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When Hurricane Sandy made landfall in October 2012, the Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook didn't stand a chance. Surrounded by the waters of the Gowanus Canal, Upper New York Bay, and Buttermilk Channel, the coastal community...

1. African Design Center trains next wave of African architects The African Design Center is a program of the MASS Design Group, and offers training for African architects and designers. According to MASS Design Group, the...

SHoP Architects designed the schools to be as flexible and adaptable as possible to varying terrains and needs. The structures are made from an easily assembled kit of parts comprising readily available local materials such...

The and energy-efficient Baan Huay Sarn Yaw School is a long rectangular volume comprising three large classrooms, separated by foyers, and bookended by two outdoor covered balconies...

Earlier this year we reported on the opening of the stunning Salvador Dalí Museum located in St. Petersburg, Florida. The museum is home to the world’s largest collection of Dalí works, and since its debut this past...

Read the rest of Shigeru Ban’s Temporary Concert Hall Made of Paper Opens in L’Aqila, Italy Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", concert hall, disaster proof architecture,...

Architect Koen Olthuis of Waterstudio.nl has been fascinating the Inhabitat editors for years with his innovative floating buildings and aqua-tecture. Far from being confined by convention — or by the boundaries of...