An abandoned apartment building in Taipei houses a most unusual architectural academy: a workshop that celebrates and welcomes urban decay and ruin.

Transform your empty beer, wine and liquor bottles into lamps, bird feeders, shelving units, wind chimes - even a solar water heater or a house.

This tiny caravan is half a century old, but it is helping to spread a thoroughly modern message about alternative energy and environmental stewardship.

These 12 concepts for cities, multi-use skyscrapers, theme parks and more look out of this world - but surprisingly, a few will be built sooner than you think.

Earth-friendly design and clean energy drive this concept for an innovative bridge in Italy which may be able to provide clean power for up to 15,000 homes.

After humankind abandons the buildings and cities we have constructed, nature will take over rapidly. This art series imagines just what that will look like.

Streets and bike paths criss-cross the world, but what if they could do double duty? By putting solar cells into our roads, we could create cheap clean energy.

At these 13 eco resorts, you'll get up close and personal with nature in treetop pods, floating lodges, huts on stilts and primitive grassy shelters.

Photographing Earth from above, Yann Arthus-Bertrand reveals stunning vistas, with breathtaking symmetry and color.

Wouldn't it be nice to have a large green space of your own, even when living in an urban skyscraper? This spiral design delivers just that.

Martin Usborne is a London-based photographer whose exhibition "MUTE: The Silence of Dogs in Cars" is a gorgeous exhibition of a mundane parking lot event.

These relaxing retreats pair modern materials and aesthetics with a touch of nature in the form of reclaimed timber and patina for an elegant, rustic look.

An impeller shaped like a calla lily, a cactus-like building in the desert and solar panels modeled on leaves are just a few incredible plant-inspired designs.

Jim Denevan is an artist who turned the typical beach stroll into a gallery-worthy exhibition of gigantic, intricate art, that is gloriously impermanent.

Sewage bins in Amsterdam, wheat bins in Australia and coal bins in New York have been transformed into stunning high-rise apartments, homes and more.