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Industrial Chic Dining Pods Pop up at Fabbrica Restaurant in The Netherlands

Industrial Chic Dining Pods Pop up at Fabbrica Restaurant in The Netherlands

Colorful California Elementary School Sets 50% of Its Classes Outside!

Colorful California Elementary School Sets 50% of Its Classes Outside!

MDW Architecture Revamps Belgium Le Lorraine Apartment Complex with Green Roofs and Natural Lighting

MDW Architecture Revamps Belgium Le Lorraine Apartment Complex with Green Roofs and Natural Lighting

Gorgeous Green-Roofed Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Seeks BREEAM Excellent

Gorgeous Green-Roofed Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Seeks BREEAM Excellent

Stark White House SL Opens Onto a Lush Courtyard Via Sliding Translucent Doors

Stark White House SL Opens Onto a Lush Courtyard Via Sliding Translucent Doors

Extraordinary Off-Grid Hobbit Home in Wales Only Cost £3,000 to Build

Extraordinary Off-Grid Hobbit Home in Wales Only Cost £3,000 to Build

Daniel Libeskind’s New Glass Wedge Addition Dramatically Bisects the Dresden Museum of Military History

Daniel Libeskind’s New Glass Wedge Addition Dramatically Bisects the Dresden Museum of Military History

Darling Dalene Cabin by Tommie Wilhelmsen is a Minimalist Island Retreat in Norway

Darling Dalene Cabin by Tommie Wilhelmsen is a Minimalist Island Retreat in Norway

Luis de Garrido Unveils Incredible Glass-Domed Eco House Shaped Like the Eye of Horus

Luis de Garrido Unveils Incredible Glass-Domed Eco House Shaped Like the Eye of Horus

Unabridged Architecture Transforms Dilapidated 1891 Building Into Colorful Eco Offices

Unabridged Architecture Transforms Dilapidated 1891 Building Into Colorful Eco Offices

Restored Barrel Vaults and Local Stone Give this Italian Home a Rustic Facelift

Restored Barrel Vaults and Local Stone Give this Italian Home a Rustic Facelift

Folkestone’s Seafront Rocksalt Restaurant Serves up Sustainable Seafood

Folkestone’s Seafront Rocksalt Restaurant Serves up Sustainable Seafood

Sander Architects’ Double-Skinned Glass Townhouse Glows From Within

Sander Architects’ Double-Skinned Glass Townhouse Glows From Within

Curvy Tellus Nursery School is Wrapped in a Canary-Colored Pine Facade

Curvy Tellus Nursery School is Wrapped in a Canary-Colored Pine Facade

Germany’s Double-Skinned ARCA-Regler Facility is Powered by Geothermal Energy

Germany’s Double-Skinned ARCA-Regler Facility is Powered by Geothermal Energy

Contemporary U of A Poetry Center is a Naturally Lit Work of Art in Tuscon

Contemporary U of A Poetry Center is a Naturally Lit Work of Art in Tuscon

Fernanda Marques’ Greenery Topped Brazilian Loft is a Paragon of Luxury Eco-Design

Fernanda Marques’ Greenery Topped Brazilian Loft is a Paragon of Luxury Eco-Design

OODA’s Twisted Cubic Taipei City Museum of Art Harvests Rain and Sun

OODA’s Twisted Cubic Taipei City Museum of Art Harvests Rain and Sun

Striking UR22 House Uses Half as Much Energy as a Standard Home in Texas

Striking UR22 House Uses Half as Much Energy as a Standard Home in Texas

Stark White Townhouse in Sweden Stands in Defiant Contrast with Its Stoic Neighbors

Stark White Townhouse in Sweden Stands in Defiant Contrast with Its Stoic Neighbors

All Natural Museum of Handcraft Paper in China Doesn’t Use a Single Nail

All Natural Museum of Handcraft Paper in China Doesn’t Use a Single Nail

LZT Architects Create a Colorful Haven Out of a Dark Garage in Austin

LZT Architects Create a Colorful Haven Out of a Dark Garage in Austin

Temporary Sacred Heart School in Tokyo is Totally Reusable

Temporary Sacred Heart School in Tokyo is Totally Reusable

Rammed Earth and Stone Buildings Make Up Oaxaca School of Plastic Arts

Rammed Earth and Stone Buildings Make Up Oaxaca School of Plastic Arts

RIBA Announces Stirling Prize Shortlisted Projects and More Than Half Are Green

RIBA Announces Stirling Prize Shortlisted Projects and More Than Half Are Green

Defunct Dutch Sewage Plant Converted into Fresh Green Apartments

Defunct Dutch Sewage Plant Converted into Fresh Green Apartments

This sewage plant must have made quite a stink when Dick van Gameren architects proposed to convert it into apartments more than a decade ago, long before adaptive re-use became fashionable. Today it

VIlla 4.0: Hexagonal Dutch Home Gets a Green Facelift

VIlla 4.0: Hexagonal Dutch Home Gets a Green Facelift

Space-Age Paperless Dutch Office Resembles a Fallen Meteor

Space-Age Paperless Dutch Office Resembles a Fallen Meteor

Tetris-Like India Glycols Office Complex is Cooled by Interior Pools, Courtyards and Green Roofs

Tetris-Like India Glycols Office Complex is Cooled by Interior Pools, Courtyards and Green Roofs

This Tetris-shaped corporate office for India Glycols was designed to provide a first-class working environment that encourages employee socialization. Designed by Morphogenesis, it has a solid geometric

Timayui Kindergarten Looks Like Stone Teeth Jutting Out of the Earth in Colombia

Timayui Kindergarten Looks Like Stone Teeth Jutting Out of the Earth in Colombia

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