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CarbonScape installation, Chris Cheung, h0nh1m, carbon footprint, art installation, sound installation, soundscape, green design, fossil fuels, climate change

This kinetic installation uses sound to visualize the world’s CO2 emissions

The CarbonScape installation by Chinese artist Chris Cheung (aka h0nh1m), mimics the sounds of jet engines, ship...

Antony Gibbon, Jutt House, whimsical home design, geometrical home design, geometrical architecture, angular homes, chimneys, black homes, cabin design, nature-inspired designs, sustainable design, green design, floating houses, treehouse series antony gibbon, antony gibbons designs

Antony Gibbon's minimalist wooden Jutt House appears to float above the earth

UK-based architect Antony Gibbon just shared his latest nature-inspired design with Inhabitat - and it's a stunner....

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World's first freeform 3D-printed house to break ground this year

The world's first freeform 3D-printed home just got one step closer to fruition. Designed by WATG Urban, the Curve...

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Earthship pioneer Michael Reynolds is building the first sustainable school in Argentina

Architect Michael Reynolds is known for his sustainable "Earthship" buildings - and how he's taking his radical...

Les Eerkes, Anna Hoover, First Light Alaska, Scavenger hut, Tom Kundig, olson kundig, cabin design, eco cabins, eco retreats, seattle cabins, off grid cabins, charred timber, diy home design, diy cabins, eco cabin design, repurposed materials, green design, sustainable design, timber cabins, timber buildings,

This Puget Sound eco cabin is made almost entirely from reclaimed materials

Activist and artist Anna Hoover collaborated with architect Les Eerkes from Olson Kundig Architects to build the...

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Local residents help build pre-fab bamboo social center that can be constructed in a week

Mexican studio Comunal Taller de Arquitectura is proving yet again that bamboo is a miracle material when it comes...

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Melbourne architects turn an old terrace house into a gorgeous light-filled home

Melbourne-based Ben Callery Architects converted a compact terrace house with limited square footage into a contemporary,...

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Solar-powered Miami office is made entirely from repurposed shipping containers

Argentina-based Reale Arquitectos just unveiled plans for a stunning office building made completely out of shipping...

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Idyllic ecolodge tucked into remote Vietnamese mountainside is made of locally-sourced granite

Located in a remote region in northern Vietnam, the Topas Ecolodge could just be the ultimate off-grid getaway....

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Tiny homes made of concrete pipes could be the next big thing in micro housing

The micro-housing trend has really taken off over the last decade, and a new age of tiny urban homes is now upon...

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INTERVIEW: James Dyson on using his famous vacuum technology to suck garbage from rivers

Every year, roughly 14 billion tons of waste are swept out to our oceans via rivers and canals - an environmental...

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Shanghai's sponge districts fight flooding with green space

Shanghai's Lingang District has installed major green spaces in an effort to improve the city's drainage and environment....

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Spend the night in this magical Hobbit House tucked into the Washington shire

Tiny house builder Kristie Wolfe has created an amazing hobbit home in Washington’s breathtaking Columbia River...

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Futuristic art center in China has detachable rooms that can bike around town

People's Architecture Office just unveiled a futuristic cultural center in China that is equipped with detachable...

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Ore Streams: Studio Formafantasma creates striking furniture from salvaged e-waste

Millions of tons of e-waste clog up our landfills every year, but Studio Formafantasma is on a mission to breathe...

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