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    mode:lina architekci design a playful new restaurant for LIDL Poland

    We’ve gotten to know Polish design studio mode:lina architekci for their smart use of natural and recyclable materials in designing retail and co-working spaces, such as the Adam’s Apple store, which was inspired by materials and elements of packaging fruit, ...
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    You will never want to leave this Norwegian Hotel

    Most people view hotels as a temporary lodging, a place to simply rest their head while traveling from point A to point B. Other may indulge with fancy penthouses or room service, pampering themselves just for that short duration. Then ...
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    OMA completes the Netherlands’ most sustainable mixed-use building in Rotterdam

    A glass-and-steel pixelated mountain has risen in the heart of Rotterdam. OMA just completed Timmerhuis, a modular mixed-use building that will house municipal office spaces, residential, retail, parking, and a museum. Designed to be the most sustainable building in the ...
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    The Plugin prefab modular system lets you renovate old spaces without tearing anything down

    Thanks to an efficient prefab modular system inserted into the existing building, this courtyard house in Beijing, China, looks and functions as a house-within-a-house. Beijing-based People’s Architecture Office (PAO) created an inexpensive solution for renovation projects that doesn’t involve tearing ...
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    Casa Nirau in Mexico City produces almost all its own water and energy

    Paul Cremoux Studio brings a classic elegance to modern design in a small, eco-friendly home in Mexico. This cozy and cool residence called Casa Nirau has a smaller footprint than the previous home, collects and recycles rainwater, and was designed ...
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    This Office Brought A Mini Forest Indoors

    Indoor plants aren’t just about gussying up a sterile cubicle. Numerous studies have shown that greenery is a potent way to boost workers’ mood and productivity. In Talinn, Estonia, the architects at KAMP took this notion to heart in their ...
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    This crazy land art deflects noise from Amsterdam’s airport

    To the southwest of Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, just past the edge of the runway, there’s a series of hedges and ditches laid out like interlocking diamonds.  The 80-acre green space is the Buitenschot Land Art Park. Its trenches and ridges hold bike ...
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    Cooling Pods Are Welcome Ally in Fight Against Heat Pollution

    City centers are touted for having lower carbon footprints than their suburban counterparts. Shorter commutes and smaller homes may make this the case, but urban heat islands complicate this sustainability issue. Clouds Observatory is a design strategy for reducing heat ...
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    Just a minute – Temporary house for Nepal earthquake emergency

    An earthquake can ruin the life of an entire community in a minute. This instant temporary home can give a new chance to start their life again in “just a minute” as well. The main idea of the project is ...