Eco Architecture
GREEN GUIDE TO PREFAB: Building Your Green Prefab Home on Budget
In the last two articles of our Green Guide to Prefab series, we showed you the best way to build a prefab home that suits your lifestyle and makes the most of your building site. In our latest article,
Tower Studio is a Stark Art Retreat on Canada’s Fogo Island
Called the Tower Studio, this geometric art retreat cuts a striking silhouette into the wild landscape of Fogo Island, which is one of the earliest inhabited areas of Canada. Designed by Saunders
GREEN GUIDE TO PREFAB: Finding a Prefab Home That Works With Your Lifestyle
In the last three articles of our Green Guide to Prefab series we discussed the history of prefab design, the evolution of mobile homes into modular prefabricated homes, and how to best choose a site for
5 High-Tech Green Data Centers That Serve The Environment
You wouldn’t think that major data centers could go light on the environment, but think again — there are more than a handful of server farms out there making an effort to protect the
Greenfab Is Washington’s First LEED Platinum Prefabricated Modular Home
Today, Greenfab was awarded LEED Platinum certification by the USGBC for achievement in green homebuilding and design. Greenfab’s prefabricated, modular home is the first to be certified LEED
Water-Storing Himalaya Towers Take First Place in 2012 eVolo Skyscraper Competition
These amazing Himalaya Water Towers are designed to stem the impact of global warming by collecting and storing water, helping to regulate the use of our planet’s most precious natural resource. The
Aakash Skyscraper Concept Floats Above Mumbai With Solar-Powered Canopies
Named for the Hindi for the word “sky,” this dynamic Aakash skyscraper concept is an incredible tree-like structure that branches out above the city of Mumbai. Designed by British team Lemire
Modern and Minimalist Hungarian Home is Elegant in Its Simplicity
Completed in a Hungarian town in 2011, this modern home is an example of how sometimes, simplicity is best. The two-tone house, designed by Bauer Polla Architects, was constructed on a parcel of land
INTERVIEW: We Talk to Bicycle Library Founder Karta Healy
Last week, we showcased the Bicycle Library, which is pretty much exactly what it sounds like, and it was so unusual that we had to get in touch with its founder and pick his brain. We needed to know what
GREEN GUIDE TO PREFAB: Siting Your Home to Maximize Eco Efficiency
In the last two installments of our Green Guide to Prefab series on Inhabitat we highlighted the history of prefab design and the evolution of mobile homes into modular prefabricated homes. Within the
Artist Damien Hirst Unveils Plans to Build 500 Eco-Homes in UK
Damien Hirst is perhaps best known as an extraordinarily provocative, sometimes playful artist who makes an incredible amount of money from his conceptual art — in a surprising shift, he now aims to
GREEN GUIDE TO PREFAB: The History of the Mobile Home and Its Influence on the Modern Prefab
Last month we kicked off our Green Guide to Prefab series with an article exploring the history of prefabricated housing. Now we’re back with another article in this series to take a look at mobile
Architecture For Humanity Launches “I Love Architecture” Campaign
For the next four months, Architecture For Humanity is running an “I Love Architecture” campaign, and co-Founder Cameron Sinclair is asking us to “put down the coffee for a moment and spend minutes
Leger Wanaselja’s McGee House is Made From Over 100 Salvaged Car Roofs
Recent data suggests that we send more than 14 million cars to the scrap yard each year, so it’s refreshing to see some of those abandoned automobiles put to good use in sustainable, eco-friendly style.
Wooden Wonders’ Hobbit Holes Let You Live Like Frodo In Your Backyard
Anyone familiar with JRR Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of The Rings’ knows that the homes of hobbits are something special. But these tiny abodes aren’t just for little people anymore
New Report Details Why Existing Buildings Are Greener Than New Ones
Every year, roughly one billion square feet of buildings are demolished and replaced with new construction in the United States, according to a new report from Preservation Green Lab, and that number is
EthiopiaStudio2.0 Creates a Vibrant Learning Center for Students in a Remote Village Outside Addis Ababa
The Shebraber School is a collaborative project designed by EthiopiaStudio2.0, a second-generation team of eleven Arizona State University M.Arch graduate students led by practicing local architect Jack
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