Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
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- This chic Moganshan resort celebrates the local Chinese landscape Sat, 21 Jul 18, 7:04amBlessed with serene mountain vistas and a rich history, Moganshan also boasts a wide array of beautiful resorts including Anadu, a new rural retreat designed by local architecture firm Studio 8...
- Foster + Partners-designed Apple Store glows like a paper lantern in Macau Wed, 11 Jul 18, 7:30amFoster + Partners has unveiled a new Apple Store in Macau — and it’s very different from the all-glass buildings we’ve come to expect from the company...
- Beautiful bamboo arches breathe new life into a bland concrete building Thu, 28 Jun 18, 8:30amVietnamese architecture firm Vo Trong Nghia has unveiled their latest example of bamboo brilliance at Nocenco cafe, a renovated rooftop restaurant in the city center of Vinh in central Vietnam...
- Massive handmade bamboo-and-rattan "fish trap" springs up in Taipei Fri, 1 Jun 18, 7:00amA giant handmade pavilion created in the image of an ancient fishing tool has popped up at the entrance of Taipei’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)...
- A twisting infinity-loop roof tops this prefab bamboo pavilion Wed, 2 May 18, 10:30pmArchi-Union Architects combined traditional Chinese construction techniques with prefabrication technology to create ‘In Bamboo,’ a pavilion located in Sichuan’s Daoming Town...
- Twisting infinity-loop roof tops this prefab bamboo pavilion Wed, 2 May 18, 10:30pmArchi-Union Architects combined traditional Chinese construction techniques with prefabrication technology in ‘In Bamboo,’ a pavilion located in Sichuan’s Daoming Town...
- Soak in views of the Indian Himalayas at this bamboo-clad hotel villa Tue, 17 Apr 18, 5:00pmPerched high on the mountains of Uttarakhand, India sits The Kumaon, a rustic yet elegant hotel with breathtaking Himalayan views. Boasting floor-to-ceiling mountain views, the hotel designed by Zowa Architects seeks to highlight...
- Colorful bamboo pavilion champions sustainable design in Kuala Lumpur Wed, 28 Feb 18, 6:01pmRenewable and fast-growing bamboo is catching on in the world of construction. To spur on the green material’s popularity, architect Eleena Jamil designed and built Urban Brains, a temporary pavilion that shows off the...
- This breezy bamboo amphitheater pops up in just 25 days Thu, 22 Feb 18, 8:57pmA beautiful bamboo amphitheater has risen in the lush tropics of Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian studio Bambutec Design crafted the 2,150-square-foot structure with the help of computer modeling in addition to old-fashioned model...
- Dumping ground reborn as a bamboo and rammed-earth community space in Vietnam Fri, 26 Jan 18, 9:06pmH&P Architects dramatically transformed an informal dumping ground in Mao Khe, Vietnam into a beautiful pavilion built mainly of locally sourced bamboo and earth...
- Dumping ground reborn as beautiful bamboo and rammed-earth community space Fri, 26 Jan 18, 9:06pmH&P Architects dramatically transformed an informal dumping ground in Mao Khe, Vietnam into a beautiful pavilion built mainly of locally sourced bamboo and earth...
- Shimmering bamboo-shaped skyscraper to rise in Taipei Thu, 25 Jan 18, 8:30pmMove over Taipei 101—a new green-glass skyscraper will soon transform the city skyline. Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel and Partners (ACPV) unveiled designs for the Taipei Sky Tower, a 280-meter-tall building that, like...
- Local residents help build pre-fab bamboo social center that can be constructed in a week Thu, 25 Jan 18, 6:49amMexican studio Comunal Taller de Arquitectura is proving yet again that bamboo is a miracle material when it comes to creating affordable housing options...
- Outstanding eco-friendly resort in China is made with recycled and locally-sourced materials Tue, 23 Jan 18, 6:53amThe four pavilions of the Naked Gallery resort in China were built using a combination of locally available natural and recycled waste materials. Xiaohui Designer Studio designed the complex as an eco-friendly space that...
- Elevated bamboo peace bridge for the Korean Demilitarized Zone unveiled by Shigeru Ban and Jae-Eun Choi Tue, 2 Jan 18, 11:40pmSouth Korean artist Jae-Eun Choi is teaming up with prolific architect Shigeru Ban to bridge a peaceful relationship between the two enemy nations of the Korean peninsula...
- Yes, you can even make clothes out of bamboo!
- Bamboo grows fast, is sustainable and hard wearing.