TOP 10 CHILDREN’S EDUCAT...

Dec 18, 2016 by

TOP 10 CHILDREN’S EDUCATIONAL SPACES OF 2016

[Translate]     see designboom’s TOP 10 stories archive:           throughout 2016, designboom has...

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PREFAB SUSTAINABLE STRUCTURES ...

Dec 17, 2016 by

[Translate] ‘ecospaces’ are prefabricated, sustainable structures that can be built in just five days   just over a...

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UNSOCIABLE AND UNSUSTAINABLE

Dec 11, 2016 by

UNSOCIABLE AND UNSUSTAINABLE

[Translate] Daniel Brook NPLUSONEMAG.COM Residents in luxury buildings are rarely swayed by the economic calculus of saving energy....

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THIS $10K TINY HOUSE CAN BE BU...

Dec 9, 2016 by

[Translate]   by Cat DiStasio INHABITAT.COM View Slideshow Cheap Chinese goods are a bit of a joke in America, but when a...

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THESE REFUGEES ARE BUILDING HO...

Dec 5, 2016 by

THESE REFUGEES ARE BUILDING HOUSES OUT OF PLASTIC BOTTLES

[Translate] Habib Mohamed  THINK PROGRESS.ORG   Plastic bottles prove surprisingly resilient to the harsh desert conditions....

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HOW CREATIVE REPURPOSING OF IN...

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[Translate]   By Amanda Abrams, YES! Magazine | Report The cavernous Scrap Exchange in Durham, North Carolina, is a maker’s...

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JO JOERO ON SELF-HELP HOUSING,...

Dec 2, 2016 by

JO JOERO ON SELF-HELP HOUSING, NEOLIBERALISM & WHAT PATRICK SCHUMACHER DOESN’T UNDERSTAND

[Translate] Elvia Wilk  METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Table House, by Noero Architects Courtesy Uno Pereira At the recent World Architecture...

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HOW BIG GOT ITS GROVE BACK

Dec 2, 2016 by

HOW BIG GOT ITS GROVE BACK

[Translate]   Gretchen Von Koenig  METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Photography courtesy Robin Hill Grove at Grand Bay, designed by Bjarke Ingels...

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A PROGRESS REPORT FROM THE CUT...

Dec 2, 2016 by

A PROGRESS REPORT FROM THE CUTTING EDGE OF RESILIENT DESIGN

[Translate] THE DIRT   Jared Green Resilient Bridgeport / Rebuild by Design“We don’t know what resilience policy will look like in...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE ...

Dec 2, 2016 by

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS NOVEMBER 16-30

[Translate] THE DIRT    J.R. Taylor Freeway Park, Seattle, Washington by Lawrence Halprin / Photograph © Aaron Leitz, courtesy The...

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MOMA’S ‘INSECURITI...

Nov 28, 2016 by

MOMA’S ‘INSECURITIES’ EXHIBITION EXAMINES GLOBAL DISPLACEMENT AND SHELTER

[Translate] INHABITAT   ‘insecurities: tracing displacement and shelter’ — an exhibition on view at new york’s MoMA until...

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CHINA IS BUILDING A GIANT SOLA...

Nov 27, 2016 by

CHINA IS BUILDING A GIANT SOLAR PLANT AT CHERNOBYL

[Translate] by Greg Beach INHABITAT.COM View Slideshow A new solar summer rises from the ashes of nuclear winter. Two Chinese energy...

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CATALYZING EFFICIENT BUILDINGS

Nov 26, 2016 by

CATALYZING EFFICIENT BUILDINGS

[Translate] RMI left, The RMI Innovation Center, © Tim Griffith; right © Romy Purshouse The buildings we spend over 90 percent our...

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FIVE CUTTING-EDGE BUILDING MAT...

Nov 24, 2016 by

FIVE CUTTING-EDGE BUILDING MATERIALS TO WATCH IN 2016

[Translate] These products and technologies draw inspiration from the natural world. By Blaine Brownell   IAI The beginning of a new...

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REFUGEES COULD ‘SAVER...

Nov 23, 2016 by

[Translate] Metropolis Magazine Across the nation, refugees are boosting America’s legacy cities, but encountering resistance...

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ENVISIONING TRUMP’S FUTU...

Nov 20, 2016 by

ENVISIONING TRUMP’S FUTURE WHITE HOUSE

[Translate] víctor enrich envisions ‘phalus 2020’, president trump’s future white house   the recent mania...

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HOW TRUMP PLANS TO FIX THE NAT...

Nov 19, 2016 by

HOW TRUMP PLANS TO FIX THE NATION’S INFRASTRUCTURE

[Translate]   The President-elect’s ambitious proposal relies on private financing, but the plan has its critics. By...

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THE AIA’S TONE-DEAF RESP...

Nov 19, 2016 by

THE AIA’S TONE-DEAF RESPONSE TO THE ELECTION OF DONALD TRUMP

[Translate] By Duo Dickinson  COMMONEDGE,ORG The 2016 U.S. presidential election was the most divisive since the Civil War. Not only...

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LIFE DURING TRUMP: PROGRESS ON...

Nov 19, 2016 by

[Translate] Essays By Edward Mazria We are facing two very different and defining moments in history: the ratification of the Paris...

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“SMART” ELECTRICIT...

Nov 18, 2016 by

[Translate] FUTURISM Zastavki In Brief New smart windows are not only able to toggle transparency but also store electricity to power...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE ...

Nov 17, 2016 by

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (NOVEMBER 1-15)

[Translate] THE DIRT   J.R. Taylor Atlanta BeltLine, Atlanta / Matthew Pillsbury for The New York TimesSponge-Worthy Design for the...

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TRUMPITECTURE STANDS AS A SAD ...

Nov 15, 2016 by

TRUMPITECTURE STANDS AS A SAD BUT HONEST REFLECTION OF THE VALUES TRUMP PROUDLY EMBODIES

[Translate]  Dezeen Magazine Hot List Doug Staker The garish and self-indulgent buildings developed by Republican candidate Donald...

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THE BIM MOMENT: WHAT WE’...

Nov 6, 2016 by

THE BIM MOMENT: WHAT WE’RE LOSING IN THE ROBOT-AGE OF ARCHITECTURE

[Translate] Essays By Duo Dickinson   COMMON EDGE.ORG For most architects today, Building Information Modeling (BIM) is the elephant...

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CLIMATE CHANGE IS UPON US. HOW...

Oct 15, 2016 by

CLIMATE CHANGE IS UPON US. HOW ARE WE PLANNING FOR IT?

[Translate] By Steve Cochran, Steven Bingler   COMMONEDGE.COM In his 1972 science fiction novel The Gods Themselves, which takes...

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WHEN IT COMES TO BUILDINGS AND...

Oct 13, 2016 by

WHEN IT COMES TO BUILDINGS AND CLIMATE CHANGE, COLORADO MATTERS

[Translate] ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE Victor Olgyay, AIA Principal Kelly Vaughn Marketing Manager Colorado regularly tops the list of...

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SHANTY MEGASTRUCTURES ENVISION...

Oct 13, 2016 by

SHANTY MEGASTRUCTURES ENVISIONS A COLOSSAL VERTICAL SLUM IN THE HEART OF LAGOS

[Translate]   by Lidija Grozdanic  INHABITAT.COM View Slideshow Nigerian designer Olalekan Jeyifous has made the social and...

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WORLD’S LARGEST PASSIVE ...

Oct 13, 2016 by

WORLD’S LARGEST PASSIVE HOUSE SETTLEMENT TOPS OFF IN GERMANY

[Translate]   by Lucy Wang  INHABITAT.COM View Slideshow The world’s largest passive house development just celebrated a topping...

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THE HOUSE OF 2016

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WHAT ARCHITECTURE HAS IN COMMO...

Oct 9, 2016 by

WHAT ARCHITECTURE HAS IN COMMON WITH ORGANIZED RELIGION

[Translate] Opinion By Duo Dickinson  COMMON EDGE.ORG The 21st century has not been kind to either architecture or organized...

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GREEN-ROOFED COLORADO HOME IS ...

Oct 7, 2016 by

GREEN-ROOFED COLORADO HOME IS BURIED INTO THE EARTH TO SAVE ENERGY

[Translate] by Lucy Wang  INHABITAT View Slideshow When New York-based architecture firm Gluck+ was tapped to build a home in the...

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