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- Brooklyn Grange announces a new location in a former WWII shipyard Wed, 16 May 18, 6:30amInhabitat is thrilled to announce that New York City urban farming group Brooklyn Grange is launching its first location outside the city — at Kearny Point in New Jersey...
- Breathtaking seaside hotel in Thailand practices radical reuse, grows 100% of its produce Tue, 21 Mar 17, 5:20amOverlooking a private bay along the Northern Coast of Koh Samui, Thailand, The Tongsai Bay Hotel boasts more than luxurious seaside accommodations. The award-winning family-owned resort was built within a 28 and a half acre...
- Beijing cafe shaped like a greenhouse is filled with air-purifying plants Wed, 2 Dec 15, 1:54amCafe 27 in Beijing, a devoted organic eatery, received a green makeover in more ways than one. Designers at Four O Nine transformed the previously drab space into a space with multi-layered facades and plenty of greenery...
- Beijing cafe shaped like a greenhouse is filled with air purifying plants Wed, 2 Dec 15, 1:54amCafe 27 in Beijing, a devoted organic eatery, received a green makeover in more ways than one. Designers at Four O Nine transformed the previously drab space into a space with multi-layered facades and plenty of greenery...
- London architects turn derelict King’s Cross railway land into gorgeous green new housing development with 2,400 new trees Wed, 18 Feb 15, 1:10amJestico + Whiles just received the green light for their residential development by developer Telford Homes on Caledonian Road in London. The landscaping, designed by Standerwick Land Design , will include planting of 2,408...
- Jestico + Whiles’ new development adds acres of gorgeous greenspace to a formerly industrial site Tue, 17 Feb 15, 5:00pmJestico + Whiles just received the green light for their residential development by developer Telford Homes on Caledonian Road in London. The landscaping, designed by Standerwick Land Design , will include planting of 2,408...
- A Forest in Minnesota is Shaped Exactly Like the State Itself Wed, 2 Apr 14, 1:01amIt may look like a craftily Photoshopped April Fools’ joke, but this forest in Minnesota, visible on Google Maps, is shaped exactly like the state itself...
- Spring Street Park: Downtown LA Parking Lot Transformed into a Green Public Park Wed, 7 Aug 13, 2:30amIn July, Mayor Villaraigosa and Council member Huizar opened Spring Street Park in Downtown Los Angeles. This is the 16th park to be opened as part of the City's 50 Parks Initiative, which aims to create more public space...
- Etho House: A Net-Zero Home Designed to Get Chinese Families Out of the Crowded City Mon, 15 Jul 13, 3:00pmChina's Solar Decathlon presents a different set of challenges than those faced by students working inside the U.S. To achieve the proper perspective, members of the UIUC team traveled to China several times for observation...
- Mississippi Man Transforms Tornado Debris Into a Sustainable Vegetable Garden Wed, 24 Apr 13, 2:00amEarlier this year, when a tornado ripped through Hattiesburg, Mississippi, it left a scene of destruction in its wake. But as the storm-ravaged residents set about clearing fallen trees and branches, Jody Mabary saw an opportunity...
- Studio a+i’s Revised AIDS Memorial Park is a Meditative Green Trellis Tue, 24 Jul 12, 2:42amWhile their original concept was denied by community members, Studio a+i has gone back to the drawing board to create a second take on the international competition to design AIDS Memorial Park in Manhattan’s West Village.
- Studio a+i Revisions Their AIDS Memorial Park Design as a Beautiful Meditative Green Trellis Tue, 24 Jul 12, 2:42amWhile their original concept was denied by community members, Studio a+i has gone back to the drawing board to create a second take on the international competition to design AIDS Memorial Park in Manhattan’s West Village.
- British Farmer Plants Heart-Shaped Meadow in Honor of Late Wife Wed, 18 Jul 12, 2:02amWinston Howes, green thumb and hopeless romantic, planted 6,000 oak trees in the shape of heart in his South Gloucestershire meadow 15 years ago as a tribute to his late wife, Janet...
- Henning Larsen’s Spiraling Novo Nordisk Complex is a Green Haven for Danish Employees Wed, 31 Aug 11, 10:35pmNever exhausting their creative energy, Henning Larsen’s latest project is a spiraling green haven for Novo Nordisk employees in Denmark. Just five days after we featured their Viborg Town Hall, one of Denmark’s...
- V I D A Takes India’s Urbanization Outside City Limits With This Residential Township Wed, 1 Jun 11, 12:00amRead the rest of V I D A Takes India’s Urbanization Outside City Limits With This Residential Township Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "leed", eco design, green design, green spaces, groundwater...