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Interview: Adrian McCarroll on Building Villa Amanzi in an Open Tropical Environment
Inhabitat: How would you characterize the kind of architecture you create? Is there a unifying theme behind all your projects? Our principle driving force is to create places and spaces where people
INTERVIEW: LIKEArchitects on the Challenges and Rewards of Sustainable “Performance Architecture”
Inhabitat: What kind of architecture do you create? LIKEArchitects: We try to build projects in which humor, subjectivity, emotion and surprise ally with the desirable functionality of any architectural
Heller Street Park & Residences: Award-Winning Sustainable Housing by Six Degrees Architects in Melbourne
Heller Street Park and Residences, by Six Degrees Architects, consists of a public park and ten townhouses in inner suburban Melbourne. It is built on what was originally a clay pit, then a rubbish dump
Rainbow Prefab Duplex is the First Certified PassivHaus in British Columbia
Each home in the Rainbow Passive House Duplex is 1,500 square feet and comes with an unfinished basement, three bedrooms, and two bathrooms. The home achieves a 90 percent reduction in energy use because
SCF Arquitectos Unveils Plans to Restore Earthquake-Devastated Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Haiti
The 2010 earthquake all but destroyed the historical Cathedral, a source of national pride. After removing the ruble, the shell of the church has remained, but soon construction will begin to restore what
Merritt Crossing is a Sustainable Affordable Housing Project for Seniors in Oakland
Merritt Crossing is located on the corner of 6th and Oak Street in Oakland. The dense project worked to match the surrounding feel of the residential homes as well as address the visual and noise impact
The Cultured Landscape Sets Out a Strategy for Sustainable Transformation of an Australian Brownfield
Rather than simply let the Latrobe Valley revert to a supposed “natural” state, NAAU proposes a new urban design that retains and adaptively reuses “the significant industrial infrastructure as a
Construction Begins on Moscow’s Green-Roofed, Geometric Kuntsevo Plaza
Taking over an entire city block, the Kuntsevo Plaza will provide 250,000 sq m of retail space, entertainment, residences, class-A office space, rooftop decks and public plazas. The contemporary design is
Ferrer Arquitectos’ PITA & Tecnova Buildings Promote Green Building in Almeria, Spain
The Pitagoras and Tecnova buildings provide high tech research and office space for Almeria as part of the new Parque Científico-Tecnológico de Almería (PITA). Designed by Ferrer Arquitectos, the
Inhabitat Tours Blu Homes’ First Prefab Breezehouse on America’s East Coast (PHOTOS)
Blu Homes just opened their first prefab Breezehouse on the east coast of the United States, and Inhabitat editor and founder Jill Fehrenbacher was at the scene for an exclusive tour. Located in Copake,
LA River Restoration Moves Forward With Opening of the Glendale Narrows Riverwalk
The LA River begins in the San Fernando Valley and moves east and then south through LA county. Flooding in the early part of the 19th century led to the river being walled up in a concrete canal to
Sleeping Around: Belgium’s Pop-Up Shipping Container Hotel Is Always On the Move
Pop-up stores are pretty common, but hotels less so, largely because of their need for reliable and consistent infrastructure. The makers of Sleeping Around wanted to apply the same principles of pop-up
Recycled Shipping Pallet Pavilion Springs Up in Christchurch, New Zealand
Christchurch, New Zealand suffered a number of devastating earthquakes in the past 2 years, which left almost 200 people dead and thousands without a home. Now artists and architects are rebuilding the
SMPL Design Studio’s Latest Energy-Efficient Prefab Duplex is Prepped for the Cold in Canada
The YK Duplex 2 was constructed at SMPLy Mod Prefab Homes' factories, which are located north of Edmonton, Alberta. Design was handled by their sister company SMPL Design Studio and developed by
Hut-to-Hut is a Sustainable & Affordable Eco Home Model for Southern India
Following an international seminar about the future of eco-tourism in the Western Ghats region in India, Sami Rintala, Daggur Eggertsson and Pasi Aalto of Rintala Eggertsson Architects and a group of
Bosco Verticale: The World’s First Vertical Forest Nears Completion in Milan – NEW PHOTOS
Milan is one of the most polluted cities in the world, and the Bosco Verticale project aims to mitigate some of the environmental damage that has been inflicted upon the city by urbanization. The design
Michael Maltzan’s Prefab Star Apartments Are Currently Rising in Downtown LA
Located at 6th Street and Maple Avenue along the border of Skid Row, Star Apartments is a new model for urban development. This is the third project by Michael Maltzan for Skid Row Housing Trust after
Stone Environmental Interpretation Centre is a Sensitive Reconstruction on São Jorge Island
The Environmental Interpretation Centre is located on the shores of the Faja da Caldeira de Santo Cristo on São Jorge Island on the Azores archipelago of Portugal. The islands are very remote and located
INTERVIEW: HOK’s Yann Weymouth Discusses Designing the Hurricane-Resistant Salvador Dalí Museum
Earlier this year we reported on the opening of the stunning Salvador Dalí Museum located in St. Petersburg, Florida. The museum is home to the world's largest collection of Dalí works, and since its
Behnisch Architekten Wins Competition for New Green-Roofed Agora Cancer Research Centre in Switzerland
Behnisch Architekten just announced their win in the design competition for the new Agora Cancer Centre in Lausanne, Switzerland. The new centre will bring together hundreds of researchers, scientists,
Italcementi’s Concrete Pollution-Busting Research Lab Achieves LEED Platinum in Italy
Italcementi i.Lab is located at the eastern end of the Kilometro Rosso Scientific Technology Park in Bergamo, Italy. The V-shaped building is composed of two wings on either side of a central courtyard to
C.F. Møller Unveils Competition-Winning Eco Student Residence for SDU in Odense
C.F. Møller's winning design for a new student housing project at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense is a tower made up of three towers around a common shared space. Privacy and sight lines
INHABITAT INTERVIEW: Green Architect & Cradle to Cradle Founder William McDonough
INHABITAT: What inspired you to write 'Cradle to Cradle' (the book) and launch the Cradle to Cradle system? William McDonough: From an early age, I was fascinated by differing attitudes towards
Silt Lake City: Floating ‘Hydropolis’ Could Ride the Tide of the Nile River in Egypt
Silt Lake City is a student architecture project by Margaux Leycuras, Marion Ottmann and Anne-Hina Mallette that won a prize in a competition organized by the Foundation Jacques Rougerie. Before the
Sole Technology’s New European Headquarters Expands Upon Sustainability Commitment
Sole Technology is a manufacturer of action sports footwear and apparel for the brands Etnies, Emerica, Altamont and ThirtyTwo. The company's main headquarters is based in California and its new European
Digitally-Fabricated Boston Harbor Islands Pavilion Collects Rainwater For Irrigation
The Boston Harbor Island Pavilion is located on the Rose Kennedy Greenway, the linear park created from burying I-93. The Pavilion was built to entice residents and visitors to visit the Harbor Islands, a
Glass Farm: MVRDV’s Modern Glass Building is Printed With a Traditional Farmhouse Facade
The Glass Farm is a redevelopment of Schijndel's market square, which was heavily damaged during WWII. MVRDV's Winy Maas grew up in Schijndel and in 1980 he proposed redeveloping the market square to
Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay Feature the World’s Largest Climate-Controlled Greenhouses
The cooled conservatories at Gardens by the Bay cover an area of 16,500 m2 and achieve carbon neutral status with the help of low-energy and renewable systems. The two greenhouses were designed by
X Marks the Spot at the Striking Naturally Daylit NEO Bankside Residences in London
NEO Bankside is located directly south of the Tate Modern and features four buildings with 217 residences and a six-story office block. The hexagonal buildings have a distinctive external cross-bracing
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