Art & DesignGreen Hurricane Homes for New Orleans by Frank Gehry
Frank Gehry is not exactly known for restrained, practical structures. His most famous architecture projects are…
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Art & DesignArt & DesignGreen China: 13 Examples of Innovative Eco Architecture
The notorious smog of Beijing and other pollution problems tend to obscure outsiders’ vision of China as a…
Art & DesignAll About Cob: A Sculptural, Natural Building Material
Want to build your own completely customized, artistic, totally non-toxic house with a material that’s literally…
Art & DesignMovable Homes: 13 Modern, Modular, Relocatable Residences
What if you could just pack your house onto the back of a truck or lift it with a helicopter and move it to an…
Art & DesignDark Towers to Beach Bunkers: Architecture of Hugon Kowalski
Rising from natural surroundings, the towers of ‘Instant House’ are harsh and spare, a far cry from the often…
Sustainable ArchitectureRefab Paradise: Ruined Factory Becomes Dream Retreat
Not long ago, what remained of the Shihlin paper factory in Taipei was in ruins, nearly lost to time. Left to…
Art & DesignSpectacular Steel Reclamation Center Building Design
Sleek and futuristic, this wing-like structure is a research and education facility for the promotion of steel…
Art & DesignAiry Architecture: 13 Homes Open to Nature
Imagine being able to temporarily remove an entire wall of your home – or maybe every wall – to let in cool,…
Art & DesignCob Creations: 18 Natural Homes, Pizza Ovens & More
Cob is a natural building material made using mud, straw and lime that has been in use for millennia. Fireproof,…
Sustainable ArchitectureSliding Skin Adapts to Sunlight in Egypt’s SLIDES House
There’s no shortage of sunlight in the wide open deserts of Egypt, and while that means lots of potential for…
Art & DesignV Tower: Green Park Paradise in Downtown Denver
Dense vertical housing, community gardens, retail, restaurants, recreation space and lots of lush vegetation come…
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…
Art & DesignDisaster-Proof Architecture: 13 Super-Strong Structures
High-profile earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, hurricanes and other natural disasters have made it more clear than…
Art & DesignMan-Made Jungle: Exotic Architecture for Rain Forests & More
Beautiful and untamed, the jungle can be an inhospitable setting for human inhabitance when dwellings are not…
Art & DesignGreat Crates: 3 Cool Cases of Shipping Container Reuse
Ultra-portable and long-lasting, shipping containers are ideal building blocks for prefabricated eco-friendly…
