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- This quarantine cabin made of hyper-local CLT was built in just 5 months Tue, 23 Mar 21, 2:30amAn eco-friendly architectural solution to quarantining during the pandemic has popped up in Barcelona’s Collserola park. A team of students and researchers from the Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC)...
- Mud and recycled materials make up this sustainable Kerala home Wed, 1 May 19, 5:30amWhen Ramanujan Basha decided to build a modern, eco-friendly home in Kerala, he turned to Wallmakers, a local design practice with a decade’s worth of experience designing sustainable architecture...
- Nh Nhm Homestay is built from upcycled waste in Vietnam Thu, 20 Dec 18, 4:30amBorn from waste materials, the stylish Nhà Nhím Homestay is giving upcycling a good name with its smart eco-friendly design. Designed by Ho Chi Minh City-based architectural practice A+ Architects, the hotel comprises a...
- Community hub built of recycled materials spotlights exploitation of nature in Vietnam Fri, 7 Dec 18, 4:30amIn their latest eco-friendly project, Vietnamese design studio H&P Architects completed an inspiring community hub built mainly from recycled waste materials...
- Students use rice husks to build affordable homes in the Philippines Sat, 18 Mar 17, 3:05amRice husks used to be considered a waste product good for nothing but fire or landfills, but now enterprising companies are beginning to realize their potential as a sustainable building material...
- Wesley Law’s “Baled” Photo Series Follows Donated Leftovers from Goodwill Stores Wed, 17 Apr 13, 2:35amBaled is an amazing new series of photographs by Wesley Law that peers behind the scenes at a Goodwill Outlet Store in St. Louis. There, Law found a treasure trove of colorful objects that were left over at Goodwill stores...
- Elise Morin’s Water Carrier Installation Draws Attention to Water Resources in Slovakia Sat, 8 Dec 12, 2:07amRead the rest of Elise Morin’s Water Carrier Installation Draws Attention to Water Resources in Slovakia Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: art installation, eco-art, Elise Morin, green art,...
- Wood Con Fusion: Chissick Designs Creates Funky Furniture from Industrial Offcuts Fri, 28 Sep 12, 2:00amIsrael-based designer Eli Chissick’s Wood Con Fusion series transforms unassuming pieces of fiberboard, veneer and Formica into an array of bold furniture pieces...
- Taiwanese Birdhouses at DMY Berlin Are Inspired by Rice Farmers’ Relationship To Sparrows Thu, 14 Jun 12, 3:00amThe interdependent relationship between sparrows and rice has always been important within Taiwan’s Jenju village. The birds eat insects that otherwise would destroy the rice plantations, leaving huge amounts of leftover...