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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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LivingHomes: Green, Prefab and Now Affordable!

Natalie Pace | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Livinghomes Green, Steve Glenn Livinghomes, Steve Glenn Houses, Green Prefab Homes, Green Architecture, Green Homes, Make It Right Homes, Green News

Steve Glenn, the founder of LivingHomes, had a vision in 2006 to "combine world-class architecture with an unparalleled commitment to healthy and sustainable construction."

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Building for Health: Improving Our Cities, Homes and Lives

Steve Heilig | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Heatlhy Schools, Green Architecture, Urban Planning, Richard Jackson, Built Environment, Public Health, Diabetes, Children's Health, Cities, Bike Pathways, Impact News

How does where we live impact our health? It's a big and complex question, but Richard Jackson, MD, MPH is leading the way towards answers -- and interventions.

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Could This Be Coming To A Body Of Water Near You

The Huffington Post | Kia Makarechi | Posted 01.20.2012

Read More: Sea Trees, Video, Green Architecture, Green Businesses, Green, Floating Parks, Green Parks, Ecosystems, Waterstudio, Waterstudios, Arts News

Dutch architectural firm Waterstudio aims to create habitats that can't be disturbed by human populations, and they've captured the world's attention ...

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

Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Prefabricated-Home, Video, Green Architecture, Prefab, Architecture, Prefabricated, Broad-Group, Sustainable Architecture, Prefab Architecture, Arts News

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

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Architects of Change

John Feffer | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Military Bases, Energy, Architecture, Sustainability, Green Architecture, North Korea, North Korea Architecture, Thethatcheryears, The Thatcher Years, The-Thatcher-Years, World News

More than a decade ago, I sat down with the head of the academy of architecture in Pyongyang. There was one element missing from their architecture program: North Korean builders paid virtually no attention to energy efficiency

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PHOTOS: Incredible Tower Wins Taiwan Competition

Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Taiwan Tower, Taiwan, Carbon Emissions, Green Architecture, Taiwan Tower Competition, Architecture, Banyan Tree, Ventilation, Tower Competition, Sou Fujimoto Architects, Carbon Footprint, Arts News

"21st Century Oasis," a proposal by Sou Fujimoto Architects in collaboration with Taiwanese firm, Fei & Cheng associates has won first prize in the Ta...

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WATCH: Jaw-Dropping Vertical Forest

Posted 11.18.2011

Read More: Stefano Boeri, Video, Milan, Vertical Forest, Green Architecture, Bosco Verticale, Ecosystem, Italy, Crazy Architecture, Milan Architecture, Self Sufficient, Arts News

Milan, one of the trendsetting capitals of the world, is applying their avant-garde tactics off the runway as well with 'vertical forests'. The ci...

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Blessed Bounty: Reflections on the Sustainable Design Competition

Matt Petersen | Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Brad Pitt, Sustainable Design, Green Architecture, Holy Cross Project, Sustainability, Global Green USA, Rebuilding New Orleans, Global Green, Impact News

At the outset of my journey to help rebuild New Orleans green in early September 2005, many thought I was crazy to think I could help this city that was so deeply devastated.

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Would You Stay In This Bird Nest Hotel?

Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Twiggy Bird Nest, Treehouse Architect, Green Architecture, Birds Nest Room, Treehouse Room, Architecture, Eco Hotel, Tree Hotel, Treehouse Hotel, Green Living, Bird Nest Room, Green News

From Inhabitat: We've had a thing for this Swedish Tree Hotel ever since it opened, but we're even more blown away by each of its awesome individua...

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Exploring Simple Urban Amenities at the Public Edge

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 08.02.2011

What if American cities legislated brighter color amid windows, balconies planted green and encouraged flags and hanging laundry? What if homeowner associations and rental contracts required vegetation and decoration?

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PHOTOS: Jan Horn's 'Courtyard House' For $1.95 Million

The Huffington Post | Lucy Blodgett | Posted 08.24.2011

Read More: La Real Estate, Green Architecture, Jan Horn, Westwood, Westwood Real Estate, Architecture, Courtyard House, Slidepollajax, Los Angeles News

This story has be edited to clarify content. Realtor and architecture aficionado, Jan Horn has listed his personal residence also known as "The Cou...

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Landscape Urbanism: The Challenge of Implementation

David Eisen | Posted 07.16.2011

Read More: The Highline, Urban Architecture, Green Architecture, Highline New York, Green Building, Architecture, Landscape Design, Urban Contruction, Landscape Urbanism, Sustainable Building, Arts News

Designers will need to team up with scientists, sociologists and engineers -- and bureaucrats and bean counters, too -- if sustainable design solutions are to be pushed beyond the commonplace.

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Really Big and Off the Grid

Robyn Griggs Lawrence | Posted 07.10.2011

Read More: Off-the-Grid Home, Michael Funk, Living Off the Grid, Off the Grid, Sustainable Living, Green Architecture, Off the Grid House, Michael Funk Off the Grid, Architecture, Sustainable Architecture, Green Living, Green News

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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Would You Live In This 10-Foot Cube?

Posted 07.05.2011

Read More: The Cube Home, The Cube House, The Cube, Green Architecture, Green House, Eco Home, The Cube Project, Eco House, Sustainability, Green Living, The Cube Eco Home, Green Design, Green Home, Green News

From EarthTechling's Susan DeFreitas: How comfortably could a person live in a home that measures approximately 10 by 10 by 10 feet? If that pe...

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PHOTOS: Incredible Crop Circle House

Posted 07.02.2011

Read More: Earth Home, Crop Circle Home, Australia, Green Architecture, Earth House, Crop Circle House, Australia Earth House, Architecture, Green Living, Green Design, Jolson Architecture, Australia Earth Home, Green News

From Inhabitat: While it may look like the work of an extraterrestrial, this swirling green home was actually designed by a mere earthling. And if ...

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Inside The Williamsburg Passive House

Inhabitat | Posted 06.23.2011

Read More: Architecture, Williamsburg Passive House, Green Living, Green Architecture, Green Design, Passive House, Williamsburg Passive House Photos, Green News

We were thrilled to announce the completion of Brooklyn's first Passive House last month, and we couldn't wait to pop over and have a look for ourselv...

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Interview: Critic Robert Campbell

J. Michael Welton | Posted 06.21.2011

Read More: The Atlantic Monthly, Boston Globe, Green Architecture, Taliesin West, Santiago Calatrava, Robert Campbell, Boston, Architecture, Harvard, Frank Lloyd Wright, Milwaukee, Taliesin, Milwaukee Art Museum, Harvard Review, Arts News

Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic Robert Campbell is both fearless and sensitive enough to write and publish poetry.

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15 Mind-Blowing Skyscrapers

Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: Green Architecture, Skyscrapers, Green Technology, Slidepollajax, Architecture, Green Skyscrapers, Mind-Blowing Skyscrapers, Vertical Farms, Green Living, Green Design, Shipping Container Buildings, Green News

From Inhabitat: With world populations growing and land scarce, more and more architects are looking to build upwards instead of outwards. Want some ...

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Incredible Shell-Shaped Solar House

Posted 06.09.2011

Read More: Solaleya, The Pearl, David Fanchon, Solaleya the Pearl, Green Architecture, Shell-Shaped House, Shell Home, Shell House, Architecture, Shell-Shaped Home, Sustainability, The Pearl House, Green Living, Green Design, David Fanchon the Pearl, Green News

From Inhabitat: Triangular tents, eat your heart out! This elegant dome-shaped retreat is where it's at. Dubbed 'The Pearl’ and designed by David...

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Sustainability and Authenticity, Personified

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Architecture, Green Building, Sustainability, Green Architecture, Business, Urbanism, Family, Impact, Green News

Mark Schuster's Lofty Pursuits is a must-read, for true believers and cynics alike, as a unique contribution to today's dialogue about the sustainable city.

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PHOTOS: Incredible Bamboo School Built To Resist Tropical Storms

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Architecture, Bamboo School, Bamboo Architecture, Bamboo Building, School Bamboo, Green School, Green Buildings, Green Architecture, Slidepollajax, Myshelter Foundation, Bamboo School Phillipines, Green News

From Inhabitat: When you think about how much sense it makes to build structures out of bamboo - especially in places where the flexible, rapidly ren...

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Homes Made Of Trash, Trees & Meat: The Future Of New York? (Photos)

The Huffington Post | Damiano Beltrami | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, Ny Impact, Green Architecture, Houses, Brooklyn, Central Park, Ny, Cars, Impact, Mitchell Joachim, New York News, Slidepollajax, NY Real Estate, New York News

Architect and urban designer Mitchell Joachim hates the idea of a lower-pollution New York a hundred years from now. He envisions a city that actually...

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

Mail Online | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Architect Alexander Remizov, Remizov Hotel, Green Architecture, Alexander Remizov, Sustainability, Ark Hotel, Sustainable Architecture, Alexander Remizov Ark Hotel, Biosphere Ark Hotel, Arts News

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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PHOTOS: Astounding Bamboo Dome Built Without A Single Nail

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Wind and Water Cafe, Vo Trong Nghia, Green Architecture, Vietnam Bamboo Dome, Bamboo Dome, Bamboo Architecture, Nail-Free Building, Green News

From Inhabitat.com: Believe it or not, this impressive bamboo dome is made of almost all natural materials and was built without using even one nail!...

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