on these and more.
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Proposed Arctic Research Facility Would Use Robots To Burrow Into Ice (Video)
Inspired by the underground network of dens dug by polar bears, this project envisions a new kind of "polar architecture" that uses robotics and ice as the building material.
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Artist Uses Public Billboards and Recycled Sunlight to Declare Views to the World
Robert Montgomery uses the sun to light up his thoughts on life, capitalism, Occupy London and spending in London's east end.
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Gorgeous Norwegian Outdoor Fireplace Combines Reuse with Local Traditions
Simple but effective, this lovely structure uses salvaged materials in a way that's inspired by old Norwegian turf huts.
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Beautiful Treehouse Built Around Ancient Oak Without Harming a Major Branch
By building around a beautiful old oak, this treehouse becomes a unique expression of the intersect between humans and the natural world.
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300 Square Foot Round Cottage Was Built in Just 8 Hours (Video)
Mandala Homes in British Columbia built an energy efficient, round green home in just eight hours.
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Instant Treehouse: Luxe Pre-Fab Treehouse Unit Sleeps Four
This awesomely oval pre-fabricated treehouse unit can be set up in five days with minimal site impact.
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Solar-Powered Shipping Container Architecture That Actually Makes Sense
A Nigerian start-up is offering mobile, solar-powered buildings made from shipping containers for a variety of uses - from marketing to saving the world.
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Prefab, Glue Laminated Timber Ribs Form This Inspiring "Low-Energy" Library
This Norwegian library is a lovely specimen of engineered wood arrayed in a rib-like concept.
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The Week in Pictures: A Nuclear Amusement Park, the Best of Biomimicry and More
In Germany, a failed nuclear power plant has been converted into an amusement park. We also have 13 awesome examples of biomimicry, the 2012 Evolo Skyscraper Award winners, and more.
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Dream of the 1920s: Complex from 1927 in Buenos Aires is Everything a Green Home Should Be
Low rise buildings, green common spaces, culture, and community living in a housing complex which has become the it living spot for Buenos Aires’ artistic types.
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Photos Portray Detroit's De-Industrialization in All Its Faded and Decayed Glory
Detroit is a symbol of the impact of the de-industrialization of American cities and it has never looked so good.
