Elegant Tree Building is Half Learning, Half Play Watching trees meet untimely ends in the name of construction is heart-wrenching. But Japanese architectural firm Tezuka Architects figured out…
A Constructive Concept: Growing Germs to Wire the Desert The search for sustainable building materials has led us through all kinds of natural and man-made substances, from wood to…
Nuclear Family Fun: Power Plant to Amusement Park?! If an abandoned nuclear power plant doesn’t sound like a fun place to spend an afternoon with the family, you…
Ice, Ice, Baby: Ultra-Cool Disappearing Artificial Islands Humans have used some highly unusual materials to build necessary structures over the millennia, but natural materials are the most…
Bio-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…
Belly 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…
World’s Smallest Solar Theater Shines Light on Environment Going to the movies isn’t normally the most eco-friendly activity in the world (if you’re concerned about matters of electricity…
Suburb in the City: Unique Skyscraper Provides Urban Green City living often means apartment living, and apartment living inevitably means a shortage of personal outdoor space. This conceptual building…
From Ancient Air Conditioners to Contemporary Passive Homes We might tend to think of passive home design and environmentally-friendly cooling methods as qualities of modern “green” construction. But…