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Guilherme Torres Recycles Brazilian Artist’s Home Into A New Live Work Space

Published on 22. Februar 2012 in architecture, brazil, eco design, green architecture, green building, green design, Green renovation, Guilherme Torres, live work space, live-work, remodel, sao paulo, studio guilherme torres, Sustainable Building, sustainable design and Victor Brecheret. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .
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SOM Wins Master Plan Competition for Beijing Bohai Innovation City Along High Speed Rail Line

Published on 22. Februar 2012 in "sustainable architecture", architecture, Beijing, beijing bohai innovation city, china high speed rail, eco design, eco-city, green architecture, green building, green city, green design, green masterplan, Green Transportation, high speed rail, high speed rail line, master plan, news, pedestrian friendly, satellite city, Skidmore Owings & Merrill, SOM, Sustainable Building, sustainable city and sustainable design. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .
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David Adjaye’s African-American Smithsonian Museum Breaks Ground This Week

Published on 21. Februar 2012 in "sustainable architecture", architecture, carousel showcase, eco design, eco museum, green architecture, green building, green design, green museum, Museum, National Museum of African American History and Culture, news, NMAAHC, smithgroup, smithsonian, smithsonian institute, smithsonian museum, Sustainable Building, sustainable design, the freelon group and washington. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .
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The Wall of Zudaji by 403 Architecture is a Scrappy Shed Made From Leftover Materials

Published on 21. Februar 2012 in "sustainable architecture", 403 architecture, 403architecture, architecture, carousel showcase, eco design, green architecture, green building, green design, japan, leftover materials, Recycled Materials, scrap materials, shipping pallets, storage shed, Sustainable Building, sustainable design, upcycled materials, wall of zudaji and wood shed. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .
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The Wall of Zudaji by 403 Architecture is a Scrappy Shed Made From Leftover Materials

Published on 21. Februar 2012 in "sustainable architecture", 403 architecture, 403architecture, architecture, carousel showcase, eco design, green architecture, green building, green design, japan, leftover materials, Recycled Materials, scrap materials, shipping pallets, storage shed, Sustainable Building, sustainable design, upcycled materials, wall of zudaji and wood shed. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .
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PHOTOS: LivingHomes Debuts Affordable New C6 Prefab Home starting at $179,000

Published on 20. Februar 2012 in architecture, Brad Pitt, carousel showcase, cradle to cradle certified homes, Eco Architecture, Features, green architecture, green design, green prefab, leed platinum architecture, leed platinum designs, LEED Platinum family home, leed platinum prefabs, living homes, livinghomes c6, livinghomes c6 long beach, livinghomes c6 palm springs, Make it Right, prefab architecture, Prefab Housing, prefan architecture, Ray Kappe, william mcdonough, zero carbon homes and zero energy homes. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .
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Vennesla Library’s Ribbed Prefab Design Features Energy Efficient Strategies in Norway

Published on 20. Februar 2012 in "sustainable architecture", architecture, carousel showcase, cultural center, eco design, eco library, Gallery, green architecture, green building, green design, Helen & Hard, helen and hard, natural daylighting, norway, sun screen, Sustainable Building, sustainable design, vennesla and vennesla library. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .
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Perkins+Will’s Kuwait University Model School Will Be A Living Green Laboratory

Published on 20. Februar 2012 in "sustainable architecture", architecture, eco design, eco school, green architecture, green building, green design, green roof, green school, kuwait university, kuwait university model school, living laboratory, perkins and will, perkins+will, Sustainable Building, sustainable design, sustainable education and sustainable school. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .
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INTERVIEW: Inhabitat Talks to Housing Reclaimed Author Jessica Kellner About Debt Free Homes

Published on 17. Februar 2012 in "sustainable architecture", affordable housing, architecture, book review, books, eco design, green architecture, green building, green design, housing reclaimed, housing reclaimed book, inhabitat interview, interview, Interviews, jessica kellner, low-cost housing, natural home and garden magazine, reclaimed materials, Recycled Materials, Sustainable Building, sustainable design and sustainable housing. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .
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The Green At College Park is the First Certified Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) Landscape

Published on 17. Februar 2012 in "sustainable architecture", architecture, eco design, green architecture, green building, green design, hks architects, Landscape Architecture, news, schrickel rollins, Sustainable Building, sustainable design, sustainable landscape design, Sustainable Sites, sustainable sites initiative, the green at college park, university of texas arlington, ut arlington and uta. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .
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Simple & Modern Sunia Homes Come Complete With All the Eco-Fixings

Published on 16. Februar 2012 in "sustainable architecture", architecture, eco design, eco home, green architecture, green building, green design, green home, sunia, sunia homes, Sustainable Building, sustainable design and sustainable home. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .
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GREEN GUIDE TO PREFAB: Siting Your Home to Maximize Eco Efficiency

Published on 16. Februar 2012 in architecture, architecture sites, carousel showcase, choosing your building site, Eco Architecture, economical home, factory made homes, Features, flat pak architecture, getting the most from your building site, green architecture, Green Guide to Prefab, history of modernism, history of prefab design, history of prefab homes, history of prefabricated housing, homes on wheels, Lindal Cedar Homes, mobil homes, modern family homes, modern home, non-volumetric homes, portable homes, prefab architecture, Prefab Homes, Prefab Housing, prefab industry, prefabricated architecture, prefabricated homes, siting your home, Sustainable Building, trailer homes and volumetric homes. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .
In the last two installments of our Green Guide to Prefab series on Inhabitat we highlighted the history of prefab design and the evolution of mobile homes into modular prefabricated homes. Within the last ten years, consumers have come to expect a new level of design quality in prefab homes, and this new generation is looking to not only personalize their home, but to create a ... weiterlesen...

Austria’s Climate Protection Supermarket Produces More Energy Than It Uses

Published on 16. Februar 2012 in "sustainable architecture", architecture, Austria, carousel showcase, eco design, eco grocery store, eco supermarket, Gallery, graz, green architecture, green building, green design, green roof, love architecture, market, net plus, net zero, Solar Power, Sustainable Building, sustainable design, Zero energy and zero plus. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .
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Jeanne Gang’s Proposal Transforms Chicago’s Rundown Cicero Into a Thriving Neighborhood

Published on 15. Februar 2012 in "sustainable architecture", architecture, eco design, foreclosed, foreclosed housing, foreclosed: rehousing the american dream, green architecture, green building, green design, jeanne gange, revitalization project, studio gang, Sustainable Building, sustainable design, the garden in the machine and Urban design. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .
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NL Architects’ Sanya Block 5 is a Lush Garden Hotel for China

Published on 15. Februar 2012 in "sustainable architecture", architecture, china, eco design, eco hotel, green architecture, green building, green design, living exterior, living facade, nl architects, sanya block 5, Sustainable Building, sustainable design and vertical garden. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .
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BIG Unveils Plans for Its New Twisting Residential Skyscraper in Vancouver

Published on 15. Februar 2012 in "sustainable architecture", architecture, beach & howe, beach & howe tower, big, bjarke ingels, Bjarke Ingels Group, carousel showcase, eco design, eco skyscraper, eco tower, green architecture, green building, green design, news, residential tower, Sustainable Building, sustainable building sustainable design, twisting skyscraper, twisting tower, vancouver and vancouver skyscraper. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .
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Clemson Students Win Design To Zero Competition With Sustainable and Stylish LiveWork Units

Published on 15. Februar 2012 in "sustainable architecture", architecture, carousel showcase, design to zero, design to zero competition, dow solar, eco design, eric laine, green architecture, green building, green design, live work unit, live-work, net plus, net zero, student design project, student project, Sustainable Building, sustainable design, suzanne steelman, Urban design, Zero energy and zero plus. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .
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Plantagon Breaks Ground on its First ‘Plantscraper’ Vertical Farm in Sweden!

Published on 14. Februar 2012 in "sustainable architecture", architecture, carousel showcase, Eco Architecture, eco design, green architecture, green design, green plantagon, news, plantagon, plantagon garden, plantagon vertical garden, Sustainable Building, sustainable design, Urban Farming, urban farming architecture, urban farming design, urban greenhouse, urban vertical garden, urban vertical greenhouse, vertical garden and vertical greenhouse. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .
Several years ago a Swedish-American company called Plantagon unveiled plans for a series of massive skyscraper greenhouses that stood to transform urban farming in large cities. While the spiraling vertical farms seemed too good to be true at the time, Plantagon just broke ground on its very first vertical farm this week in Linkoping, Sweden! The “Plantscraper” will... weiterlesen...

Brooks + Scarpa Unveil Plans for Light-Filled, Saw-Toothed Industrial Building in Mexico

Published on 13. Februar 2012 in "sustainable architecture", architecture, Brooks + Scarpa, brooks and scarpa, Daylighting, eco design, Gallery, green architecture, green building, green design, industrial building, metalsa, metalsa sa, natural daylighting, saw-toothed, saw-toothed roof, Sustainable Building and sustainable design. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .
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Austrian Avalanche Center Protects The Environment With Curvaceous Sustainable Construction

Published on 13. Februar 2012 in "sustainable architecture", architecture, Austria, avalanche center, eco design, flood and avalanche control center, Gallery, green architecture, green building, green design, kreiner architektur, kreinerarchitektur, liezen, Sustainable Building, sustainable design and wlv liezen. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .
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