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Post tags: 3-Pocket Billfold, Amanda Coen, card wallet, eco design, eco-friendly, First World Trash, green design, hand made, inhabitat, inhabitat nyc, Javitz Center, Jetsam, Laura Skelton, new york city, new york international gift fair, ny... weiterlesen...
When it comes to clean transportation, London is charging ahead at maximum speed – not only is the city’s mayor a cycling enthusiast, but he helped to push the introduction of London’s first hydrogen fuel cell taxis just in time for the 2012 Olympics! This week The Big Smoke rolled out their first fleet of zero emission taxis, which are now making their way ac... weiterlesen...
When it comes to clean transportation, London is charging ahead at maximum speed – not only is the city’s mayor a cycling enthusiast, but he helped to push the introduction of London’s first hydrogen fuel cell taxis just in time for the 2012 Olympics! This week The Big Smoke rolled out their first fleet of zero emission taxis, which are now making their way ac... weiterlesen...
by Kelsey KeithMaison & Objet, the annual winter design show in Paris, ended last week, and it's taken seven whole days to catch our collective breath and clean off our camera's memory card. The immeubles shown at Maison sweep across eight airplane-hangar-sized buildings in a convention center north of the ciy, and include everything in the world of "déco," ... weiterlesen...
Read the rest of Siemens’ Middle East Headquarters Will Be An Energy Efficient Model for Masdar City
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As one of the greenest citites in the nation, New York City is known as being a sustainable urban trail blazer, whether it’s through turning aging infrastructure into world class parks or passing groundbreaking green building legislation. So it’s no surprise that the Big Apple is filled with sustainable architecture, but you may not realize that many of the cityR... weiterlesen...
Through an extremely in-depth report, paired with dazzling visual representations, design and think tank group Rollerhaus imagined an eco-centric future vision of Chicago that is without cars, with new systems for energy and water, and built in a whole new architectural language. Their project was started in response to the Living Future Institute’s Living Cities competiti... weiterlesen...
If you’re trying to amp up your wardrobe with a unique flair, we might have just the thing. Made in Forest Hills, founded by recycling connoisseur Nicholas Ruiz, is a collection of some of the most interesting bow ties we’ve ever seen! This “Bow Tie Collection,” is a series of 11 ties inspired by different exhibits at MoMA over the course of 2011 and made from... weiterlesen...
by Kelsey KeithBoston's venerable Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum—founded in 1903 by a lady art patron and obsessive collector of antiquities—has been one of the city's crown cultural jewels for the past century, so taking on a contemporary expansion that would double it in size was no easy feat. Lucky for the Gardner, Italian architect Renzo Piano was up for the tas... weiterlesen...
Supporting model green communities across the US, Global Green USA has announced it will give eight communities a free design consultation over the next six months. Each of the chosen neighborhoods will recieve a 3-day visit from four sustainability experts who will give a comprehensive review and recommendations about how to improve infrastructure and urban design. The suggesti... weiterlesen...
How a floating pool could help filter this city's contaminated waters so residents can once again enjoy them.
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by Michael SylvesterIn this series, Sebastian Mariscal designs a home in Venice, California, that brings the outside in. We track the project from start to finish with future resident Michael Sylvester. Part 3, February 2011: Refining the design.
Sebastian Mariscal updates the original design to incorporate city requirements, client feedback, and some additional design r... weiterlesen...
The U.S. Green Building Council recently announced that it has selected HOK as an official design partner for Project Haiti – a building designed to LEED Platinum principles that will replace a Port-au-Prince orphanage and children’s center devastated by the 2010 earthquake. The new structure will provide a safe, healthy home for the kids of the Fondation Enfant Jesus o... weiterlesen...
Built on a lake in a slum in the rapidly growing city of Dhaka, the Platform of Hope is a public space, playground, library and community garden.
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Stacy Levy’s Tide Flowers Bloom With the Rising Waters of the Hudson River