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- For the first time in 86 years, environmental activists in the UK sentenced to jail Fri, 28 Sep 18, 6:00amThree men who participated in protests against Cuadrilla at a Lancashire fracking site are being jailed in the U.K. The demonstrators participated in a July 2017 push back that lasted approximately four days. Simon Blevins,...
- Amsterdam is transforming a prison into a green energy-generating neighborhood Wed, 13 Sep 17, 8:30pmA brighter, solar-powered future is coming to Bijlmerbajes, a former prison complex in Amsterdam. The Dutch government tapped OMA to design a masterplan of the 7.5-hectare site, as well as a significant portion of the 135,000-square-meter...
- The Netherlands is converting prisons into homes for refugees Fri, 23 Jun 17, 2:41amUnlike the United States of America, the prison population and crime rate in the Netherlands has been steadily decreasing for years. As a result, the country’s government is repurposing correctional facilities into housing...
- Schmidt Hammer Lassen’s Ny Anstalt Prison Heals With a Connection to Light & Nature Tue, 21 May 13, 11:00pmSchmidt Hammer Lassen's winning design for the prison in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland is an 8,000 sq m facility that plays on the contrast of roughness and the beauty of nature...
- Goof Vermeulen Builds Prison Tattoo Machines from Found Objects Tue, 30 Apr 13, 3:00amBeing locked up may take away many personal freedoms, but artistic expression has always found a way to remain present, even when faced with punishment or restriction...
- Floating Hydroelectric Waterfall Prison Generates Renewable Energy at Sea Sat, 23 Mar 13, 7:55amArchitect Margot Krasojevic‘s Hydroelectric Waterfall Prison is a sustainable prison that doubles as a hydroelectric power station. Designed for a site in the Pacific Ocean close to the Canadian coastline, the concrete...
- Spooky Gue(ho)st House Draped in a Melted White Veil Opens in France Thu, 4 Oct 12, 9:57pmRead the rest of Spooky Gue(ho)st House Draped in a Melted White Veil Opens in France Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Berdaguer & Péjus, eco design, france, green design, green renovation,...
- OOIIO Architecture’s Women’s Prison in Iceland Is Filled with Light and Greenery Sat, 16 Jun 12, 3:30amMadrid-based OOIIO Architecture has developed a proposal for a female prison in Iceland. After interviewing people who live and work in the design team determined that the worst thing about living in a correctional facility...
- Lively Palencia Civic Center Rehabilitated from Dingy Prison in Spain Tue, 24 Apr 12, 11:39pmRead the rest of Lively Palencia Civic Center Rehabilitated from Dingy Prison in Spain Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: brick, Daylighting, eco design, Exit Architects, green design, green renovation,...
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