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A rooftop urban oasis springs to life in a polluted NYC neighborhood

A rooftop urban oasis springs to life in a polluted NYC neighborhood

Parks and public plazas are typically urban escapes you'd expect to find at street level, but when your neighborhood...

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The Brooklyn Children’s Museum’s new green roof lets kids explore the wilderness in the middle of the city

The Brooklyn Children’s Museum is bringing the wilderness to the middle of the city. This weekend, the museum...

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15 innovative designs that blew our mind at NY Design Week

Want to see the future of design? Look no further than New York Design Week, where designers are breaking new ground...

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13 cutting-edge lighting innovations from NY Design Week

Of all the fields of industrial design, lighting seems to evolve the quickest as designers harness innovations...

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Trek-in prefab cabin offers luxury sustainable lodgings for campers

Trek-In is a prefabricated cabin available designed for campers and those seeking solitude in beautiful natural...

Giant Wine Barrel Room Overlooks the Black Forest in Germany

Giant Wine Barrel Room Overlooks the Black Forest in Germany

With so many hotels and Air BnB rooms to choose from, it's not easy to find an unusual sleeping experience - except...

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Rusty tin shed transformed into beautiful two-story studio in Sydney

  Tin sheds are a part of Australia's building vernacular - which is why a dilapidated shed in Sydney was revamped...

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INTERVIEW: Architect David Benjamin on Building The World's First Mushroom Tower at PS1

What's the only room with no walls? If you guessed a MUSHROOM - you're right! Architect David Benjamin is flipping...

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INTERVIEW: Model Summer Rayne Oakes On Transforming Her Brooklyn Apartment into a Greenhouse with 200+ Plants!

Some people collect stamps, other people collect cats. Summer Rayne Oakes collects plants - in a big way! The Brooklyn-based...

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Add a skylight to any room with these amazingly realistic LED panels

Installing a skylight in a room with little light or a lack of windows can now be as easy as hanging a picture,...

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How to recycle old wine corks into cute mini planters

Have you amassed an extensive collection of wine corks ? Instead of throwing them out, why not upcycle them into...

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INHABITAT INTERVIEW: Water Architect Koen Olthuis on How to Embrace Rising Sea Levels

Sea levels are rising, floods are prevalent, and cities are at greater risk than ever due to climate change. Now...

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Why our ancestors built round houses - and why it still makes sense to build round structures today

The oldest forms of indigenous shelter were often round in shape. (Think the Southwest USA Hogan, Mongolian Yurt,...

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Hanging spherical lodge is a treetop retreat in Laos

Spherical eco-lodges that hang from the trees could allow visitors to observe and immerse themselves in the flora...

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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...

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