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From World's Drug Capital to Green Oasis: The Incredible Story of Medellin, Colombia (Slideshow)
Medellin, Colombia: This city's name used to strike fear in peoples' hearts. In the 80s and early 90s, it was known as the drug capital of the world and the most violent city on the planet.
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From World's Drug Capital to Green Oasis: The Incredible Story of Medellin, Colombia
Medellin, Colombia: This city's name used to strike fear in peoples' hearts. In the 80s and early 90s, it was known as the drug capital of the world and the most violent city on the planet.But Medellin has come a tremendous distance in less than a decad
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Wood Design from Spain; Graffiti, Typography & Prefab Housing - Part 3 (Photos)
Here is the last part of from this beautiful collection of wood design from Spain, put together by Confemadera. Check out the previous posts about a fun wooden bicycle and the stunning heritage ceilings from the South, and last
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Wood Design from Spain: Fab Lab Houses, Wooden Islands and Spanish Guitars - Part 2 (Photos)
Last week I posted a stunning wooden bicycle, and the beautiful heritage of wooden ceilings in Andalusia from a series of wood design from Spain that Confeadera put together. Other works include the Fab Lab House, some
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Tiny Homes Hit Mainstream (An Intentional Bike Neighborhood Is Born)
It looks like an oversize city lot - just 15,000 square feet - destined for some starter castle. But the plot of dirt sitting at the corner of inner city Portland's 43rd and Division streets is something else - it's the
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Saudi Arabia's Proposed Mile High Tower Will Get a Brand New City to Go With It
This month, Saudi Arabia revealed its plans to build the Kingdom Tower, the world's first
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Gorgeous Brittany House Built By Hand of Straw, Wood and Earth
In 2009, architects Franck Deboute and Karine Montagnon decided to build their dream home and office. The site: the Pointe du Raz, hanging out over the Atlantic Ocean, in Brittany, France. The
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The TH Interview: Michael Murphy, Cofounder of MASS Design Group
Michael Murphy has been doing more than the average graduate student. For a year and half, he slept in a tent in the country of Rwanda to design and build a hospital as his classmates were stuck in design studio only talking
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In New York, New LEED-Certified Hotel Opens with Free Bike Sharing and EV Charging Stations (Photos)
While the greenest vacation is often a staycation, it's nice to know that when you do travel, whether it be for business or pleasure, a hotel can meet you half way.
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Good Hospital Design has an Impact on Recuperation
The new research showing that good hospital design can affect a patient's recovery seems like common sense, really.
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7 Cities with Great Green Projects Others Should Imitate
Cities can be hot-spots of pollution, with thousands or millions of people, cars, pets, industries, and more contributing to global warming. But they can also be centers of innovation, as bright ideas, available funding, and
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Stunning Library In Tropical Colombia Has Permeable Rock And Wood Walls
Colombian tropical town Villanueva's popular library is an example of non pretentious architecture gone right. Projected by Alejandro Piñol, Germán Ramírez, Miguel Torres and Carlos Meza, it was built with local materials and
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Randomly Placed Solar Panels, Green Second Skin Give Stunning Look To Hotel In Chile
Designed as an apartment venue and later turned into a hotel, GEN is a 26-storey building designed by Felipe Assadi + Francisca Pulido located in Santiago de Chile with the usual green credentials but with two cool details:
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Flatpack Schools Will be the Future in the UK
The UK has a new idea to cut costs: flat-pack schools that can be assembled in 13 weeks.
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This Dollhouse is an Architect's Dream
If you want your child to become an architect, this is the dollhouse to buy for her (him?). Called the Stackhouse, it is a TreeHugger architect's dream. It is flat pack, DIY, certified wood and imaginative to boot.
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New York City About to Get New Regulations for Cleaner Heating Oil
This Should be Done Everywhere According to a piece in the NYT's Green blog, new regulations for heating oil in NYC were proposed today and could phase out the dirtiest types of heating oil used by about 10,000 buildings in New York: "No. 6, the
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On Great Barrier Island, An Eco-House To Make You Jealous
On Great Barrier Island, off the northern coast of New Zealand, surrounded by a remarkable natural landscape and by Puriri trees, Blackwoods and other natives, sits the newly built and aptly named Great
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Birch Coffee - A Sustainable Community Hangout
When Jeremy Lyman and Paul Schlader wanted to open a café in New York City called Birch Coffee, they felt it needed to be more than just another place that served a warm cup of Joe. Their desire was to create a
