Tag: Recycled Building Materials
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Abandoned Gas Station Becomes a Restaurant
It used to be a gas station, and suddenly it's a (don't say pop-up) restaurant.
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Living Room Set Is Made from Repurposed Industrial Materials
A small design show featured chairs, a table and more made from old industrial materials.
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Maker Faire 2012: Gon KiRin, a Fire-Breathing Dragon Made from Recycled Scraps
This fire-breathing scuplture was a hit at Maker Faire Bay Area.
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Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei has a New Work Made out of Old Chinese Temples
This brave and controversial artist has a new piece in Washington that is a statement about destruction and the state.
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Homemade Chicken Coop with Beer Can Shingles Was Built in 10 Hours for $40
A chicken coop in North Carolina shows just how much you can do with discarded building materials.
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Paper Geodes Add Life and Surprise to Old Buildings
Call them urban treasures, what is going on in the corner of this building....
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Officina Roma: A Villa Entirely Built Out Of Trash
It wasn't built in a day, but a week is pretty fast for 24 high school students.
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Ruined Rec Center Gym Floor Gets Upcycled into Furniture with a Story
Wool Hat Furniture in Colorado has salvaged the old flooring of a local rec center gym and made it into new furniture.
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Book Review: London 2012 Sustainable Design, Delivering a Games Legacy
This book has to be the definitive guide to sustainability at London's 2012 Olympic Games.
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From Meat Packing Plant to 93,500 s.f. Off-Grid Vertical Farm and Brewery
A piece of Chicago's industrial heritage is going to be converted into a futuristic farm and food production facility, running on 100% renewable energy.
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The Week in Pictures: Rolling Homes, a Self-Destructing Fountain, and More
In 1934, rolling homes were proposed, to make life more mobile than ever. Plus, a cardboard mockup of Rome's Trevi Fountain will be destroyed by nature, trash sculptures make wild shadows, and more.
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Huge Cardboard Trevi Fountain Set to Self-Destruct Outside
James Grashow took 3 years to carve Rome's most famous fountain in cardboard -- now watch it disintegrate.
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Recycled Wind Turbine Blades Make This Dutch Playground Fun
Windpower never looked so fun in this renovated playground made out of recycled wind turbine blades.
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Smart, Recycled Retro-Style Wood Furniture by Kann Design
Inspired by mid-century design, these elegantly minimalist pieces make good use of the visual patterns provided by scrap wood.
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Simple Home Furniture Made from Recycled Pallets
If you like recycled pallets, you will love this furniture.
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Neighbors Build 100% Reclaimed Shed, Stash Reusable Plates for Each Others' Parties
A neighborhood partyware lending library is housed in a unique, completely reclaimed shed built from shipping pallets.
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How to Build Your Own Cyclepunk Chandelier from Bike Parts and Trash
Here are step by step directions for making your own custom cyclepunk chandelier, all from trash and old bike parts.
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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.
