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    What Will Eco-Friendly Cities of the Future Look Like?

    If cities of the future use half of the sustainable energy capabilities we have today — or are in the process of inventing — we will be living in the future. Sleek panels glimmering in the sunlight; large, lazily-spinning wind ...
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    lapland’s luxury igloos offer unique micro-accommodation

    Under the northern lights lapland-based holiday provider, levin iglut, offer an unconventional micro-accommodation hoping to create the best igloo experience. the company offers two tiers of igloos at present however both promise at least a ‘touch of luxury’. popular with honeymooners, premium models ...
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    Solar Vertical City Is A Self-Contained, Green-Infused Tower Planted Into The Ocean Floor

    Resigned to the fact that rising sea levels are inevitable at this point, architects are starting to create feasible, water-based living solutions. Italian architect Luca Curci has just unveiled a design that envisions a soaring zero-energy tower infused with greenery on each level that will be ...
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    Indoor Camping In A Hostel. Confused?

    Nowadays, less and less people are staying in hotels and instead, are opting for more affordable, more sociable options like Airbnb, Couchsurfing, camping, and hostels to rest their weary heads on their jollies. Embracing this trend, Beijing-based Cao Pu Studio have designed ...
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    Shipping Container House Takes Jumping the Shark to New Heights

    Yup, when it’s a hundred and ten degrees in the California desert, there is no better place to be than inside a shipping container. What could be more comfortable than a steel box? Oh, wait — according to architect James Whitaker ...
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    The Architecture of Utopia

    On my final night on Powder Mountain in Eden, Utah, I joined a yoga class in a window-walled lodge with dream catchers dangling from the rafters. The class’s attendees were blissed out from spending several days in late February skiing. ...
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    Living Large in a Tight Space: Domino Loft in San Francisco

    If you don’t have a lot of space to work with when designing an apartment, you have to be creative. Architecture firm ICOSA has certainly done that with its Domino Loft. A multi-functional space in a small condo combines a ...
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    Designed Travel: Plans Matter Offers Designer Vacation Rentals

    Google is working on adding vacation rentals to its hotel search results and Airbnb is going to help you find national park-adjacent rentals, mansions and penthouses. But if those options are quite special enough for you, a website called Plans Matter might be up ...
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    Powered Blocks: Energy Generating Building Blocks

    What if the very materials used to construct a building could be used to power that same building? That’s the idea behind Solar Squared – it’s solar power creation and building in one… and it looks damn good! Almost indistinguishable ...