Once the Lord of the Rings movies were in the can, the picturesque Hobbiton village was transformed into a new type of settlement: a sheep farm.

Egg-shaped chicken coops, Bauhaus-inspired dog houses, IKEA hack hamster cages and 11 more modern homes for pets of all species and sizes.

From backyard sheds in Britain to motels in New Zealand, hobbit-inspired green-roofed underground houses the world over pay tribute to Tolkien.

Could these buildings be the greenest in the world? A private home, a learning center & a center for sustainable living achieve Living Building Certification.

Whether you're looking for ideas for holiday decor or need plans to build your own closet shelving system, these 12 websites deliver tips & inspiration.

Green roofs aren't just for standard buildings - they're sprouting up on dog houses, bus shelters, cars, and even people's heads.

In the future, will cities be portable, roaming across the terrain or hovering in the sky? These 11 mobile urban concepts challenge the stationary status-quo.

Forget flimsy white tent cities. Housing for refugees and disaster survivors should be like these 14 designs: durable, comfortable, adaptable & eco-friendly.

Waterfalls are a beautiful natural element that's avidly sought out by nature lovers. Incorporating a waterfall into one's home is becoming increasingly easy:

Will the cities of the future be located thousands of feet in the air? These incredible sky-high designs give us a glimpse of futuristic floating cities.

Trees can be beautiful and majestic, but these 30 scary trees show nature's other, darker side.. and you'd better hope their bark is worse than their bite!

No garden is complete without a house for our feathered friends, but why stick to boring boxes when you could have these artistic and creative bird houses?

Don't throw that latex glove in the trash! It's just one of many items that you might not know are actually compostable, biodegrading into rich garden soil.

With families spending so much of their summer indoors, the National Trust has created some unique outdoor furniture to entice Brits to relax in the sun.

The modern air conditioner is only about a century old. So what did people do to survive the summers before then? They used ingenious natural cooling methods.