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    New Dubai Hotel Will House Its Own Indoor Rainforest

    The Rosemont Hotel & Residences will be the first hotel in the world with its own rainforest. The building will house this 75,000 square feet of jungle, along with a manmade beach, a splash pool and stream inside a supersized ...
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    Naturehumaine creates living spaces for two athletically inclined children.

    ‘In Suspension’ by Naturehumaine Architecture et Design is an interior re-organization that has transformed the top two levels of a building into a double-height urban home for a client’s athletically inclined children, now grown adults. Say the architects, “The primary ...
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    12 Seats for Maximum Relaxation

    We’ve been known to post a perfect nap chair or two (or dozen) here on Design Milk so we thought we’d round up our favorites of nap’s past and add a few new spots to help you prepare for maximum ...
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    If the Science of Calories Could be Visualized This is What it Might Look Like

    Photographer Catherine Losing and set designer Katie Fotis were commissioned by Peta Bell for Mosaic, The Wellcome Trust’s online science publication, to illustrate an article on the problems surrounding calorie counting. The two artists took inspiration from the water and copper elements in ...
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    Rotating Solar Homes

    The Portugal-based firm Casas Em Movimento recently designed a shape-shifting home that follows the sun throughout the day in order to combat one of the main design flaws associated with fixed solar panels. One of the problems with fixed solar ...
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    Nano-Architecture

    To visit the lab of Caltech materials ­scientist Julia Greer is to enter a realm where the ordinary rules of physical stuff don’t seem to apply. Greer designs and builds nanomaterials that behave in ways surprising to those of us ...
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    Malaysia’s Forest City will feature the world’s largest green roof system

    Malaysia‘s Forest City is set to become Southeast Asia’s largest mixed-use green development. Sasaki Associates designed the $40.9 billion masterplan as an ecosystem that mimics the natural coastal ecologies of the region. The project will boast the world’s largest green ...
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    5-Star rated Fair and Square Hostel in Belgrade combines upcycling, renewable energy and on-site waste recycling

    Backpackers roaming through the Balkans and lovers of eco-friendly travel should definitely check out Belgrade’s Fair and Square Hostel, the city’s first hostel to earn the 5 Star Hostel Award. What’s special about this place is the amount of upcycled ...
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    A Sustainable Alternative for Family Homes

    Architect Janjaap Ruijssenaars from Universe Architecture has a new home concept conceived according to the principle of Tetris games. Aiming to change the way family homes are structured, this model offers privacy and innovative technology. Townhouses no longer needs to ...