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Reclaimed materials, a world-class art collection and an indoor/outdoor lifestyle combine in this recently completed Los Angeles residence designed by Santa Monica-based firm Conner + Perry Architects...

Los Angeles-based design practice KFA Architecture has recently completed Pico Eleven, a new multi-unit residential housing project designed to achieve LEED Platinum certification...

Experimental architect Margot Krasojević has proposed a fantastical, solar-powered crematorium in Santa Monica that would not only use renewable energy for cremation, but would also give people the option to turn the ashes...

In sunny Santa Monica, local studio Minarc has unveiled one of its latest projects built from mnmMOD panels, its award-winning and patented prefabricated building system that yields net-zero energy efficiency...

The nonprofit organization Community Corporation of Santa Monica contracted Moore Ruble Yudell to design an affordable housing project. Located on the corner of 28th and Pico Streets, Pico Housing offers 33 affordable housing...

Yudell and Beebe used to have a larger house on the ocean in Malibu, but they grew tired of their commute into Santa Monica where they both work at Moore Ruble Yudell...

Tongva Park's site was previously an unused dirt lot that broke the connection between City Hall and the Santa Monica Pier. The new park is a beautiful, nature-filled space the bridges this gap and serves as the new heart...

Here at Inhabitat we’ve showcased thousands of green building and sustainable landscaping projects that save water, conserve energy, and minimize waste...

Read the rest of Gorgeous Hightree House in Santa Monica Takes Cues From Minimalist Scandinavian Design Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Daylighting, eco design, green design, Hightree House, Jendretzki,...

Santa Monica’s industrial corridor has just seen yet another hi-tech/entertainment company move in and renovate an older building into an inspiring office. Gwynne Pugh Urban Studio, Inc and Andy Waisler renewed a 17,000...

Santa Monica-based architecture firm Daly Genik teamed with a local nonprofit agency to redevelop this low-rise apartment complex at an entrance to the I-10 freeway in downtown Santa Monica...

Read the rest of Gensler’s Shore Hotel is a LEED Gold Beach Retreat in Santa Monica Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", beach hotel, eco design, eco friendly operations,...

Read the rest of EXCLUSIVE PICS: The PUNCHouse Is Santa Monica’s First Energy-Neutral LEED Platinum Home Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: carbon-neutral, DiMaccio, Dr. Paul Song, energy neutral,...

Santa Monica-based LivingHomes has launched the C6.2, an affordable prefab house that is certified LEED Platinum. Previously, LivingHomes had introduced the C6, an affordable three-bedroom home, but the company rolled out...

Samo is a giant humpback whale made out of recycled materials that was unveiled by Mattel’s Children’s Hospital UCLA at the Santa Monica Place Mall...