Sustainable Architecture

PHOTOS: You Could Live In A House That Looks Like A Cocoon

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 06.02.2012

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Ever wondered what it’d be like to live in a cocoon? A seaside condo slated to be built in South Korea might be as close as you can get. Sandwich...

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Archi-future: 13 Green Buildings That Will Blow Your Mind (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Sustainable Design, Green Architecture, Bslide-Dasani, Bjarke Ingels, Sustainable Architecture, Slideexpand, Green Design, Future Eco Building, Green-Technology, Green News

As architects continue to envision the utopian cities of the future, one thing is certain: innovation means sustainability. In the midst of a globa...

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WATCH: Could You Live In Only 125 Square Feet?

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Sustainable Living, Boulder News, Video, Merete Mueller, Tiny Homes, Christopher Smith, Tiny House, Simple Living, Simple Homes, Sustainable Architecture, Boulder Colorado, Boulder Couple Tiny House, Colorado, Denver News

Could you live in only 125 square feet? That's exactly what a Boulder, Colo. couple are doing now that they have completed building their brand new, t...

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Treehouse Built on Centuries-old Oak With Local Materials (VIDEO)

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Heath, Green Building, Spain, Tree Preservation, Renewable Materials, Cork Oak, Holm Oak, Treehouse, Heather, Local Materials, Encina, Treehouses, Sustainable Architecture, Extremadura, Sustainable Building, Oak Tree, Cork, Video, Green News

When an extended Spanish family decided to build a treehouse for their five grandchilden on their estate in Extremadura, they knew they wanted to protect their beloved "encinas" (holm oak trees).

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WATCH: 30-Story Hotel Built In Just 15 Days!

Posted 01.11.2012

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Harnessing manpower like never before, Chinese sustainable building company Broad Group has accomplished the seemingly impossible task of constructing...

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The Great Downsizing Debate Continues

Jennifer Schwab | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Sustainable Design, Eco Home, Green News, SierraClubGreenHome.Com, Downsizing, Dwell, Sustainable Architecture, Architecture, Eco Housing, Inhabitat, Sierra Club Green Home, Green News

What is an appropriate number of square feet per person to live comfortably yet sustainably?

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Downsizing -- A Thousand Square Feet Per Person, A New American Standard

Jennifer Schwab | Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Architecture, Sustainable Design, Jenny Lazar, Dwell, Eco Housing, Sustainable Architecture, Downsizing, SierraClubGreenHome.Com, Inhabitat, Sierra Club Green Home, Healthier Greener Home, Green News

I know many successful boomers who are now moping around their 8 to 12,000-foot monuments to capitalism. But has America's long-standing love affair with this type of -- not very green -- home finally run its course?

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Really Big and Off the Grid

Robyn Griggs Lawrence | Posted 07.10.2011

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Michael Funk's home is responsibly built and completely off the grid. It's solid, an heirloom in a jewel of a setting.

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Can NYC Achieve Carbon Neutrality By 2030?

Jacob Slevin | Posted 06.21.2011

Read More: Aia, Architecture, Design, Sustainability, New York City, Carbon Neutral, Green, Green News, Ed Mazria, Architecture 2030, Green Building, Sustainable Architecture, Arts News

Ed Mazria is a preeminent leader in sustainable design. He closed his practice in 2006 to start Architecture 2030, a nonprofit that challenges designers to achieve carbon neutrality in buildings by 2030.

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Was Frank Lloyd Wright's Visionary Architecture Sustainable?

ARTINFO | Posted 05.25.2011

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Over the seven decades of his long career, Frank Lloyd Wright created some of the most innovative buildings of the 20th century. But advances in build...

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Alexander Remizov's 'Ark Hotel' Can House 10,000 And Sustain Major Natural Disasters

Mail Online | Posted 05.25.2011

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It looks like a cross between Noah's Ark and something out of a 1970s science-fiction film. The futuristic Ark Hotel has been designed to withstand...

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God Is Green: Why 'Less Bad' Is Not Good

Cathleen Falsani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: C2c, Cradle-to-Cradle, Green Movement, God Is Green, Sustainable Living, Cradle to Cradle, Green Architecture, William McDonough, Green Religion Movement, Sustainable Architecture, Green Living, Bill McDonough, Religion News

Using our imagination, intelligence and buying power, we can set the Earth on a path to healing and ensure that future generations of all God's creatures rest -- nourished and cared for -- in its loving, ample, natural embrace.

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WATCH: Brazilian Architect's Incredible Initiatives To Build A Smart City

Huffington Post | Travis Walter Donovan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sustainable Urban Planning, Green Urban Planning, Video, Green Architecture, Curitiba Green, Green City Development, Green Curitiba, Green Living, Sustainable Architecture, Sustainable City Development, Jaime Lerner, Green News

This video from CNN takes a look into the work of Jaime Lerner, a renowned Brazilian architect who has used his political positions to implement inspi...

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Architects Design Sustainable Affordable Housing For Low-Income Countries

Inhabitat | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Living, Open Source House, Emerging Ghana, Sustainable Architecture, Green Architecture, Green News

Emerging Ghana is a plan for an eco-affordable single family house for the emerging middle class of Ghana. The design recently won first place in the ...

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PHOTOS: Abandoned Train Tracks, Hangars And More -- 7 Awesomely Transformed Public Places

Huffington Post | Travis Walter Donovan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Redesigning Public Places, Sustainable Design, High Line, Green Living, Sustainable Architecture, Recycled Architecture, Slidepollajax, Reuse Architecture, Green News

Tearing down old structures to build new green designs in their place often consumes many more resources than simply working with existing architectur...

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Buy Your Very Own Completely Sustainable Home

nytimes.com | Leora Broydo Vestel | Posted 05.25.2011

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The company is aiming to become the first mass producer of what is known in green building circles as "net zero energy homes" - those that generate en...

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