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Stroll the one-mile beach of this 12-key 200 acre eco-resort, and what draws your gaze is an elliptical shaped bamboo wrapped platform hovering somewhere between the canopy of palms above and green shrubbery below. This perch is the beachfront bedroom ...
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When New York-based architecture firm Gluck+ was tapped to build a home in the stunning Colorado Rocky Mountains, the architects knew they would be remiss if they didn’t minimize the visual impact of their design. As a result, the firm ...
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A new device that relies on simple condensation to collect clean water from the atmosphere promises to provide up to 11 gallons of safe drinking water without an external power source, greenhouse gas emissions, or adverse environmental impacts. What’s more, ...
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You’ve probably heard about autonomous cars by now – but what about a self-driving garden? University College London’s (UCL) Interactive Architecture Lab designed and built a nomadic, self-driving, and self-cultivating garden that they’ve named Hortum machina, B (the ‘B’ is ...
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Diller scofidio + renfro has narrowly beaten foster + partners and morphosis in a competition to masterplan an eco-island in the south china sea. other big names shortlisted for the contest included south korean architecture practiceIROJE and dutch firm UNStudio. ...
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When it comes to design, mother nature has a lot to teach us. The field of Biodesign has emerged as an exciting new discipline which integrates the best ideas from nature with the cutting edge of modern technology, fostering technological ...
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is now home to one of the greenest buildings on the planet. The Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens has broken ground after achieving Living Building Challenge™certification for its Center for Sustainable Landscapes (CSL). Revered for its innovative sustainability ...
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Cork has a lot going for it as a building material: it is fully renewable, a great alternativeto other toxic insulating materials, and has that warm, natural feel that makes it an attractive covering for floors, and even for making ...
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When you think of places you’d like to go glamping, chances are Antarctica isn’t the first place that comes to mind. But once you realize the awe-inspiring experiences, unparalleled scenery, and cozy pods that await you, it might just move to ...