New Photosensitive Smart Skin Could Cut Buildings' Energy Use
University of California engineer Luke Lee and architect Maria-Paz Gutierrez are developing an advanced "skin"...
Fierce Solar-Powered Eco Tower is Perfect for Hot Climates
This spiraling hollow structure is an exploration into a new prototype for a sustainable tower that may become...
Shipping Container Cities to Shelter 2 Million Haitians From Hurricanes
[gallery_extend] Moreta and his team, , have been working non-stop to begin construction on their Container...
60,000 sq ft Prefab Apartment Complex to be Completed This Summer
Interface Studio Architects, who gave us the 100K house, is upping the ante in sustainable prefab building by designing...
Abandoned Industrial Silo Becomes Beautiful Residences in Denmark
In a stunning example of adaptive reuse C. F. Møller Architects and Christian Carlsen Arkitektfirma have transformed...
Recycled Wine Corks Make Stylish Penny Tile Flooring
Penny tiles are a popular look for interior flooring. While ceramic and glass are often used to make tiles, these...
Stunning Green Family Home Set in the California Redwoods
Here is a house that we bet you wish you grew up in. Built for a large family and developed to reduce its environmental...
Artist Makes Functional Toaster Completely From Scratch
We have a tendency to take everyday objects for granted--objects that have often traveled thousands of miles and...
Public Toilet Transformed Into Dream Cottage in the UK
People are getting pretty creative these days creating homes from the oddest things. Take this one for example...
Super-Insulator Aerogel Could Be Used to Soak Up Oil
Not only does the space-age material Aerogel have super-insulating powers -- it is also remarkably effective at...
Futuristic Oceanic Pavilion Unveiled for 2012 Yeosu Expo
Emergent Architecture and Kokkugia have designed an incredible Oceanic Pavilion for the Yeosu 2012 Expo in Korea,...
Palo Samko Salvages Wood Table With Beautiful Butterfly Joinery
This year at BKLYN Designs Inhabitat favorite Palo Samko unveiled this beautifully detailed table made from salvaged...
Rem Koolhaas Redraws Europe To Reduce Carbon Emissions by 80%
[gallery_extend] OMA studied a number of fields to come up with their plan -- namely the existing power...
Philips Unveils World's First LED Replacement for Most Common Bulb
There are over 425 million 60 watt incandescent bulbs sold every year, which makes the energy-sucking globes the...
Researcher Grows Durable "Bio Bricks" From Sand, Bacteria, and Urea
Assistant architecture professor Ginger Krieg Dosier recently unveiled a new breed of biologically "grown" bricks...
