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World’s Largest LEGO Model: Massive Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter Unveiled in NYC!

World’s Largest LEGO Model: Massive Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter Unveiled in NYC!

The force was strong today in New York as the world's largest LEGO model - a massive X-Wing Starfighter - was unveiled in Times Square. Much to the delight of Star Wars fans, the replica is life-size and so spot-on that we think even Luke Skywalker would be fooled. 5,335,200 LEGO bricks in all went into the 45,980 pound model, which measures in at 11 feet tall and 43 feet long!

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Antonin Forneau’s Interactive Water Graffiti Display Lets You Paint with LED Light

Antonin Forneau’s Interactive Water Graffiti Display Lets You Paint with LED Light

You may think that mixing water and electricity is a no no, but for French artist Antonin Fourneau it’s a recipe for art. Fourneau wowed us last summer with his LED Water Light Graffiti installation, which lights up when it's exposed to water - and the traveling installation just made its NYC debut last week at the GROHE showroom during New York Design Week. Click through the gallery below to check out this fun piece of interactive art in action.

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ARTLANTIC Transforms Disused Atlantic City Lots Into Public Art and Green Space

ARTLANTIC Transforms Disused Atlantic City Lots Into Public Art and Green Space

Atlantic City is known primarily for being the gambling capital of the East Coast, but now thanks to a new redevelopment project, it may become a cultural center. The ARTLANTIC project began last November, and has already reclaimed an empty space sandwiched between casinos, transforming it into a lush public sculpture park to be enjoyed by residents and tourists alike. Headed by curator Lance Fung, the initiative will continue to rehabilitate disused areas around Atlantic City, infusing public art from leading artists like Kiki Smith and Peter Hutchinson, as well as green space, into the beachfront city.

Imran Qureshi’s “Blood-Splattered” Exhibit Paints The Met’s Rooftop Garden Red

Imran Qureshi’s “Blood-Splattered” Exhibit Paints The Met’s Rooftop Garden Red

While relaxing on a rooftop garden doesn’t usually conjure up images of a murder scene, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s terrace has combined the two very opposite ideas with its new “blood-splattered” exhibit by Pakistani artist Imran Qureshi. The Roof

Help NYC Artist Jim Power Fix His Legendary Light Pole Mosaics That Tell the History of the East Village

Help NYC Artist Jim Power Fix His Legendary Light Pole Mosaics That Tell the History of the East Village

If you’ve spent any time in the East Village, you may have noticed the colorful, mosaic-covered light poles that line the streets. Unofficially dubbed the “Legendary Mosaic Trail,” the poles have been a pet project of artist Jim Power for 25 years now. Made from glass, mirror and other recycled materials found on the streets, the poles each immortalize an East Village place, event or person, creating an outdoor history museum in mosaic form. Power has now launched an Indiegogo campaign to help preserve his East Village legacy for future generations to enjoy. Read on to see how you can help!

PHOTOS: MoMA’s “Rain Room” Lets You Walk Through the Rain Without Getting Wet

PHOTOS: MoMA’s “Rain Room” Lets You Walk Through the Rain Without Getting Wet

How cool would it be to dance in the rain without having to towel off after? That's exactly the experience that the Museum of Modern Art and Random International are offering with their "Rain Room", which invites guests to frolic through 1,076 square feet of pouring rain while staying completely dry. Using 3D-tracking cameras, injection-moulded tiles and a water recycling system, the installation follows guests as they pass toward a stark floodlight, turning off each sprinkler as they pass under it, and giving the feeling of being in the center of a rainstorm without getting the least bit wet.

Olafur Eliasson Brings Pieces of Actual Iceland Glacier to His EXPO 1 Exhibit at MoMA PS1 (PHOTOS)

Olafur Eliasson Brings Pieces of Actual Iceland Glacier to His EXPO 1 Exhibit at MoMA PS1 (PHOTOS)

When we heard that MoMA PS1 would be featuring a climate change-focused installation by Olafur Eliasson in its EXPO 1 exhibit, we knew we had to check it out. But little did we know that the work, titled “Your waste of time”, would feature actual shards of Iceland’s largest glacier, Vatnajökul. While it was figuratively (and literally) cool to be in the presence of such an endangered substance, we have to wonder if removing and transporting the blocks of ice and keeping them in an energy-gobbling refrigerated room really sends the right message...or perhaps that was Eliasson's point?

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Ideas City Festival Livens Up the Bowery With Green Installations and Sustainable Fun

Ideas City Festival Livens Up the Bowery With Green Installations and Sustainable Fun

Last weekend, the New Museum's Ideas City Festival brought an action packed array of sustainable events and exhibitions to the Bowery. Visitors marveled as treetops and skyscrapers were brought within arm’s reach by Davidson Rafailidis’ Mirror Mirror installation, while others hung out inside Raumlabor’s inflatable bubble pavilion. Inhabitat joined the hundreds of New Yorkers who enjoyed the sustainable art installations, forums, and creative recycling initiatives - click through our gallery to see what we saw!

Lamacek Shows Off Fun Phelt Wall Clusters at BKLYN Designs 2013

Lamacek Shows Off Fun Phelt Wall Clusters at BKLYN Designs 2013

We’ve been wanting to see Lamacek’s new Phelt “clusters” in person ever since we found out about them, and we finally got our chance this weekend at BKLYN Designs. The fun series takes eco-felt made from 100% recycled plastic bottles and turns it into spirally

Battery Park Conservancy Announces 50 Mobile Seating Designs for Its “Draw Up a Chair” Competition

Battery Park Conservancy Announces 50 Mobile Seating Designs for Its “Draw Up a Chair” Competition

The Battery Conservancy and NYC Parks recently selected the top 50 designs for their “Draw Up a Chair” design competition. The challenge called on students and professionals from around the world to design an iconic movable outdoor seating element for Manhattan’s Battery Park, and the jury will soon select a winner from the 50 contestants. Click through the gallery above see a selection of the designs in the running to become actual chairs in Battery Park!

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Announcing the Winners of Inhabitat’s Green Design Awards at BKLYN Designs!

Announcing the Winners of Inhabitat’s Green Design Awards at BKLYN Designs!

We came, we saw, and we wrote all about our favorite green designers at BKLYN Designs 2013, and after 3 days of voting and deliberating, we finally have our winners! This year's crop of locally grown but internationally known furniture, home and environmental designs were some of the most impressive yet, and more than half of the designers showed a commitment to using reclaimed or sustainable materials and processes in their work. It wasn't easy, but we've finally chosen one of these auspicious designs as the winner of our Inhabitat Green Design Editor's Choice Award, and you, the readers, have voiced your choice for the #1 popular vote pick - so read on to find out which two Brooklyn-based designers took home the top prizes!

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Vote for Your Favorite Green Home Furnishings in the Inhabitat BKLYN Designs Awards!

Vote for Your Favorite Green Home Furnishings in the Inhabitat BKLYN Designs Awards!

Hello Brooklyn! We’re reporting live today from BKLYN Designs, a celebration and showcase of home furnishings designed and made in the Kingsborough. We’ve only been here for an hour or so but it’s already plain to see that the show is a feast for the eyes,

New Museum Censors Controversial Crytome Posters Questioning Gentrification of the Bowery

New Museum Censors Controversial Crytome Posters Questioning Gentrification of the Bowery

When architects John Young and Deborah Natsios of Cryptome were asked to create a work of art in collaboration with the New Museum and the Bowery Mission to debut at this past weekend's StreetFest, they didn't expect to be censored. The series of eight crafted panels-- titled “Partywall”-- questioned the relationship between the Bowery Mission, its neighbor the New Museum, and the rapidly changing character of the Bowery. Unfortunately, the artwork never made it in front of the street festival audience. The eight Partywall panels were installed April 30 and were still in place at 3pm May 2, over 48hrs later. They were removed sometime in the following 24hrs, by 1pm May 3, after Young and Natsios we were told by Bowery Mission that the New Museum had sent them an email questioning the project.

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Show Off Your Upcycled Art and Designs at reMADE NYC’s Pop-Up Gallery!

Show Off Your Upcycled Art and Designs at reMADE NYC’s Pop-Up Gallery!

Calling all green designers, artists and creators! reMade NYC, a New York–based art, design and innovation studio, is looking for local designers to showcase at their upcoming pop-up gallery show taking place the week of May 19–26. They’re looking for

6 Marvelous Green Ways to Celebrate Mother’s Day in NYC

6 Marvelous Green Ways to Celebrate Mother’s Day in NYC

Mother’s Day is just around corner and if you’ve yet to plan anything for your mum, we’ve got you covered (you can thank us later). Treat her to a relaxing day at the spa or a rewarding stroll that supports the health of women and girls in New York. Or just spend time bonding over a brunch of fresh, local bites. Check out our list of six super cool, eco-friendly activities around NYC to help you build an unforgettable Mother’s Day itinerary that sure beats the bouquet of flowers you've been thinking about ordering.

Ideas City Festival and StreetFest Returns to the Bowery This Weekend!

Ideas City Festival and StreetFest Returns to the Bowery This Weekend!

The New Museum’s Ideas City Festival has hit the Bowery again, with a slew of art and culture events lined up for this weekend. This year’s festivities include artistic projections onto the museum’s façade, panel discussions on subjects like innovative

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PHOTOS: Peek Inside the Sweet Walls of the Domino Sugar Factory in Williamsburg

PHOTOS: Peek Inside the Sweet Walls of the Domino Sugar Factory in Williamsburg

With Two Trees Management set to transform Brooklyn's famed Domino Sugar Refinery into an affordable housing complex, there isn't much time left to enjoy it in its original state. Luckily, arts organization Creative Time gave the old factory a chance to shine by opening its sticky-sweet doors to hundreds of guests for its annual gala. The cavernous warehouse has yet to be gutted, and still bears a thick coating of burnt sugar on its ceilings and walls, filling the space with a delightful saccharine scent. We joined in on this unique opportunity to experience the factory one last time - check out our photo gallery to follow along!

“Under the Elevated” Seeks to Transform Space Beneath NYC Bridges and Subways into Usable, Non-Scary Areas

“Under the Elevated” Seeks to Transform Space Beneath NYC Bridges and Subways into Usable, Non-Scary Areas

The High Line made a name for itself by turning land atop an elevated rail line into a flourishing park, but can the same be done for spaces underneath these kinds of structures? The Design Trust for Public Space is embarking on a plan to transform areas under

Textile Lab’s Laura Sansone Talks About Natural Dyes and Local Farming in the NY Area

Textile Lab’s Laura Sansone Talks About Natural Dyes and Local Farming in the NY Area

We’ve featured sustainable fashion pioneer Laura Sansone’s naturally-dyed textiles before, so we were thrilled when LocalFlux sent us their even more in-depth look at how her work is changing the way we source and treat fabrics in New York. Called Natural

PHOTOS: LEGO Batman Watches Over Toy Replica of Rockefeller Center at LEGO’s Flagship Store

PHOTOS: LEGO Batman Watches Over Toy Replica of Rockefeller Center at LEGO’s Flagship Store

New York LEGO aficionados don't have to travel all the way to LEGOLAND to get their brick fix. Rockefeller Center’s LEGO flagship store has lots of colorful brick creations that give us a taste of what we crave right in our home city. The shop boasts incredible LEGO sculptures that pay homage to our great city. Click through our gallery to see a LEGO replica of Rockefeller Center, complete with the famed ice rink and even a LEGO Batman to watch over it all!

PHOTOS: Ugo Rondinone’s Colossal Stone Sculptures Put the “Rock” in Rockefeller Center

PHOTOS: Ugo Rondinone’s Colossal Stone Sculptures Put the “Rock” in Rockefeller Center

This week, artist Ugo Rondinone's massive stone sculptures took over one of NYC's most famous plazas, putting the "rock" in Rockefeller Center. Called “Human Nature,” the exhibition is made up of nine colossal stone figures that weigh up to 30,000 pounds each! Soaring up to twenty feet in the sky, the Public Art Fund project makes the New York landmark feel a bit like Stonehenge.

All the Buildings in New York is a Delightful Collection of Drawings Illustrating NY Architecture

All the Buildings in New York is a Delightful Collection of Drawings Illustrating NY Architecture

When Australian illustrator James Gulliver Hancock first moved to New York, he decided the best way to get acclimated was to sketch out the iconic architecture that he saw all around him. His intricate drawings and watercolor paintings gave him a chance to stop and smell the brownstone amidst the hustle and bustle of his new city. Now Hancock has shared his delightful architectural sketches in a new book called “All the Buildings in New York,” which aims to make the big city more relatable, one architectural gem at a time.

Help Greene Street NYC Use Reverse Graffiti to Clean Up the Streets of New York

Help Greene Street NYC Use Reverse Graffiti to Clean Up the Streets of New York

Greene Street NYC is a movement that combines two very unlikely bedfellows - graffiti and power cleansing - in order to create throught-provoking temporary art on the streets of New York. Instead of spraying paint onto walls, these artists employ reverse graffiti to take grime off - and now they want to bring their talents to the well-trafficked corner of Houston and Macdougal Streets in Manhattan. The crew is currently running a Kickstarter campaign to find materials and tools that will powerwash their stenciled artwork onto the building’s dirty façade. Read on to see how you can help!

NY <3 Boston: Illuminated Messages of Support for Boston Victims Light Up Brooklyn Academy of Music

NY <3 Boston: Illuminated Messages of Support for Boston Victims Light Up Brooklyn Academy of Music

As the entire world mourns the victims of the Boston Marathon explosions that claimed the lives of three people and injured hundreds, one Brooklyn neighborhood decided to shine a little light in the midst of the darkness. This week, the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Peter Jay Sharp building was transformed into a canvas of positive messages showing New York's support for Boston. Illuminating light art projected onto the building displayed a streaming loop of quotes from “Darkness Cannot Drive Out Darkness, Only Light Can Do That” to the simple but powerful "NY <3 B".

Don’t Miss Brooklyn’s Freshest Green Furnishings at This Year’s BKLYN Designs in May!

Don’t Miss Brooklyn’s Freshest Green Furnishings at This Year’s BKLYN Designs in May!

It’s baaaack! Our favorite showcase of the hottest made-in-Brooklyn home designs took a hiatus for a few years but now BKLYN Designs is back and ready to make a splash from May 10-12. This carefully curated tradeshow will bring together a bevy of leading

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