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INTERVIEW: With Bridgette Meinhold, Author of 'Urgent Architecture'

When artist, engineer and former Inhabitat Architecture Editor,  Bridgette Meinhold, heard about the earthquake...

Madrona Passive House, Shed Architecture & Design, net zero, Seattle, solar power, energy efficiency, modular house, green roof, green architecture, insulation, passive house, rainwater harvesting, heat recovery, energy consumption

Ultra-green house in Seattle marries aesthetics and sustainability

This ultra-green house for a Seattle family of four has achieved an exceptional level of sustainability without...

Pinecones Resort, 3GATTI Architecture Studio, OFL Architecture, eco-resort, Latvia, ETFE, ETFE membrane, recyclable building materials, lightweight structure, water filtration, geothermal, solar windows, green architecture, natural building materials, locally sourced materials

Inflatable spiky pinecone-shaped roofs top this forest resort in Latvia

Spiky ETFE roofs top this airy forest resort and spa in the historic region of Kurzeme, Latvia. 3GATTI Architecture...

Extraordinary Onion House in Hawaii lets you vacation in a work of art

Extraordinary Onion House in Hawaii lets you vacation in a work of art

If you've ever wanted to stay in a work of art, now is your chance. The Onion House in Kona, Hawaii is a prime...

Husk-to-Home, affordable housing, rice husk, Bourns College of Engineering, sustainable building material, termite-resistant materials, green building materials, green architecture, waste materials

Students use rice husks to build affordable homes in the Philippines

Rice husks used to be considered a waste product good for nothing but fire or landfills, but now enterprising companies...

Bostanlı Footbridge and Bostanlı Sunset Lounge, wooden structure, Izmir bridge, bridge that is also a lounge, izmir lounge bridge, footbridge, Turkey, Studio Evren Başbuğ: steb, pedestrian bridge, green architecture, urban regeneration, themowood, Izmir Sea

Gorgeous Bostanlı Bridge doubles as public park, designed for sunset watching

This beautiful footbridge in Izmir, Turkey, offers much more than a passage from one side of Bostanlı Creek to...

Maison à Colombages, green renovation, 19th century, Paris, 05AM Arquitectura, restoration, France, green architecture, natural lighting, storage spaces, open-plan layout, green fireplace

Cramped 19th-century mansion becomes a bright and open modern residence

The renovation of this 19th-century mansion near Paris highlights the historic elements of the original building,...

International WELL Building Institute, WELL certification, New York City, New York, green buildings, green architecture, eco-friendly buildings, eco-friendly architecture, WELL Building Standard, Gensler, Structure Tone

NYC's first WELL-certified office boasts a host of health-boosting features

Structure Tone, one of Manhattan's largest construction firms, isn't giving "sick building syndrome" a chance....

Canvas Worldwide headquarters, Silicon Beach, green headquarters, dichroic glass, Canvas Worldwide, Architecture Plus Information, natural light, flexible spaces, meeting spaces, green architecture, green interior

Color-changing glass bathes the interior of the new Canvas Worldwide headquarters in vibrant light

Visitors of the new west coast headquarters of global powerhouse Canvas Worldwide are treated to a surprising...

Tbilisi Music Theater and Concert Hall, Studio Fuksas, , Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas, Tbilisi, Georgia, green architecture, tessellated patterns, tessellation, glass panels, natural light, exhibition space

New Tbilisi music theater and concert hall acts like a periscope to the Georgian capital

The new Tbilisi Music Theater and Concert Hall designed by Studio Fuksas looks like two giant metallic tubes that...

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9 treehouses you can actually rent for an off-the-ground getaway

Treehouse envy is a common ailment, especially for those of us who can no longer fit into the beloved hideouts...

Sublime tiny cabins in British Columbia that can be installed within hours

Sublime tiny cabins in British Columbia that can be installed within hours

[gallery_extend] The cabin is intended for urban dwellers who don't want to buy all the camping gear,...

Nicolo Bini, binishells, inflatable concrete, architecture, inflatable architecture, dome architecture, dome homes, dome shaped structures, bubble-shaped structures, bubble architecture, next generation construction technologies, green design, green architecture, sustainable design, eco domes, sustainable domes, sustainable building, concrete domes, dome homes

These bubble-shaped Binishell domes are the buildings of the future

Architect Nicoló Bini has developed a line of amazing bubble-shaped dwellings that are stronger and greener than...

Tappé Architects, Carnegie Public Library, green renovation, green library, Massachusetts, historic building, solar power, photovoltaic panels, LEED Platinum certification, green architecture

Platinum LEED Carnegie Library in Athol merges the old with the new

Boston architecture firm Tappé Architects have merged the old with the new in the transformation of this historic...

Trabeculae Pavilion, Politecnico di Milano, Made Expo 2017, lightweight structure, pavilion, biomimicry, Filoalfa, 3d printing, green architecture, biopolymer

3D-printed pavilion is modeled on the microstructure of bones

The research team at the Politecnico di Milano school of architecture designed and built a fully 3d-printed pavilion...

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