Tag: Spain - Page 9
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Cheap, Energy-Efficient Robots that Build Houses (Slideshow)
Meet George Jetson: (FAB)BOTS are robots or machines that fabricate structures and spatial formations for architecture.
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Cheap, Energy-Efficient Robots that Build Houses
Meet George Jetson: (FAB)BOTS are robots or machines that fabricate structures and spatial formations for architecture. Designed by master students from the Architectural Association (AA) in London and the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Cataloni
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'Psychic' Octopus Picks Spain as World Cup Champ (Video)
The owners of a German aquarium feel pretty confident they've got the outcome tomorrow's Spain-Netherlands match in the bag, thanks to their "psychic" octopus Paul, who has correctly predicted the results of six World Cup games thus far.
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5 Sexy + Sassy Sandals for Summer (Photos)
Ladies, summer is now truly upon us, well it certainly is here in London, and tis the season to have fun with our feet, though not, we must add, at the expense of the planet or people. Happily there is a wide range of seriously stylish ethical footwear
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Relaja, a Locally Produced Bench Made from Recycled Marble from the Canary Islands
Using marble is generally not very eco-friendly; you have to dig it out, leaving a dead hole in the landscape, it takes plenty of water and energy to cut it, and, is very heavy to transport. Moreover, the marble industry creates tonnes of waste when
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Pikolinos, a Spanish Shoe Company Works with Maasai Women in Kenya
Years ago we wrote about the Spanish shoe company Pikolinos when they obtained the EU flower label. Since then they have made a stronger statement about their environmental commitment. This summer collection takes their sustainable
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Getting Developing Nations on a Greener Path Without Creating a New Renewable Energy 'Colonialism'
No matter how much it might help the environment for fewer nations to produce and consume at U.S.-style levels, slowing global
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"Fabricating A Stone"- Holiday House Camouflaged as Big Rock
Antón García- Abril and Ensamble Studio have built La Trufa, or truffle, on the north Spanish coast. It is what one might call a solid bit of work, made of concrete in a very unusual fashion. The architect writes in Abitare
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Bulldozing Homes in the Name of Coastal Protection Sparks Controversy in Spain
Spain is taking what some call an extreme step to stem the rapid development of its popular coastlines: The country is bulldozing properties built too close to the seashore, angering
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Co-design, not ego-design! Some Thoughts on Contemporary Design
Designers should get away from ego-design and concentrate on eco-design, or even better, on co-design as Alastair Fuad-Luke believes.
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Built on Stilts: House In Never Never Land Completed
One way of treading a little bit more lightly on the ground when you build houses is to put them on stilts; last year we did a round up of houses on stilts that included construction shots and a model of Andrés Jaque Architectos "House in Never Never
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La Pell - How green is this local leather design project?
Leather might not seem the most treehugger-liked material, but like with any material, it depends how you use it, where it comes from and what processes it has undergone. A few craftsmen
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The Leopoldo Urban Vegetable Garden becomes a Therapeutic Tool
For many years now (read our first article about Leopoldo in 2005), this Catalan design is appearing in more and more homes, restaurants, galleries and other spaces in need of green and locally grown food. It changed in size and
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Batalla Verde: From Mud Battles to Green Spaces, Guerilla-Gardening Style
You probably heard of la Tomatina, the tomato fight, in Spain, where each year some 50.000 visitors get together to throw 100.000 kilos of tomatoes at each other. And then there are
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Animals Blessed in Madrid for Holiday of Patron Saint
Yesterday, creatures of all kinds, from dogs and cats, to ferrets, pigs and partridges, arrived to the Church of San Anton in Madrid to receive a blessing in honor of the patron saint of animals. The day was marked with a parade
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Play Golf and Feed the Fish with Ecobioball
Our seas and oceans are badly contaminated, especially with plastic waste, which affects animals and plants in the waters. Jeremy wrote in The Great Pacific Garbage Patch: Out of Sight, Out of Mind that "the floating expanse of waste and debris in the
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Fantastic Voyage: Across Europe With Solar Power
Road trip! Next spring, solar-powered boats and land vehicles will hit European waterways and highways to travel north to south across the continent, from Stockholm,
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Burn Calories and get your Christmas Nougat Candy from the Vending Machine
The Spanish inventor Pep Torres from the studio Stereonoise, who also created the flowerpot that automatically rolls your plants into the sunlight, has thought up a vending machine that only dispenses the snacks once you have burned enough calories.
