Upcycled plastic bottles are u...

Jun 18, 2019 by

Innovative design start-up Six Miles Across London Limited (small.) has just unveiled an emergency shelter made almost entirely out of upcycled plastic bottles.

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GOOD DESIGN IS SUSTAINABLE

Feb 18, 2017 by

GOOD DESIGN IS SUSTAINABLE

[Translate] The Dirt Perk Park, Cleveland by Thomas Balsley Associates / Land StudioGood landscape design is intrinsically...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE ...

Dec 28, 2016 by

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (DEC. 1 – 15)

[Translate] THE DIRT  J.R. Taylor The Michigan Urban Farming Initiative / Image: Michelle & Chris GerardAmerica’s First...

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Germany is building world’s la...

Aug 23, 2016 by

Germany is building world’s largest passive housing complex with 162 green units

[Translate]   by Lacy Cooke   INHABITAT View Slideshow In Germany, the world’s biggest passive housing complex is currently...

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Landscape Architecture in the ...

Jul 29, 2016 by

Landscape Architecture in the News Highlights (July 1 – 15)

[Translate] J.R. Taylor THE DIRT Hiroko Masuike/The New York TimesConservation: Geniuses of Place – Nature.com, 7/6/16 “Ethan Carr...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE ...

May 2, 2016 by

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (APRIL 16–30)

[Translate] THE DIRT by J.R. Taylor A rendering of the forthcoming Presidio land development / The Atlantic Disaster by Design:...

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AS CLIMATE CHANGE HEATS UP, AR...

Mar 26, 2016 by

AS CLIMATE CHANGE HEATS UP, ARCTIC RESIDENTS STRUGGLE TO KEEP THEIR HOMES

[Translate] There’s a shortage of housing solutions in the far north, where the Arctic is warming faster than expected. Photograph:...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS: SHARE YO...

Feb 19, 2016 by

[Translate] THE DIRT  by Jared Green Driverless highway of the future / Natalia Beard, SWA Group There are lots of great conferences...

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FUTURISTIC TRANSPORT

Dec 14, 2015 by

FUTURISTIC TRANSPORT

[Translate] Gregory Han  METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Bringing eight modes of transportation together was not the only complex problem at the...

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WATCH JEFF GOLDBLUM EXPLAIN TH...

Nov 20, 2015 by

[Translate] Watch Jeff Goldblum explain the Clean Power Plan in a Funny or Die video By Tim McDonnell  GRIST This story was...

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NET-ZERO ENERGY SOLAR POWERED ...

Nov 20, 2015 by

NET-ZERO ENERGY SOLAR POWERED HOME POPS UP IN THREE DAYS

[Translate] by Lucy Wang   INHABITAT https://youtu.be/bPSxNE-DdJE If you aren’t yet sold on factory-built housing, the gorgeous...

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INTERVIEW: HOME IMPROVEMENT LE...

Oct 22, 2015 by

INTERVIEW: HOME IMPROVEMENT LEGEND BOB VILA TALKS ABOUT GREEN BUILDING

[Translate] INHABITAT Architecture by Andrew Michler  INHABITAT Bob Vila’s name has been synonymous with home improvement since he...

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THIS JAW-DROPPING RESORT IS 10...

Aug 22, 2015 by

[Translate] INHABITAT The project’s solar panels, which are treated as a design element, generate around a megawatt of energy per day...

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HYPERNATURAL: ARCHITECTURE EVO...

Jul 26, 2015 by

HYPERNATURAL: ARCHITECTURE EVOLVES

[Translate] THE DIRT   by Jared Green All living creatures employ technologies to gain evolutionary advantage. For example, bats have...

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TENDERLOIN’S REHABILITAT...

Jul 14, 2015 by

TENDERLOIN’S REHABILITATED ‘PRISON PARK’ TAPS INTO SAN FRANCISCO’S GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

[Translate] INHABITAT     <p>Your browser does not support iframes.</p> view this image in original size ( 1580 x 1017 )...

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REVITALIZING URBAN PROJECTS WI...

Jun 19, 2015 by

REVITALIZING URBAN PROJECTS WIN RUDY BRUNER AWARDS

[Translate] THE DIRT  by Liz Camuti From a pool of applicants from 40 communities in 26 states, Miller’s Court in Baltimore was...

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SOLAR-POWERED HOSPITAL HEALS P...

Jun 16, 2015 by

SOLAR-POWERED HOSPITAL HEALS PATIENTS WITH SUSTAINABLE DESIGN IN NEW ZEALAND

[Translate]     <p>Your browser does not support iframes.</p> view this image in original size ( 1580 x 1195 )   The...

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7 Gorgeous modern homes hidden...

May 14, 2015 by

[Translate] <p>Your browser does not support iframes.</p> Latvian architects NRJA completed the House of Ruins, an...

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Minimalist Cabin Floats Abobe ...

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[Translate]     <p>Your browser does not support iframes.</p> view this image in original size ( 728 x 578 ) 17 0  ...

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Alma-nac’s Slim House is...

Apr 6, 2015 by

Alma-nac’s Slim House is a super-narrow London home filled with daylight

[Translate] ARCHITECTURE by Lidija Grozdanic, INHABITAT     London-based design studio alma-nac extended an existing house in...

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Seattle’s Emerging EcoDistrict...

Apr 6, 2015 by

Seattle’s Emerging EcoDistrict

[Translate]  by The Dirt Contributor EcoDistrict planning and design can accelerate local efforts to improve sustainability....

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Frei Otto named 2015 Pritzker ...

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Frei Otto named 2015 Pritzker Prize laureate just one day after his death

[Translate] by Charley Cameron, order INHABITAT Frei Otto was just named the 2015 Pritzker Prize laureate in an announcement made one...

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Floating solar-powered Waterne...

Mar 8, 2015 by

Floating solar-powered Waternest eco-home is nearly 100% recycled

[Translate]     INHABITAT The 100-square-foot floating pod-shaped home measures 12 meters in diameter and 4 meters tall.   The...

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Landscape Architecture in the ...

Mar 2, 2015 by

Landscape Architecture in the News Highlights (February 16 – 28)

[Translate] THE DIRT   by J.R. Taylor Rethinking the Waterfront – The Architect’s Newspaper, 2/17/15 “Earlier this month Brooklyn...

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Envisioning a New Academic Com...

Feb 24, 2015 by

Envisioning a New Academic Commons

[Translate] by The Dirt Contributor Hundreds of students walked down Ivy Road in the middle of January, sales marking the kickoff of...

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BIG’S HYBRID PLACES

Feb 1, 2015 by

[Translate] THE DIRT by Jared Green The dynamics of BIG, healing one of the world’s hottest architecture and urban design firms,...

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