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Shift Design’s Versatile Flat Pack Outdoor Products Modernize Your Garden
Philadelphia-based Shift_Design has created a family of eco-friendly outdoor products that will have modern design lovers drooling. Their collection of urban garden planters, rain collectors, living
Peter Zumthor Unveils Sheltered Garden for 2011 Serpentine Pavilion
Today 2009 Pritzker Prize-winning architect Peter Zumthor unveiled his contemplative design for London’s annual Serpentine Pavilion exhibition. The 2011 Serpentine pavilion will be unique in that
Secret Garden Can Only be Seen With a Smartphone
Each year, the Jardins de Métis in Quebec calls for designers and architects to create temporary gardens that exemplify the latest in landscape design and environmental art. For the 12th Edition of the
Help Make this Mobile Garden on a Subway Train a Reality
When we first saw this amazing mobile subway garden, we were floored – but then we realized that it doesn’t exist yet. That’s right, the green art project for Chicago is still being
Gorgeous Maximum Garden House Creates Green Urban Space
Garden space is hard to come by in dense urban places, so enterprising urban gardeners have to get creative. Formwerkz, a Singapore-based architecture firm, was asked by one of their clients to design a
Local, Modular and Efficient Eco-Affordable Housing For Ghana
A lot of concept houses come across our desk here at Inhabitat, but we were really impressed with this design for eco-housing in Ghana. Designed by Lisbon-based Blaanc in collaboration with Architect
Skinny Prefab Garden Shed is Just 3 Feet Wide!
Inspired by Henry David Thoreau’s story ‘Walden. Or, Life in the woods’, German architect Nils Holger Moormann created this super skinny prefab garden shed that measures just 3 feet
Cleaved Apartment Complex in London Creates Its Own Garden Views
Studio Seilern Architects turned a challenge into an opportunity when they designed the Whitehorse Street Apartments for an urban infill lot in London. Located on Whitehorse Street in the prestigious
Floating Garden Spa Offers a Relaxing Eco Retreat
What could be more relaxing than spending a weekend drifting out to sea on your own floating island? Throw in some vertical gardens, a lush green landscape, and a luxury spa and you’ve really got
UrbanBuds: Soiled Suitcases Grow Food
Gionata Gatto, an Italian designer based in the Netherlands, has soiled and seeded suitcases and such for gardening on the go. Designed as a graduation project, UrbanBuds enlivens luggage to grow up to 36
Singapore’s Largest Garden Project to Sprout Solar Supertrees
Grant Associates recently won an international design competition to plan the largest garden project ever to be constructed in Singapore, the Marina South Gardens. The structure, which is inspired by the
The White House Takes Aim at LEED Certification
The White House is doing its part in leading the way to a more sustainable nation. Not only are they growing their own food on site with Michelle Obama’s garden, but now even they’re aiming
reLEAF Rain Collector by Fulguro
The Swiss design duo Fulguro doesn’t want you to waste a drop of precious rainwater for your plants, your yard, or your home. Their easy-to-use reLEAF rain collector consists of a folded thermo
GREEN BUILDING 101: Water Efficiency
There are few things we take for granted as much as our ability to turn on the tap and get water in seemingless endless supply. Even during droughts, and in spite of ubiquitous advertising about shortages
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