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- Solar Powered Shipping Container is a Pop-Up Prefab Party (2010-07-23)
Inhabitat: Planning a party? You might want to check out Boxman Studio’s solar-powered party venue, which comes conveniently packed into a pop-up shipping container. The innovative system that takes just 20 minutes to set up … - Stunning Bamboo Forest Continues to Grow Atop Met Museum (2010-07-21)
inhabitat: This summer the roof of the Metropolitan Museum of Art sprouted an incredible bamboo jungle as artists Doug and Mike Starn erected their “Big Bambú: You Can’t, You Don’t and You Won’t Stop” installation. We last r … - 8 Tallet: Green-Roofed Eco Village in Denmark (2010-07-21)
inhabitat: Ørestad is an emerging neighborhood in Copenhagen that is redefining 21st century living. At the heart of the development is 8 Tallet (or 8 House), a progressive apartment complex that is a small neighborhood in i … - Naturligt byggmaterial (2010-07-20)
SYDSVENSKAN: De senaste tjugo åren har svensk arkitektur präglats av transparens. Nu är naturstenen på väg tillbaka. Men långt ifrån alla sorters natursten är lämpliga att använda. Och kunskaperna om materialet är bristfällig … - Passivehaus Container Complex Proposed for Leeds Waterfront (2010-07-20)
Waterfronts that were once the bustling heart of industrial British cities are now more commonly seen as the hub of hot new property developments. However, initiatives like the 36 Calls Design Competition leave us confident t … - Wind-Powered Memorial Park Envisioned For Turkey (2010-07-19)
inhabitat.com: We fell in love with this beautiful concept for a memorial park in Turkey and were very excited to see a number of small-scale wind turbines incorporated into the lawn of the rolling green space. Designed by T … - Peter Örn, Delegationen för hållbara städer: Många goda exempel runt om i Sverige (2010-07-18)
Under våren har Delegationen för hållbara städer tillsammans med Energimyndigheten genomfört ett antal seminarier i fem svenska kommuner med temat ”Energieffektivisering och klimatsmart stadsplanering”. Vi har tydligt sett at … - Deceiving Shipping Container Home That Doesn’t Look Like One (2010-07-16)
inhabitat.com: If we hadn't told you this was a shipping container house, would you have known?? With a contemporary classic style, regular-looking facade and huge light-filled windows, this lovely home in Richmond, Cali … - Henning Larsen Unveils Winning Design for Daylight Campus Roskilde (2010-07-16)
Henning Larsen is racking up some major points in the architecture world, and now they can add another project to their list of accomplishments. The Dutch firm recently won a competition to design the new Campus Roskilde at t … - EnergyFlex House: Green Building Eco-Laboratory Rises in Denmark (2010-07-16)
Two eco-houses in Taastrup, Denmark have been built by the Danish Technological Institute in cooperation with Henning Larsen Architects to serve as a high-tech laboratory intended to guide the future of green building. Energy … - 1800’s Puerto Rican Home Revisioned as Green-Roofed Urban Space (2010-07-15)
Perhaps the greenest home is the one already built. A couple in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico took this to heart when they renovated an abandoned early eightieth-century home and transformed it into an urban garden. This … - Long Tan Park: Cascades of Box Homes Covering the Mountains of China (2010-07-15)
When dutch architecture firm MVRDV started conceiving their plan for 2,700 new houses in Liuzhou, China, one of their primary goals was to protect the city’s precious limestone mountains from further erosion while preserving … - Futuristic Eco-Skyscraper is a Self-Sufficient Solar Spire (2010-07-15)
While it looks a bit like something that Queen Amidala might wear on her head, this incredible tower is actually a concept for a multi-use skyscraper for the city of Yerevan in Armenia. Designed by Vahan Misakyan, the insect- … - France’s First Passivhaus is a Wonder of Green Design (2010-07-15)
With the steady rise of the Passivhaus building system, we are being treated to some brilliant new ideas on how to design to the standard. Architecture Firm Karawitz designed this home in Bessancourt, France that hides a weal … - Dexia Towers’ 72,000 Rainbow LEDs Light Up to Show Tomorrow’s Weather (2010-07-15)
Thinking about turning on the news or heading to Weather.com to check out the forecast? Bo-ring! Wouldn’t it be infinitely cooler if you could just glance over at a giant skyscraper illuminated by a rainbow of 72,000 LEDs to … - ‘Build a Better Burb’ Competition Revitalizes Suburban Areas (2010-07-14)
Manhattan may be a densely developed, well-oiled machine, but the neighboring suburbs of this bustling metropolitan paint another picture. These spaces are littered with vacant lots, barren asphalt parking, and other signs of … - FDNY’s New Marine 1 Boathouse Will be a Green Wonder on the Hudson (2010-07-13)
The Fire Department of New York City, in partnership with the Hudson River Park Trust, has commissioned CR Studio Architects to create a new Marine 1 boathouse on the Hudson River in Manhattan. Construction on the new buildin … - Pixelated Apartment Complex Maximizes Light and Green Space (2010-07-13)
Pixelated designs are apparently in vogue now, and BIG adds to the typology with Taipei City Wall, a community tower composed of stacked apartment blocks. BIG arranged the layout of the boxes in a way that maximizes the site … - Smarta hus för framtidens energisystem (2010-07-13)
E.ON har för avsikt att bygga tio smarta hus i Malmö, med färdigställande under andra delen av 2011. Målet och syftet är att kunna realisera det framtida smarta boendet med energisnålhet och delaktiga kunder som ledstjärnor. … - LEED Funding Available for Low-Income Housing Developers (2010-07-13)
LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) is implementing a new grant program to encourage developers to locate sites near transportation, employment opportunities, and services. The Affordable Green Neighborhoods Grant Pro … - Green-Roofed Bridge for Portland and Vancouver (2010-07-12)
Retired architect William Badrick has a big idea for green roofs. Not content to limit himself to buildings, he has his eyes set on the new Columbia River Crossing bridge being built between Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Wa … - Brazilian House on Stilts is a Beautiful Low-Impact Retreat (2010-07-12)
Perched on the foothills near Camos do Jordão in Sao Palo, Brazil, the House For A Couple is a thoughtful residence made from low-impact materials that minimizes any disturbance of its site. The architect André Eisenlohr buil … - Prefab Emerges In India with the Luxe Hara Villa (2010-07-09)
Pinakin Patel, a designer who first got his start creating picture frames in Mumbai, has released a new prefab luxury villa for India. The Hara Villa is a one bedroom retreat that can be erected anywhere and designed to have … - Be Palettø: A Pavilion Of Pallets Provide Pupils With a Place to Relax (2010-07-09)
Be Palettø! Is an experiment in architecture for public spaces created by a group of eleven students at the Aarhus School of Architecture in Denmark. The students used a limited palette of materials — well, only shipping pall … - In Vitro Habitat: a House Made of Meat! (2010-07-08)
From the boundary-pushing team of archi-visionaries who brought us the fabulous Fab Tree Hab comes a new (and somewhat disgusting) way to grow a structure — using animal flesh! The In Vitro Meat Habitat is a futuristic concep … - Click on next for more…