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- A brief tale of wind and steam Thu, 6 Aug 20, 7:00pmAbout a year ago I read in a Dutch national newspaper an article which elaborately and somewhat aggressively argued that if you had the choice between, say, a 1000MW gas-fired power plant and a few thousands windmill generators...
- Solar-powered Villa H is a modern glass-fronted home in the Dutch dunes Fri, 29 Sep 17, 7:30pmNatural materials converge in the beautiful, tailor-made Villa H (Villa Hupkes) tucked into Rotterdam’s dune landscape. Architecture firm BERG + KLEIN designed this modern home for a client who wanted a warm and minimalist...
- Hollands first Vertical Forest to rise with 10,000 air-purifying plants Thu, 6 Jul 17, 9:23pmHot on the heels of the world’s first Forest City in China, Stefano Boeri Architetti has announced their winning bid for the first Vertical Forest in the Netherlands...
- Dutch politicians want to ban all polluting cars by 2025 Sat, 9 Apr 16, 3:00amIt’s been an exhilarating year for green cars. From new hydrogen car records to the Tesla Model 3 unveiling, a sustainable automobile future seems closer than ever. Building on the excitement, Dutch politicians recently...
- PlantLab could grow fruit and vegetables for the entire world in a space smaller than Holland Wed, 18 Mar 15, 2:30amPlantLab’s vision is that our growing population will have access to affordable, safe and nutritious food via urban farming. “The farmers of the future will be in the basements, not the fields,” predicts PlantLab's...
- Dutch company PlantLab’s agricultural revolution could grow the world’s fruit and veg in a space smaller than Holland Wed, 18 Mar 15, 12:30amPlantLab’s vision is that our growing population will have access to affordable, safe and nutritious food via urban farming. “The farmers of the future will be in the basements, not the fields,” predicts PlantLab's...
- UNStudio’s remote-controlled W.I.N.D. House is the home of the future, today Wed, 4 Feb 15, 6:15amA decade ago, if someone mentioned a home that could be regulated by remote control, we would have thought they were referring to some futuristic sci-fi film like Blade Runner...
- INHABITAT INTERVIEW: Water Architect Koen Olthuis on How to Embrace Rising Sea Levels Thu, 24 Jul 14, 2:08amSea levels are rising, floods are prevalent, and cities are at greater risk than ever due to climate change. Now that we've accepted these facts, it's time to design and build more resilient structures. Koen Olthuis, one...
- World’s First Floating Apartment Complex to Begin Construction in 2014! Sat, 5 Oct 13, 4:30amFor centuries, the Dutch have manipulated the landscape to move water away from their dwellings. Instead of battling the elements, Netherlands-based firm Waterstudio just announced plans to construct the world's first floating...
- Detroit Electric Moves Production of the SP:01 Electric Car from Detroit to Holland Sat, 7 Sep 13, 12:13amAlthough Detroit Electric shares its name with the famous Michigan city, the automaker is reportedly going to kick off production of its new SP:01 electric car in Holland...
- Artist Giuseppe Licari Transforms a Dutch Gallery into an Indoor Park Thu, 6 Jun 13, 5:00amFor his new "Public Room" exhibition, artist Giuseppe Licari transformed the Hommes Gallery in Rotterdam into an indoor park - complete with a large grassy lawn, small trees, and even birds...
- Germany Quadruples Energy Surplus Over the Last Two Years Wed, 10 Apr 13, 2:30amPhoto via Shutterstock For a country phasing out its nuclear plants, you might expect a downturn in energy production. But Germany has actually seen its power output quadruple between 2011 and 2012. Europe’s leading...
- Acton and Muir Russell at Tribunal Tue, 15 Jan 13, 2:20amTomorrow (15 January 2013), the Information Tribunal will hear David Holland’s appeal of the ICO decision (FER0387012 ) regarding the connection of the Muir Russell Review and UEA in respect to FOI legislation (see...
- Dutch Pavilion Re-Set Presents a Dynamic Re-thinking of Disused Space at the Venice Architecture Biennale Thu, 6 Sep 12, 9:34pmRead the rest of Dutch Pavilion Re-Set Presents a Dynamic Re-thinking of Disused Space at the Venice Architecture Biennale Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: adaptive reuse, Dutch Pavilion, Dynamic...
- Sunken Fort Werk Aan’t Spoel to be Transformed into Gradated Public Park in the Netherlands Wed, 15 Aug 12, 1:50amRead the rest of Sunken Fort Werk Aan’t Spoel to be Transformed into Gradated Public Park in the Netherlands Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: adaptive reuse, Atelier de Lyon, Culemborg, disused...