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- KOGAA upcycles construction waste into a plant-filled coffee hub Fri, 23 Apr 21, 4:30amIn Prague’s developing area of Karlín, Czech studio KOGAA has recently completed GROUNDS, an industrial coffee hub with an interior built with 80% construction waste from a previously dismantled project...
- A disused factory becomes an office with a landscaped bamboo roof terrace Sat, 12 Sep 20, 12:30amLocated in Shenzhen, China, the If Factory utilizes a sustainable design that transforms an old and disused factory into a creative mix of office spaces...
- Retired USPS van is converted into a mobile community center Tue, 21 Jul 20, 4:30amKnown as the Chicago Mobile Makerspace, this renovated United States Postal Service delivery van has been given a second life as a mobile community center and classroom...
- Modular, affordable housing project opens in Portland Thu, 9 Jul 20, 1:30amArgyle Gardens, a newly-opened modular co-housing development, is providing affordable housing for individuals who formerly experienced homelessness and are greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Portland, Oregon...
- Dumping ground reborn as a bamboo and rammed-earth community space in Vietnam Fri, 26 Jan 18, 9:06pmH&P Architects dramatically transformed an informal dumping ground in Mao Khe, Vietnam into a beautiful pavilion built mainly of locally sourced bamboo and earth...
- Dumping ground reborn as beautiful bamboo and rammed-earth community space Fri, 26 Jan 18, 9:06pmH&P Architects dramatically transformed an informal dumping ground in Mao Khe, Vietnam into a beautiful pavilion built mainly of locally sourced bamboo and earth...
- You can play this building like a gigantic xylophone Tue, 22 Mar 16, 4:00pmThe LCCCP's previous house in Muswell Hill, built in the 1950s, became unable to accommodate the growing number of disabled children who, due to neo-natal brain injuries, suffer from one of the forms of cerebral palsy...
- Zigzagging Het Anker community center in the Netherlands is partially buried underground Wed, 23 Dec 15, 5:00amLocated in Zwolle, the Netherlands, the complex aims to link the Westenholte and Stadshagen districts and connect with a large and diverse group of users...
- Wulugul Pop-Up installation in Sydney is a multifunctional urban space made of recyclable cardboard tubes Mon, 7 Dec 15, 5:00pmWe've been following the construction of eight bamboo domes rising on an islet on Saigon River in Vietnam, and now the designers, Vo Trong Nghia Architects, have released new photos showing the completed structures meant...
- Artists fill the vaults of a dilapidated 1923 bank in Chicago with books and artwork Sat, 24 Oct 15, 12:51amWhat happens when you fill bank vaults and offices with books and artwork instead of money? These pictures of the Stony island Ars Bank in Chicago show a former bank now functioning as a vibrant destination for artists, scholars,...
- A21 Studio’s Rainbow Chapel Wins 2014 WAF’s Building of the Year Award Tue, 7 Oct 14, 12:00amBuilt to serve an urban ward with a lack of communal space, the 1,500-square-foot Chapel accommodates a variety of community activities, such as weddings and conferences, inside a simple, shed-like structure...
- Open Air Gjennomsikte Pavilion Doubles as a Lakeside Retreat and Theater Stage Fri, 29 Nov 13, 6:00amThis project was built in connection with the walkabout project (Breddelangs), which is a local initiative organized to bring awareness to the Lahelle river area...
- Miller Hull’s Powell River Library to Become Social, Cultural Hub for Canadian Town Tue, 9 Apr 13, 4:30amRead the rest of Miller Hull’s Powell River Library to Become Social, Cultural Hub for Canadian Town Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: british columbia, canada, community space, Daylighting,...
- Sugarhouse Studios Pop-Up Cinema & Workshop Encourages Community Interaction in London Fri, 25 May 12, 3:40amRead the rest of Sugarhouse Studios Pop-Up Cinema & Workshop Encourages Community Interaction in London Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", 2012 London Olympics, adaptive...
- Rollercoaster: Louvered Pavilion Snakes Around a Schoolyard Like an Amusement Park Ride Tue, 15 Nov 11, 4:03amRead the rest of Rollercoaster: Louvered Pavilion Snakes Around a Schoolyard Like an Amusement Park Ride Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Beijing, community space, eco design, green architecture,...