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- Urban Sequoia is a blueprint for sustainable architecture Fri, 14 Jan 22, 7:30amThis past fall, COP26 opened the door for discussions about many environmental issues. However, few presentations addressed one elephant in the room — the fact that the construction industry contributes up to...
- MAD Architects unveils an organic skyscraper piercing Manhattans skyline Wed, 17 Apr 19, 1:30amBeijing-based architectural studio MAD Architects has unveiled an alternative vision for the skyline of New York City with the introduction of East 34th, a nature-inspired high-rise proposed near the Empire State Building...
- Energy-generating smart bricks turn ordinary buildings into efficient living machines Mon, 1 Aug 16, 10:54pmA cool project with an unfortunate acronym, LIAR or Living Architecture is developing construction bricks composed of biofilm that can harness solar energy, wastewater, and air pollution, and turn them into usable resources...
- 10 great plants for a living roof Sat, 16 Jul 16, 7:07pmRooftops are tough place for plants: they're vulnerable to intense heat, cold, wind and drought, plus they can’t support a lot of weight, so the plants need to grow in just a few inches of soil (actually, ultra-lightweight...
- Urban Algae Folly produces the protein equivalent of a small cow in 6 months Sat, 19 Dec 15, 7:01amOriginally presented at the Milan Expo earlier this year, the Urban Algae Folly is a sculptural but functional piece of bio-digital architecture made of micro-algae organisms...
- Top 10 Plants for a Living Roof Sat, 26 Jul 14, 3:00amRooftops are tough place for plants: they're vulnerable to intense heat, cold, wind and drought, plus they can’t support a lot of weight, so the plants need to grow in just a few inches of soil (actually, ultra-lightweight...
- 100-Foot-Long Balancing Barn Suspends Hotel Guests in Mid-Air in the UK Wed, 11 Jun 14, 3:00amSurrounded by beautiful English countryside, the Balancing Barn's rustic form was created in reference to the nearby Suffolk farmhouses with a modern and bold...
- India’s Amazing Tree Bridges Are Made of Living Roots and Vines! Sat, 3 May 14, 4:30amThe town of Cherrapunji in the Khasi Hills is credited with the world record for annual rainfall of over 75 ft! And in this rainy, wet climate, the rubber fig tree grows with abandon...
- Gardens of Anfa: Flourishing Vine-Wrapped Skyscrapers Set to Spring Up in Casablanca Wed, 2 Apr 14, 5:00amAt the heart of the design is a series of tower blocks, each of which is connected by a central plaza. These include three mid-rise residential towers, a low-rise office tower, and a series of residential blocks. The gardens...
- MVRDV’s Dramatic Balancing Barn Suspends Hotel Guests in Mid-Air Thu, 20 Feb 14, 1:00amSurrounded by beautiful English countryside, the Balancing Barn's rustic form was created in reference to the nearby Suffolk farmhouses with a modern and bold...
- Living Bamboo Used to Grow Structures for China’s Experimental ‘City in Sky’ Tue, 23 Jul 13, 12:10am'City in Sky' is comprised of a platform elevated on stout bamboo poles, a series of small huts, and two living, growing open air bamboo structures. These are made with live bamboo that were planted and then held in place...
- Horned ‘Rock it Suda’ Hotel Revitalizes an Old Mining Town in South Korea Tue, 16 Apr 13, 12:09amPensions are a new thing for South Korean urbanites keen to escape the monotony of city life, but normally they take on a more European chalet identity...
- Fantasy Timber House in Essex Will be Filled With Grayson Perry Artwork and Rented to Tourists Tue, 30 Oct 12, 11:56pmLiving Architecture has unveiled renders of the next installment in a series of iconic works of architecture that are then rented to tourists, and it is by far the strangest yet...
- Fantasy Timber Essex House Will be Filled With Grayson Perry Artwork and Rented to Tourists Tue, 30 Oct 12, 11:56pmLiving Architecture has unveiled renders of the next installment in a series of iconic works of architecture that are then rented to tourists, and it is by far the strangest yet...
- A Room for London: Living Architecture’s Wind Energy-Generating Boat Sits Atop a UK Roof Thu, 26 Jan 12, 12:45amRead the rest of A Room for London: Living Architecture’s Wind Energy-Generating Boat Sits Atop a UK Roof Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: A Room for London, adaptive reuse, Alain de Botton, Congo,...