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Eco Factor: Modular home generates solar and wind electricity, harvests rainwater.
Designed by Michael Jantzen, the Homestead House is a design for alternative housing that explores the potential use of renewable energy generating systems and...
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Eco Factor: Interior garden keeps your interiors away from peeps and provides fresh air.
Why cut a tree in your backyard to get some space for your deck when you can...
made popular Jul 2 2009
A 1950s house transformed by Argentinean architects Gustavo Dieguez and Lucas Gilardi of Estudio a77 is an example in itself. Constituting of all the recycled and...
made popular Jul 1 2009
Designed for a building competition to restore existing buildings and design a new one on the Aarhus University campus, Danish architecture firm CEBRA has popped up...
made popular Jul 1 2009
Filed under: News, Geek Out Looking for something to spend some of that $90m on when you win tonight’s OzLotto draw? Look no further. In 1924, Frank Lloyd Wright...
made popular Jun 30 2009
Designed for a competition to build a 20-square-foot area in Atlantic City (New Jersey), the “Hydra House” by Craig Konyk is a single-room structure with bold red...
made popular Jun 29 2009
Designed for the Miguel Hernandez University campus in Alicante (Spain), the “Media Island” by Moho Architects is a Wi-Fi pavilion that, other than offering a...
made popular Jun 29 2009
Inspired by the Nature, formation of the clouds and the mountains (Mount Fuji found in Japanese woodblock prints of Hokusai), the Tokyo-based 16A Architecture Studio...
made popular Jun 26 2009
Located at Spencer Dock, on the northern part of the Liffey (Dublin), the National Conference Center by the Irish-born Pritzker Prize winner architect, Kevin Roche, is...
made popular Jun 25 2009
Beyond a unique typology and a revolutionary vision, The Germain Calgary Condos defines a whole new approach to design, lifestyle and comfort.
Proud of its success in...
made popular Jun 24 2009
Daniel Libeskind, the Polish-born American architect, is a well-known name in architectural practice and urban design. He is quite popular for his modern creations,...
made popular Jun 22 2009
Would anyone like to pay a whopping $15 million for a house that was on the list of the most endangered houses in 2005 compiled by the National Trust for Historic...
made popular Jun 22 2009
With the growing desires of modern life, which changes within no time, the need for some highly flexible structures has been felt more than ever before, so we could...
made popular Jun 20 2009
We have witnessed some of the most amazing floating structures (on the water) in the past, but what about residing in an apartment that floats in the sky and moves...
made popular Jun 19 2009
Slated to complete by next spring to compete for the European Capital of Culture 2016, the “International Culture Center” by veteran designer Oscar Niemeyer (101)...
made popular Jun 19 2009
Urban areas might sound like a strange place for trekking or camping, but Belgian architects import.export turning improbable into probable has come up with a mobile...
made popular Jun 19 2009
Filed under: Games, Style Coming in August 2009, you can sit at your desk and show off your incredible architectural talent. With Lego. It’s finally time to begin...
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Strengthening the infrastructure of Copenhagen, Danish company Møller & Grønborg (M&G) Architects teaming up with the COWI (an engineering company) has...
made popular Jun 18 2009
Showcased at the recent crossing: dialogues for emergency architecture exhibition to commemorate the first anniversary of the Wenchaun earthquake, the “Room...
made popular Jun 18 2009
Commissioned by Midlands Architecture & Design Environment and the Government office for the West Midlands, designer Sjolander da Cruz teaming up with Buro Happold...
made popular Jun 17 2009
Honoring the current General Secretary of the United Nations Organization and native of Chungju, Ban Ki-Moon, the City of Chungju is set for the UN Peace Park project,...
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Eco Factor: Platinum LEED-Certified, solar-powered housing complex.
Living in a solar-powered house is no more a design or a dream, as Wakeland Housing and Development...
made popular May 7 2009
Everyone’s going green these days, and one of the best options is to live in a green home. Clayton Homes, the largest manufacturer of modular homes in the U.S.,...
made popular May 5 2009
Eco Factor: Sustainable housing with living walls.
Where in the future will we be living, and where will all the food we need come from? Designers and architects have...
made popular May 1 2009
Eco Factor: Home made from 100% environmentally-responsible materials.
Recently we have seen some extra-ordinary prefab designs catering to both luxury and the bizarre...
made popular Mar 9 2009
It is hard to imagine that someone would actually like to live in a concept home like Menir House, but it seems totally acceptable and even ingenious if you look at it...
made popular Jan 21 2009
Eco Factor: Home design making use of renewable energy systems and sustainable materials.
Working to provide custom residences in Chub Bay, Affiniti Architects have...
made popular Dec 17 2008
Eco Factor: House design making use of sustainable materials and renewable energy.
Reid Jubb Brown Architects have shown that going green doesn’t always mean...
made popular Dec 15 2008
Eco Factor: Sustainable dome house by Domespace Homes.
Manufactured by Domespace Homes, the Solaleya Dome House is a solution to the ever growing demand for clean...
made popular Nov 25 2008
EcoFactor: A tree house with green features that is being built within a conservation area in Beaminster.
Most often any modern structure that is taking shape in a...
made popular Sep 29 2008
EcoFactor: A stunning green home that amalgamates architecture with a green and healthy lifestyle to give a wonderful example of eco-friendly living.
Matthew Blesso is...
made popular Sep 26 2008
EcoFactor: Converting a normal household in Melbourne, Australia, into a green home that oozes with energy-saving features and plenty of privacy for the...
made popular Sep 24 2008
EcoFactor: Easy to construct prefabs that are recyclable, green and come with a comfortable and eco-friendly design.
Prefab concept is catching on fast with the...
made popular Sep 13 2008
It always seems fanciful and whimsical when one looks at green designs that are slated to change the way we live and alter our perception. Whether you look at an...
made popular Aug 20 2008
What is the first thing that comes to your mind when I say Notting Hill? If you happen to reside outside London and are not thinking about Julia Roberts then you must...
made popular Aug 4 2008
It is a popular misconception that anything green, clean and eco-friendly has to be boring, dull and a compromise on luxury and lavishness. That myth is being...
made popular Aug 2 2008
There is something about plastic that makes you hate it more than the most dangerous radio active waste on the planet. It is as unsafe to use it when it concerns...
made popular Jul 12 2008
There are many green products and green gadgets out there that are really all over people trying to con them in to thinking that everything that is labeled green is...
made popular Jul 12 2008
There is often this wide misconception that everything that is filled with green goodness is a bit too expensive and that technology is not available for everyone. Cost...
made popular Jul 12 2008
It is one thing to build a green structure from scratch, but it is altogether another to renovate an old structure and make it rich in green features. While many might...
made popular Mar 28 2008
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