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In the forests of Morelia, Mexico, HW Studio's The Hill in Front of the Glen nestles among the natural environment it is placed in.[...]

Under the guidance of Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde of Studio Roosegaarde, an interdisciplinary team of students from the University of Monterrey (UDEM) have designed and installed the “Smog-Eating Billboard” to purify...

In The Air Above, environmental designer Michael Pecirno explores how a public sculpture can derive form and purpose entirely from its surroundings. Clad in polished, reflective stainless steel, the sculpture mirrors its...

The proposal was created by Daniel Gillen, Colby Suter, Philipp Ohnesorge, and Gustav Fagerstrom using digital design processes. The team analyzed the topography of the Circle Acres Nature Preserve in Austin's Montopolis...

Roatán Island lies around 35 miles of the coast of Honduras, and is home to a population of some 100,000 people—yet its outdated hospital has only 38 beds...

Although the tree houses are custom made to order, the company builds each project with eco-friendly principles. Cutting edge computer technology is first used to detail every building aspect, and then the components of the...

This design is the second in Torsten's series of biomorphic structures that transform ideas from nature and are based on improvisation. His simple concept is also complimented by the more complex idea of programming a natural...

A team of ambitious students at the University of California at Riverside have developed an incredible new weapon in the battle against air pollution. For their entry in the Environmental Protection Agency student design...

While driving over the bridge one day, David Grieshaber came up with the idea to convert the bridge into a house in order to save the old urban monument for posterity...

The four townhouses that make up Urban Villas are constructed on a slope, the main reason to keep their forms as simple as possible. Along the borders of the property are dense bushes and shrubs, as well as an open meadow,...

Taipei-based Miniwiz just unveiled a brand new system that transforms old bottles into gorgeous glowing green walls! Dubbed Verti-Cult, the system is made from 100% recycled Polyethylene milk and juice bottles collected from...

Read the rest of Energy-Generating Mushrooms Provide Power, Water, and Shelter in the Sci-Fi City of “New Mumbai” Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Architecture, Eco Architecture, eco...

Read the rest of Beautiful Hen House by Torsten Ottesjö is a Serene Chicken Refuge Inspired by Nature Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", biomorphic design, chicken coop,...

Scottish designer Peter Ananin has created a way to bring a little more of the outside world into our everyday lives by creating personal miniature rural worlds dubbed MyBioPod...

Read the rest of 6 Brilliant Solar-Powered Art Projects to Brighten Your Day Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: 6 solar-powered artworks, Alexandre Dang, Art, Dang'cing Flowers, environmental art,...