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Koji Tsutsui’s Multicellular House Cascades Down a Steep Slope in Mill Valley, CA

Mark Boyer — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:00:59 +0000

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VIDEO: Inhabitat Interviews the Designers of the LowLine Underground Park

Yuka Yoneda — Fri, 24 May 2013 19:15:58 +0000

By now, you’ve probably heard of the High Line, but did you know that there is also an underground park called the LowLine proposed for downtown Manhattan? It may have seemed like a pipe dream at first but with many residents backing the project and New Yorkers in awe of what a subterranean park could mean for the city, the LowLine is picking up speed and could soon bring an amazing new public space (not to mention added revenue for the city) to the Lower East Side . Inhabitat’s very own Editor-in-Chief, Jill Fehrenbacher, recently caught up with the LowLine team, James Ramsey and Dan Barasch, to pick their brains about what could be New York’s next design landmark. Click through to see the video, and learn more about this incredible initiative.

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FATmaison’s Translucent Revival Sunset Chapel Enlivens a Forest Clearing in Central Africa

Lori Zimmer — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:21:06 +0000

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Crumbling Stone Barn Renovated Into Rammed Earth Ihlow House in Germany

Bridgette Meinhold — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:29:44 +0000

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Uplifting Vertical Garden with 4,000 Plants Rises in Mexico City’s Casa CorManca

Tafline Laylin — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:27:12 +0000

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The Shack: Marin County Retreat Restored to Reveal Old-Growth Timber Features

Mark Boyer — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:19:27 +0000

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LILAC: UK’s First Strawbale Co-Housing Project Opens in Leeds

Tafline Laylin — Fri, 24 May 2013 12:12:24 +0000

The Low Impact Living Affordable Community (LILAC) recently opened its doors to a community of earth-friendly Leeds residents. Each of the 20 homes was built using straw bale construction and timber and marks the first genuinely green co-housing project in the country. Conceived more than six years ago by Paul Chatterton and others, LILAC is a physical manifestation of the group’s desire to reduce their environmental footprint with earth-friendly construction materials, subsistence gardening, and community living based on Denmark’s co-housing model.

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INTERVIEW: With Bridgette Meinhold, Author of ‘Urgent Architecture’

Jill Fehrenbacher — Fri, 24 May 2013 07:00:52 +0000

When Inhabitat’s Architecture Editor, Bridgette Meinhold, heard about the earthquake in Haiti in 2010 and the massive devastation it caused, she wanted to help, and was drawn to start investigating different options for temporary shelters and disaster relief housing. This exploration gradually broadened to a larger focus on design for disaster-preparedness; seeking out what type of shelters can best withstand earthquakes, hurricanes, rising sea levels and tornados. Now I’m thrilled to say that after years of research, Bridgette has just published an incredible new book entitled Urgent Architecture: 40 Sustainable Housing Solutions for a Changing World. Urgent Architecture showcases inspiring and innovative ideas for resilient design – design that will withstand the test of time – surviving climate change, rising sea levels, manmade and natural disasters. I recently had a chance to interview Bridgette about her new book at Inhabitat HQ in NYC, and she gave me some fascinating insight into her inspiration for the book, the impact climate change will have on future housing and what she believes is necessary to create a more sustainable and responsive built landscape. Watch the video above for the interview, and if you want to learn more, you can get your own copy of Urgent Architecture here.