Tag: London

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  London's top gardens pictured in one charming book

  May 17, 5:00 AM by Bonnie Alter in Lawn & Garden

  If you are visiting London this summer, or just like garden porn, this is the book for you.

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  London is building a power plant that burns waste fat from sewers

  May 15, 9:25 AM by Megan Treacy in Clean Technology

  The discarded fat that can clog the sewer system will now be used as a renewable energy source.

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  My Cool Allotment is a guide to the prettiest allotment gardens around

  May 3, 5:00 AM by Bonnie Alter in Urban Design

  Allotment gardens as works of growable art...

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  London's annual Design Museum Competition winners announced

  April 11, 5:00 AM by Bonnie Alter in Sustainable Product Design

  It's the Academy Awards of the design world, so let's see who's in the running.

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  A cafe is opened in a nineteenth century toilet

  March 29, 5:00 AM by Bonnie Alter in Green Architecture

  What better place to have a coffee, than in a recycled "loo"?

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  Skinny makeover lights up 7-foot wide house

  March 22, 7:00 AM by Kimberley Mok in Green Architecture

  A narrow, terraced house built over an old lane to the stables is cleverly re-done to bring in more natural lighting and ventilation.

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  The Shed is a new, temporary and recyclable theatre

  March 22, 5:00 AM by Bonnie Alter in Green Architecture

  Here's a novel and red solution to the need for a temporary space during renovation.

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  The problem with cars in the city: "Possession combined with brute force make up ten-tenths of the law"

  March 20, 9:11 AM by Lloyd Alter in Cars

  The big villain isn’t the internal combustion engine, it’s the car.

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  Architectural installation creates sweet songs for children at lullaby factory

  February 26, 5:00 AM by Bonnie Alter in Green Architecture

  This lullaby factory has just been installed in a children's hospital---what a wonderful diversion.

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  No Logos and no Noise allowed at UK Department Store

  February 15, 5:00 AM by Bonnie Alter in Sustainable Product Design

  Here's the question: is Heinz ketchup still desirable without its logo?

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  I'm On a Boat. On a Roof. In London. (Exclusive Pics)

  February 8, 5:00 AM by Bonnie Alter in Green Architecture

  Picture this: on-the-spot shots of this adorable boat on top of a theatre in the middle of London

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  6 Designs Ideas That Have Shaped the (Modern) World

  February 1, 5:00 AM by Bonnie Alter in Sustainable Product Design

  You will probably recognize most of these design items, now their story and impact is being examined in a new show.

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  Water Tower Converted Into Superluxe London Home

  January 30, 9:56 AM by Lloyd Alter in Green Architecture

  Adaptive reuse is wonderful, but can you have too much of a good thing?

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  New Coins and Stamps Celebrate 150th Anniversary of London Subway

  January 11, 5:00 AM by Bonnie Alter in Sustainable Product Design

  The London Tube is 150 years old; newly designed coins and stamps honor the anniversary.

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  Colorful Ecology Pavilion Brightens up a Neglected U.K. Park

  January 4, 5:00 AM by Bonnie Alter in Green Architecture

  Located in Kent, the structure functions as an outdoor classroom with activities such as how to use vegetable dyes and spot wildlife.

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  The Shoffice Is a curvy Home Office

  December 18, 9:26 AM by Lloyd Alter in Green Architecture

  Platform 5 architects turn the office shed into sculpture

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  Out With the Old and In With the New: A Ride on the Heatherwick Bus

  December 17, 5:00 AM by Bonnie Alter in Urban Design

  It's a modern re-interpretation of London's famous double decker bus by Thomas Heatherwick.

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  5 Bicycle Inspired Accessories for Your Home

  December 7, 5:00 AM by Bonnie Alter in Interior Design

  Here are some very cool bicycle-themed pieces for your home.