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- These hurricane-proof floating homes are packed with green features Thu, 26 Oct 17, 10:23pmThese solar-powered, zero-emission floating homes are packed with green goodness. Designed by Dutch architect Koen Olthius in collaboration with Arkup, an "avant-garde life on water" company based in Miami, the livable yachts...
- Tiny House Perched Atop a Rock in the Middle of a River Withstands 45 Years of Floods Sat, 9 Mar 13, 8:00amRead the rest of Tiny House Perched Atop a Rock in the Middle of a River Withstands 45 Years of Floods Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: drina river house, flood proof architecture, flood-proof design,...
- Nirlon IT Park in Mumbai Turns a Mill Compound into a Cutting Edge Campus Tue, 13 Dec 11, 4:00amIn a unique redevelopment of a mill compound, Venkataramanan Associates executed a high-tech environment for Nirlon IT Park in Mumbai, India. The architects took care to incorporate several Danish best practices to address...
- INHABITAT INTERVIEW: Water Architect Koen Olthuis on Floating Buildings & Hydro-Cities Thu, 12 May 11, 9:23amArchitect 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...