The great river turbine is a conceptual design for a large (one hundred foot diameter) stainless steel water turbine developed to function as a tourist attraction and as a powerful electricity generator. The electricity is generated by the current of the river as it flows through the turbine rotating its twelve massive blades, which in turn activate a powerful generator. The stainless steel turbine is mounted on a specially designed, public access moored barge.

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Read the rest of House Like a Museum by Edward Suzuki is a Stunning Green Oasis Flooded With Natural Light

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They may look like they’re about to topple over, but these cube-shaped houses actually form a small village within the city center of Rotterdam, NL. A modern concept designed by the late architect Piet Blom, and constructed in 1984, this spectacular set of buildings represents an urban forest where around 40 traditional houses are tilted at 45-degrees to rest on a hexagonal pylon. The innovative design transforms the idea of the traditional structure by playing with angles and convention.

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Read the rest of Sugarhouse Studios Pop-Up Cinema & Workshop Encourages Community Interaction in London

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Read the rest of Luxurious Floating Home Makes the Most of Its Small Footprint on Lake Union in Seattle

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Read the rest of Silvervillan is a Low-Impact & Low-Energy Home in Sweden

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Read the rest of Edmonton Airport Unveils Massive Air-Cleaning Living Green Wall!

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Read the rest of Modular Mazda Shipping Container Car Dealership To Be Built in Phases

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Read the rest of Santa Eugenia Social Housing Aptly Deals With an Unfortunate Solar Orientation

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Read the rest of Beautiful Norwegian Foliage-Covered Green Roofs

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Read the rest of Wellington’s Meridian Building is a Flagship Green Commercial Project

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Read the rest of Stunning Finnish Micro-Cabin Built For Just $10,500!

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Read the rest of INTERVIEW: LIKEArchitects on the Challenges and Rewards of Sustainable “Performance Architecture”

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Read the rest of Probiomed is a High-Tech & Eco Friendly Medical Research Center in Mexico

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Historic houses can become energy-efficient without losing charm – just look at the Galveston Historical Foundation‘s Green Revival House at 3101 Avenue Q in Galveston, Texas. The project started when GHF moved the house 17 blocks to a new lot after Hurricane Ike destroyed its foundation. The Green Revival House features new insulation, four solar panels, two rainwater cisterns, and it’s one of the nation’s first historic buildings to achieve Platinum certification through the LEED for Homes program. GHF completed the project in partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the 1772 Foundation.

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Read the rest of Rossignol’s Mountain-Inspired Headquarters Minimizes its Environmental Impact

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Read the rest of Harvest Pavilion Collects the Bounty on an Eco-Farm in China

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Read the rest of HASSELL Transforms a Brisbane Bread Factory into a Hip Architecture Studio

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While we weren’t thrilled to hear that the 2012 London Olympics would be using PVC to build many of their temporary structures, the good news is that the materials will be recycled for another big sporting event afterwards. Over 142,000 sq. m. of PVC fabric was incorporated into the construction of the park and external Olympic venues, including Zaha Hadid’s Aquatics Centre, Hopkins Architects’ Velodrome, the Populous-designed Olympics Stadium and the Royal Artillery Barracks, but there is hope on the horizon because the developers of the Olympics have promised to do their part by recycling the vinyl after the games in new structures for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

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