Green renovation
Sticky Rice is 1,500 Year Old Secret to Super-Strong Chinese Buildings
Photo by Bridgette Meinhold Sticky rice, which has been a staple of the Chinese diet for centuries, also played a huge role in the construction of their ultra-durable cities and walls. The glutinous side
Herzog + de Meuron’s Elbphilharmonie Concert Hall Tops Out
Today in Hamburg the “topping-out” celebrations began for the city’s new cultural landmark on the Elbe River. Elbphilharmonie started construction a year and a half ago and is now
Update to Daniel Liebermann’s Radius House Preserves Organic Vision
Photo by Cameron Scott In 1960, architect Daniel Liebermann — who apprenticed under Frank Lloyd Wright — built a house on a hilly site in a new way, designing a structure that curved along a Marin
President Obama Allocates $800 Million to Repurpose Old GM Factories
We’ve had so many factories shut down in the US over the past few decades that we just didn’t know what to do with them. Well, now someone does. President Obama was in Youngstown, Ohio yesterday at
Abandoned Industrial Silo Becomes Beautiful Residences in Denmark
In a stunning example of adaptive reuse C. F. Møller Architects and Christian Carlsen Arkitektfirma have transformed an abandoned industrial silo in Løgten, Denmark into the core of a multi-story
Public Toilet Transformed Into Dream Cottage in the UK
People are getting pretty creative these days creating homes from the oddest things. Take this one for example – a couple in Scarborough, Great Britain bought the lease for a public toilet house
Stunning Renovation Showcases Reclaimed Materials, Flexible Spaces
Sometimes it takes looking to the past and pulling cues from previous design theories to break new ground and push modern green design forward. Dezeen shows us Edwards Moore’s stunning renovation of an
White House Shells Out $452 Million in Green Retrofits
In celebration of Earth Day the White House promised $452 Million in eco-retrofits for homes in 25 communities across the US as part of the all-new “Retrofit Ramp Up” program. Vice President
Old Dairy Barn Converted Into an Eco Home Filled With Rustic Charm
Seattle-based architect Don Frothingham has converted an old dairy barn into a beautiful modern home on scenic Bainbridge Island in Washington. Offering 3 bedrooms, expansive interior living spaces and
Green Depot is New York State’s First LEED Platinum Retail Building
Green Depot — the largest US green building supplier — just received New York State’s first LEED Platinum rating for a retail store for their flagship NYC location. The Depot —
Rackspace Converts Vacant Shopping Mall Into LEED Gold Headquarters
It’s the perfect example of our potential to create a technologically-savvy sustainable future: Rackspace, an IT hosting and cloud computing company, recently turned a vacant shopping mall into its
Why Is Everybody Tearing Down Paul Rudolph Houses and Buildings?
Paul Rudolph was one of the dominant architects in the sixties and seventies, who understood how to build with the climate instead of fighting it. Yet so many of his buildings are now gone or threatened.
Big Steps To Make Our Cities and Buildings Better
There are a lot of things wrong with the way we build our cities, and in these hard times, there is a lot wrong in the way we are rebuilding them, or unbuilding them as the case may be. These activists
Obama to Announce “Cash for Caulkers” Program Today
Greening your home may soon entitle you to some extra green from the government. President Obama is set to announce the details of his “Cash for Caulkers” program today. If passed by Congress,
San Francisco’s Pavement to Parks Initiative Gets a Major Boost
Streets and public rights-of-way make up a whopping 25% of San Francisco’s total land area–more land than all of the city’s parks combined. Many of the streets are wider than necessary
Defunct Ferris Wheel Envisioned as Giant Energy-Generating Windmill
Last year Melbourne’s iconic Southern Star Observation Wheel found a sad turn when it had to be shut down due to cracks and buckling caused by the intense summer heat. The $100 million wheel has since
Solar Building Skin Turns Sydney’s Ugliest Tower into an Eco-marvel
Sydney’s ugliest building may soon be getting a new lease on life through to a plan to ‘reskin’ the entire tower with a high-performance photovoltaic skin. Architecture firm Laboratory
Berlin Factory Renovated Into Stunning Recyclable Live/Work Space
The Palomar5 “Camp” is an incredible project that brought 30 thinkers under the age of 30 from 30 different disciplines together for six weeks to foster innovation outside of the corporate
UC Berkeley Students Imagine a New Life for Old Bay Bridge Span
San Francisco’s Bay Bridge is undergoing some serious construction that will leave an ugly casualty behind: the old eastern half of the bridge span. Last year, Rael San Fratello Architects proposed
Soviet Fish Factory Retrofitted Into Beautiful Modern Home
Architect Zaigas Gailes Birojs has transformed an abandoned soviet fish factory in Kaltene, Latvia into a beautiful modern residence. Situated on the coast of an island in the Baltic Sea, the
Renovated Sugar Refinery to Provide Sweet New Homes in Brooklyn
An old sugar refinery in Brooklyn is getting a second chance at the sweet life thanks to the designers at Rafael Vinoly Architects (RVA) PC, who have proposed a massive green renovation for the
London’s Battersea Power Station To Get Major Eco-Renovation
Recognize this abandoned power plant? Of course you do – it’s one of the more well-known power plants in the world, featured in more movies, music videos and albums covers than you probably
Bessie Carmichael School Awarded Grant for LEED Certification
Recently software manufacturer Adobe Systems Inc. gave a grant to the US Green Building Council (USGBC) to help San Francisco Bay Area schools achieve LEED certification, and the Bessie Carmichael School
Water Pumping Plant Renovated Into Gorgeous Living Space
Berlin is a burgeoning modern city with a compelling history, a diverse culture, abundant art, and distinctive architecture that rivals the likes of Paris, London and New York. But if there is one thing
Sustainable Renovation of Zoo Showcases Conservation Efforts
A historic zoo in Vincennes, France, originally built in 1934 is looking to complete a major renovation, boosting itself to sustainable park status. Backed by the French government, the Prime Minister
Bay Line: A High Line Park for San Francisco’s Bay Bridge
San Francisco‘s Bay Bridge is currently undergoing a massive renovation as an aging section of the East Bay span is replaced with a new one, and the old conduit has fired up architects’
Shipping Containers Transform Warehouse Into Office Space
After finding an affordable and convenient warehouse space in the industrial section of Santa Ana, Orange County, local printing company MVP decided to turn part of their premises into an office space.
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