Tag: Czech Republic

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  Open Source Permaculture On Its Way to the Internet

  Prague-based permaculture activist Sophia Novack is raising funds to create a free online resource that can teach 'anyone (including you!) ... how to grow an incredibly productive backyard permaculture garden.'

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  Old Chapel Is Made into a Giant Musical Instrument, Controlled with Laser Pointers (Video)

  A Czech church was 3-D mapped and made into a one of a kind musical instrument, controlled by visitors' laser pointers.

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  Mesmerizing Chandelier Mimicks Deep Sea Bioluminescence (Photos)

  Using mouth-blown glass and energy-efficient LEDs, this stunning chandelier looks like a creature from the ocean's depths.

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  Floating Pool To Filter Prague's Polluted River For Swimmers

  How a floating pool could help filter this city's contaminated waters so residents can once again enjoy them.

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  Hanging Mini-Greenhouse Also Doubles As Pendant Lamp

  Short on space for growing herbs? Well, this graceful pendant lamp -- which doubles as a mini-greenhouse -- could be one way to add more luscious greenery to one's space and diet.

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  Another Problem with Carbon Credits: They Get Stolen

  At least $40 million worth of carbon credits have been stolen in recent weeks from various registries across Europe, in what some are calling a growing black market for carbon credits.The Wall Street Journal explains that there are

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  Celebrating Safer Cycling in Prague

  Heavy traffic, aggressive drivers, few bike lanes, and fear of theft made the Czech capital a place where cycling was "only for the brave," as an article for Radio Prague put

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  A 'Mosaic' of Green Features at New Prague Hotel

  Count Prague in on the trend toward green hostels and hotels: The opening late last week of a cool new central-city accommodation not only provides a fresh option for eco-conscious travelers, it also marks a green "first" or two

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  12 Hip Green Hostels Around the Globe

  Fancy spending some time on an organic farm, practicing yoga and taking long walks through the hills? Or would you rather stay in an art-filled old downtown warehouse, and

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  Does the Environment Win When Economic Crisis Sends Immigrants Home?

  Turkish cities have been the stage for culture clashes in recent years, as residents of rural areas moved to urban areas in large numbers, bringing what many urbanites see as

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  Blob Architect Jan Kaplicky 1937-2009

  Architects are often late bloomers. Frank Gehry is in his prime at 79; Ralph Rapson died at his drafting board last year at 93.

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  Czech President & Climate Denier Vaclav Klaus To Preside Over EU In 2009

  Just when we thought there was a chance for a rationalist US Administration to mesh with the Climate-action oriented EU and with an increasingly open-minded China...[Vaclav] Klaus has called man-made global

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  Effects of Global Warming Inspire Alterations to Famous Aalto Vase

  The vase designed and named after Finnish designer Alvar Aalto is an icon among the design-savvy. The now-classic piece was released in 1937 at the World Fair in Paris. Today, the vase is produced by Iittala, which has slightly changed the size and

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  Stair of the Week: DNA Stair from Studio P-H-A

  As we noted in our review of the New York Times Building communication stair, a standard principle of design today should be comfortable, bright stairs that serve as more than fire escapes, that encourage people to take the stairs instead of the

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  Wood House Sits Lightly On Landscape

  One can build a house out of wood and cover it up, or one can celebrate the nature of wood, as this one in Slavonice, Czech Republic does. Designed by E - M.R.A.K. | Martin Rajniš, Kamila Amblerová, Václav Horecký, it is built out of unplaned, uncut

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  Salt Water Proposed as Cure for Common Cold in Children

  Researchers in Europe recently reported that a

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  Czech National Library Controversy Continues.

  I liked the winner of the National Library of the Czech Republic by Jan Kaplicky of future systems. Our commenters mostly didn't. "I think you should be more unkind about it , did someone sneeze? I can't begin to imagine how this qualifies as "green"."

• Porch House by Archteam

  We do go on about how less is more, keep it simple, keep it minimal. Most of the modern designs we show have flat roofs, which are not simple. Sloping roofs are generally cheaper and last longer, and offer additional space within the rafters, but are