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- New floating dairy farms could produce 260 gallons of milk each day Sat, 9 Jul 16, 1:22amPicture a future where your milk and yogurt come from a farm floating in your local harbor. That's exactly what the company Beladon aims to do, and they have support from the urban agriculture group From Your Own Town (Uit...
- Floating Nexus Center in Mexico marries corporate office spaces and solar passive design Fri, 15 Jan 16, 5:00pmThe floating cube houses management offices, while the ground floor is occupied by the storage area of products for 3 companies and has platforms for loading and unloading...
- AntiRoom II is a circular wooden meditation space floating off the coast of Malta Tue, 12 Jan 16, 5:00amAntiroom II floats like an island off the coast of Malta. It is unreachable by land and can be accessed only by boat and swimming. The circular wooden structure forms an endless platform for sunbathing and relaxing and...
- 108-square-foot floating Walden Raft in France pays homage to Henry David Thoreau Thu, 6 Aug 15, 4:30amThis floating rustic cabin, designed by Elise Morin and Florent Albinet, is a space built by combining wood and acrylic glass which allow it to act as a transparent structure whose privacy is only secured by its temporary...
- Óbidos Technological Park’s floating architecture frames the Portuguese landscape Mon, 19 Jan 15, 5:00pmThe project aims to increase the presence of green surfaces. This attitude informed the overall shape of the buildings, which creates a large piazza in the middle of a countryside. The central space references famous spaces...
- Rainwater-Harvesting Artscience Museum Floats Like a Lilypad on the Singapore Waterfront Tue, 28 Oct 14, 4:00pmThe museum, the structure of which was conceived by Arup, is supported by a complex steel lattice and 10 columns that come together toward the bottom in a basket-like shape...
- Steel and Bamboo Ring Celestial Bliss in Taiwan Celebrates Nature’s Endless Circle of Life Mon, 26 Aug 13, 3:00pmThe structure is made from reusable steel, which serves as the primary structural system, and bamboo cladding. The inner projection screen was made from recycled materials, while bamboo sections were incorporated into the...
- Bloom: Floating Phytoplankton Farm Absorbs Carbon Dioxide and Monitors Rising Sea Levels Fri, 29 Mar 13, 3:30amRead the rest of Bloom: Floating Phytoplankton Farm Absorbs Carbon Dioxide and Monitors Rising Sea Levels Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Architizer A+Awards, Bloom Phytoplankton Farm, carbon dioxide...
- Remistudio’s Massive Floating Ark Battles Rising Tides Wed, 17 Aug 11, 8:00amRead the rest of Remistudio’s Massive Floating Ark Battles Rising Tides Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: ark, ark building, Disaster-proof design, Eco Architecture, eco design, floating architecture,...
- Petit-Bain: Green-Roofed Floating Building Sets Sail on the Seine in Paris Tue, 2 Aug 11, 7:34amRead the rest of Petit-Bain: Green-Roofed Floating Building Sets Sail on the Seine in Paris Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: cultural center Paris, eco design, Encore Heureux, floating building,...
- Cottonwood Cove Marina Set to be World’s First LEED-Certified Floating Building Tue, 28 Jun 11, 2:22amRead the rest of Cottonwood Cove Marina Set to be World’s First LEED-Certified Floating Building Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "leed", "sustainable architecture", carlson studio architecture,...
- Brockholes: UK’s First Floating Nature Reserve Is Now Open For Exploration Fri, 13 May 11, 12:48amRead the rest of Brockholes: UK’s First Floating Nature Reserve Is Now Open For Exploration Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", Adam Khan Architects, BREEAM outstanding,...
- Remistudio’s Floating Ark Concept Battles Rising Tides Wed, 29 Dec 10, 2:55amRead the rest of Remistudio’s Floating Ark Concept Battles Rising Tideshttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed Permalink...
- Remistudio’s Massive Ark Building Can Save Residents From Flood Wed, 29 Dec 10, 2:55amAddressing growing concern over climate change and the rising level of the world’s oceans, Russian architectural firm Remistudio has created a massive hotel that can endure extreme floods...