Ana Lisa

Ana Lisa

Ana Lisa Alperovich-O'Brien is a freelance curator, journalist and tutor at the Design Academy Eindhoven teaching sustainability, biomaterials and bio design. She specialized in sustainable design & architecture and loves reporting from global design week events and writing architecture features. Born in Buenos Aires, she spent her 20s in London where she attended Goldsmiths University. Check out her website and Instagram.

Rodrigo Cáceres Céspedes, Endless Cycling, faceted shelter, translucent shelter, Chilean design, Chile, biking in the Andes mountains, mountain biking, Architecture, Tiny Homes, Kinetic Energy, Bicycles, Green Materials, Green Lighting, Eco Tourism, bike shelter

Chilean Student Designs Pedal-Powered Mobile Shelter for People and Their Bikes

[gallery_extend] Endless Cycling is Cáceres Céspedes' first prototype, created as a mobile construction...

Studio Makkink & Bey, Tiny Portable Trailer Home, Buijtenbed, Werkplaats Buijtenland, Ester van de Wiel, Dutch design, The Netherlands, Architecture, Green Transportation, Prefab Housing, Tiny Homes, Tiny Homes

Makkink & Bey’s Tiny Caravan in a Box is an Ultraportable Home for the Dutch Countryside

[gallery_extend] Makkink & Bey's Buijtenbed is a tiny pop-up holiday home that brings guests closer...

Nicola Spinetto, terraced garden, Pop Up Garden, Extension Paysagere, Multi-layered space, Italy, Daniele Mainetti, Douglas Fir wood, untreated wood, Daylighting, Gardening, Landscape Architecture, Green renovation, Green Materials,

Nicola Spinetto Unveils Stunning Multi-level Pop Up Garden in Italy

[gallery_extend] Designed in collaboration with Daniele Mainetti, this layered garden is located at...

Paris’ Ghost Metro Stations Could Become Subterranean Swimming Pools and Restaurants

[gallery_extend] Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet and her team recently unveiled sketches for a series of...

Make, origami structure, Origami Kiosks, recyclable aluminum, London, foldable shelters, foldable architecture, Architecture, Prefab Housing, Recycled Materials

Fantastic Aluminum Origami Kiosks Pop Up in London

[gallery_extend] In order to develop these extraordinary structures, the London-based studio first made...

Visiondivision, Cultural Space, Under The Bridge, Stockholm, parasitic architecture, Architecture, postopolis, Resilient Design, Sustainable Building

Visiondivision Envisions Parasitic Cultural Space ‘Under the Bridge’ in Stockholm

[gallery_extend] Under the Bridge is a proposal for a cultural and entertainment complex under the Tranebergsbron...

Narein Perera, Elevated Bungalow Mathugama, Sri Lanka, on stilts, elevated refuge, fast growing bamboo, local timber, Architecture, Daylighting, Sustainable Building

Breezy Bungalow Mathugama Stands on Stilts Over the Sri Lankan Jungle

[gallery_extend] Bungalow Mathugama stands between a rubber plantation and the start of a jungle in...

Christensen & Co, Soil Treatment Centre, Copenhagen, green roof, piles of mud, M-shaped roof, Architecture, Botanical, green roof, Green Materials, Daylighting,

Copenhagen’s Striking Green-Roofed Soil Treatment Center Resembles Two Giant Mud Hills

[gallery_extend] Located north of Copenhagen, the new soil center was designed for cleaning vast amounts...

IROJE KHM, GaOnJai Home, South Korean architecture, Korean inner court, green core home, Architecture, Daylighting,

Stunning South Korean Courtyard Home Balances Tradition With Modern Design

[gallery_extend] The GaOnJai Home was designed around a “Madang”, which is a traditional Koreaninner...

Saranac Lake Winter Carnival, Ice Palace, New York, frozen architecture, ice castle, Architecture, Green Materials, Art

Massive Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Ice Palace Nears Completion in Upstate New York

[gallery_extend] Ever year a crystalline palace rises proudly as a celebration of the Saranac Lake Winter...

Brendan Callander, wooden shed, Woodlands Community Garden, Vancouver, charring, Shou Sugi Ban, burnt wood, lattice, Shou Sugi Ban, Air quality, Architecture, Green Materials, Daylighting,

Student Builds Beautiful Latticed Community Garden Shed From Charred Cedar

[gallery_extend] The Woodlands Community Garden shed is surrounded by raised vegetable beds. It was...

Juri Troy Architects’ Passive Wooden House in Austria Rests Peacefully on Stilts

[gallery_extend] Measuring 1,000 square feet, the House Under the Oaks is a wide wooden box overlooking...

Asif Khan’s Megaface Pinscreen Will Display Giant 3D Portraits of Visitors at the Sochi Olympics

[gallery_extend] [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gRwa7pA644[/youtube] Megaface will display...

Chamfer Home: Tiny Self-Sufficient House Operates Off-Grid in Any Locale

The Chamfer Home is a tiny self-sufficient shelter with a clean modern design that is made from eco-friendly materials....

Studio Octopi, Swimming in the River Thames, London, floating pool, clean river, London As It Could Be Now, Thames Baths Project, Architecture, gallery, London, Water Issues

Studio Octopi Designs Floating Natural Swimming Pools for London’s Thames River

[gallery_extend] The Thames Baths Project, envisioned in collaboration with structural engineers Civic...

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