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The Netherlands is famously flat—but a massive green mountain is rising up in the Dutch city of Veldhoven. The Dutch Mountains project will be the world’s largest wooden building, combining natural materials with high-tech...

Architect Suraksha Acharya from Midori Architects has proposed a pair of ultra-green translucent towers for the Hong Kong skyline. The futuristic Aero Hive skyscrapers are clad in an organic facade interspersed with greenery...

Nouvelle AOM has just been chosen to transform Paris' historic Tour Montparnasse into beacon of sustainability for the City of Light. The winning design envisions a contemporary green makeover for the 40-year-old skyscraper...

Hamburg residents are taking their community's urban design into their own hands - and the results are amazing. A team of local residents and architects are planning to convert a WWII bunker into Hilldegarden, a mixed-use...

Paris just officially banned all pre-1997 model automobiles from driving in the city center on weekdays. This ban affects roughly half a million vehicle owners, and it was conceived as part of a comprehensive plan to reduce...

The Wish-Igloo parklet is part of the Renaissance Covington’s Curb’d program which focuses on temporarily repurposing parking spaces throughout the city...

Paris just announced plans to ban all pre-1997 model automobiles from driving in the city center on weekdays. This ban was conceived not by the fashion police, but as part of a comprehensive plan to reduce air pollution and...

The city developed a remodeling scheme for seven different location that will transform car-packed roads and intersections into areas that can be enjoyed by cyclists and pedestrians...

Floating plant-filled boxes transformed the post-industrial architecture of the Dacheng Flour Mills site in Shekhou, China, into a ecosystem made up of greenery, animals and algae...

The high-rise blocks and grubby victorian streets in London's East End accommodate a culturally rich and varied population, but not so much in the way of biodiversity. The Phytology project, by arts commissioning organization...

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A new solar-powered Sun-Catcher lighting installation recently popped up in Clearwater, FL, where it brightens the night using energy from the sun. Part of the city’s Sculpture360 program, the 15-foot-tall Sun-Catcher...

Know of a great spot for a new public park or an ideal location for a bike rack? Thanks to Eve Mosher‘s “Insert __ Here” eco art project, now you can let everyone else know, too, by pointing one of her giant...

Section two of New York City’s High Line Park opened this week to great acclaim, and Team Inhabitat were among the first to catch a glimpse of the new space! The High Line is a renovated train track that has been turned...

SOM was just awarded the master plan commission for Golden Hills, a major new sustainable city that dovetails with their recently revealed FTP City in Danang, Vietnam...