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- LEED Platinum housing for the homeless takes over a formerly vacant L.A. lot Sat, 7 Jul 18, 7:00amLos Angeles-based design practice Michael Maltzan Architecture has transformed a vacant suburban lot into the Crest Apartments, a LEED Platinum-certified permanent supportive housing center that assists homeless individuals...
- A disused railway will become a sustainable green corridor in Taiwan Thu, 21 Jun 18, 7:00amDelft-based architecture firm Mecanoo has unveiled designs to transform a disused railway and dyke in Taichung, Taiwan into a vibrant linear park. Dubbed the Taichung Green Corridor, the project will reuse the former rail...
- 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...
- Hundred-year-old workers cottage transformed into a light-filled eco home Tue, 8 May 18, 2:30amWhen Altereco Design was approached to overhaul a hundred-year-old worker’s cottage in Melbourne, the clients asked that the renovation leave as small a carbon footprint as possible...
- Hundred-year-old workers cottage transformed into an eco-conscious home Mon, 7 May 18, 10:30pmWhen Altereco Design was approached to overhaul a hundred-year-old worker’s cottage in Melbourne, the clients asked that the renovation leave as small a carbon footprint as possible...
- A lush rooftop oasis flourishes on this renovated Art Deco townhouse in Mexico City Wed, 18 Apr 18, 6:15pmA derelict Art Deco structure has been reborn as Casa Verne - a secluded getaway in the center of a busy Mexico City neighborhood. Zeller & Moye renovated the 1930s townhouse and took care to preserve period features while...
- Lush rooftop oasis flourishes on a renovated Art Deco townhouse in Mexico City Wed, 18 Apr 18, 6:15pmFormerly a derelict Art Deco structure, Casa Verne has been reborn as a contemporary family home with a secluded getaway in the center of a busy Mexico City neighborhood...
- Light-filled family home embraces a British Islands native landscape Tue, 17 Apr 18, 7:39pmWhen DLM Architects was asked to create an energy-efficient and sustainable family home in St Peter Port of Guernsey, the site’s dense vegetation proved both a boon and a challenge...
- Light-filled family home sensitively embraces a British Islands native landscape Tue, 17 Apr 18, 7:39pmWhen DLM Architects was asked to create an energy-efficient and sustainable family home in St Peter Port of Guernsey, the site’s densely planted vegetation proved both a boon and a challenge...
- A lush green roof of native plants breathes life into this Texan cabana Wed, 28 Feb 18, 9:55pmThis minimalist concrete-and-glass cabana looks as if it rose straight from the ground thanks to its beautiful green roof that ties it into verdant surroundings in Palmer, Texas...
- Lush green roof of native plants breathes life into a Texan cabana Wed, 28 Feb 18, 9:55pmThis minimalist concrete-and-glass cabana looks as if it rose straight from the ground thanks to its beautiful green roof that ties it into verdant surroundings in Palmer, Texas...
- Climate change art illustrates sea level rise in Venice during COP 23 Thu, 9 Nov 17, 8:57pmArtist Andreco has unveiled his latest art installation, Climate 04-Sea Level Rise in Venice, to raise awareness of the climate change conference COP 23 currently underway in Bonn, Germany...
- Solar-powered Noe Hill Smarthome is an eco-friendly dream in San Francisco Fri, 20 Oct 17, 5:42amThe LEED Platinum-certified Noe Hill Smart Ecohome marries state-of-the-art green technology and the indoor-outdoor lifestyle that urban dwellers dream about...
- OMAs MPavilion 2017 with a floating roof opens today in Melbourne Mon, 2 Oct 17, 7:30pmMelbourne is heating up for the summer with a new OMA-designed amphitheater. OMA founder Rem Koolhaas and colleague Daniel Gianotten just completed MPavilion 2017, a temporary pavilion that opened today in Melbourne’s Queen...
- Washington's new Tukwila Library is topped with a carbon-negative green roof Tue, 27 Jun 17, 11:09pmArchitecture firm Perkins+Will recently announced the completion of King County's Tukwila Library – a 10,000-square-foot building inspired by the city's diverse community where over 80 different languages are spoken...