designBackyard Beekeeping: 12 Sweet Urban Hive Designs
Beehives don’t have to be boring wooden boxes; they can be skyscrapers, stackable units in bright colors, or…
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designdesignGarden to Go: Vegetation Takes Over Chicago Train Car
As part of the world’s largest mobile art exhibit, Art on Track, one Chicago Transit train car was taken over by…
designSalty Power: Renewable Tidal Energy From Floating Platforms?
Solar and wind power are commonly looked to when we mention renewable energy, but there are plenty of other…
environmentSqueal Wheels Tour: The Top 10 Cutest Electric Cars
Electric cars are good for the environment, inexpensive to operate and are an ideal choice for busy city…
designNaturayarte: Nature and Art Meet in Delicate Cut Leaves
Natural materials are often the most striking in art. Their irregular organic shapes and delicate lines are as…
designWave Hello to the Next Generation of Public Bike Storage
You put a lot of time, energy and money into your bike, so it is understandable that you would want to protect it…
natureWashed-Up Artwork: Bright Rainbows of Beached Trash
The general consensus regarding garbage is that it is, by definition, ugly – and nature is unquestionably more…
designSun + Shade = Stunningly Stylish Public Solar Arrays
Brooklyn-based design company SMIT (Sustainable Minded Interactive Technology) is doing its part to take advantage…
designVerdant Vending: Exceptionally Eco-Friendly Outdoor Kiosk
The EcoKiosk is a self-contained stall for street vendors that relies on clean, renewable energy and…
designVertical Parking Lots: Brilliant Urban Bike Hanger System
Urban centers may benefit greatly if more commuters started using bikes instead of cars, but the problem of where…
designDesigner Drug Deals: Pills + Tablets Make Healthy Gems
For most people, resorting to selling drugs would be a low point in life, not a way to cope with a difficult…
designStylish, but Sustainable? Synthetic Super-Sized Wood Trees
An ambitious architectural project seven years in the making has finally opened in the heart of Seville, Spain. As…
designBio-Engineered Bricks Grown from Urine, Bacteria & Sand
Bricks have built much of our modern world, but how often do we consider the origins of these common building…
designBreathe Easy: Building Concept Cleanses Dirty City Air
What if, instead of trying to remove all of the things that poison our environment, we built an infrastructure…
designSingle Plywood Piece is the Extreme in Flat-Pack Furniture
While it’s not always true that making something yourself is greener than buying it ready-made, DIY objects are…
designBelly of the Beast: Serpentine Residential Eco-Building
When faced with a difficult parcel of land on which to build, owners and architects are often moved to develop…
designTentacles of Terror: Trash Monster Attacks Slovenian Town
If our consumerism were a living, breathing creature, what would it look like? A group of environmentalists in…
designEco-Bridge Over Troubled Times: Green Design Drives Concept
Bridges are constantly exposed to the elements, sitting outdoors as they do in all types of climates and in every…
natureAfter Effects: Tiny Buildings Reclaimed by Nature’s Touch
Dilapidated buildings, overtaken by moss and time, can turn architecture into unintentional art. But there is…
designAcoustic Botany: Nature’s Music Produced Scientifically
Genetic engineering is a topic of heated debate in environmental circles, but it is by no means a thoroughly…
