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MVRDV’s Dramatic Glass Cube Pavilion Will Raise Ocean Awareness at the 2012 World Expo

MVRDV’s Dramatic Glass Cube Pavilion Will Raise Ocean Awareness at the 2012 World Expo

Visitors to the MVRDV pavilion will learn about the oceans by interacting with this user-friendly cube, which - as our friends at Evolo pointed out - looks a lot like an oversized aquarium. After

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Za Bor Builds a Beautiful Sea Wave Gazebo for a Russian Reality TV Show

Za Bor Builds a Beautiful Sea Wave Gazebo for a Russian Reality TV Show

The designers wanted to create a complex, dynamic gazebo that wouldn't detract from the existing site. It was not only important to them that the helical structure fit in with nature instead of attempting

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Gorgeous Glass Visitors Center Rises at the Foot of Troll Wall Cliff in Norway

Gorgeous Glass Visitors Center Rises at the Foot of Troll Wall Cliff in Norway

The Troll Wall is the tallest vertical rock face in all or Europe, standing  3,600 feet high. With paths accessible at street level, the idea of creating an eye-catching restaurant and visitor center

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6 Awesome Parks Made From Rehabilitated Urban Structures

6 Awesome Parks Made From Rehabilitated Urban Structures

Marvel at how abandoned urban structures have been reclaimed in these amazing adaptive reuse projects from around the world: Cheonggyecheon River Project in Seoul Ghost Train Park in

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Creepy Crawly Kaleidoscopic Bug Installations Wonder and Amaze Visitors

Creepy Crawly Kaleidoscopic Bug Installations Wonder and Amaze Visitors

The beauty of Angus' work is not only the incredible patterns she forms with the insects, but also the insects themselves. She neither paints nor doctors them in any way, so when you see these amazing

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Lovely Stacked Wood Outdoor Theater in Estonia Will Be Recycled After 12 Plays

Lovely Stacked Wood Outdoor Theater in Estonia Will Be Recycled After 12 Plays

This wonderful outdoor theater incorporates the adjoining pond, trees, and park into its set design, taking advantage of the natural backdrop to enhance the drama. When the season begins to turn, all 280

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Suppose Design’s “Hidaka House” Makes the Most of a Small Footprint

Suppose Design’s “Hidaka House” Makes the Most of a Small Footprint

The lower level of the home is wrapped in glazing, which wards off excessive solar gain. To further aid in passive cooling, the stacked upper level overhangs the bottom, creating shade as well as privacy.

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Stunning Geometric Art Studio Sits In Gentle Contrast To Rugged Fogo Island

Stunning Geometric Art Studio Sits In Gentle Contrast To Rugged Fogo Island

Despite being incredibly remote, Fogo Island is still susceptible to human impact. The Shorefast Foundation is eager to protect both the dynamic, rough natural surroundings without disrupting an

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Less is More at Norway’s Minimalist Juvet Landscape Hotel

Less is More at Norway’s Minimalist Juvet Landscape Hotel

An award-winning design, Juvet became a reality when Knut Slinning, its owner, discovered that the Norwegian government was spending a boatload of money to renovate portions of the country's National

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Beautiful Rammed Earth Home Celebrates Colorado Environment

Beautiful Rammed Earth Home Celebrates Colorado Environment

Michael and Lisa Eddy dreamt of living in a home that was designed to showcase their love of nature and appreciation for the environment around them in Colorado. Designed by JCL Architecture, their

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Skinny Prefab Garden Shed is Just 3 Feet Wide!

Skinny Prefab Garden Shed is Just 3 Feet Wide!

Inspired by Henry David Thoreau's story 'Walden. Or, Life in the woods', German architect Nils Holger Moormann created this super skinny prefab garden shed that measures just 3 feet wide! Part cabin, part

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MAD Architects Unveil Urban Forest Skyscraper For China

MAD Architects Unveil Urban Forest Skyscraper For China

Inspired by mountainous Chinese landscapes and the traditional villages built their hillsides, MAD Architects has unveiled plans to create a towering vertical Urban Forest. Designed for Chongqing, China,

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THE FARM PROJECT by Mike Meiré for Dornbracht

THE FARM PROJECT by Mike Meiré for Dornbracht

The sleek industrial contemporary kitchen is challenged in Mike Meiré's The Farm Project - a brand imaging campaign for the German fixture manufacturer Dornbracht. This barn-like, “real-life” stage

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INTEGRATING HABITATS Design Competition

INTEGRATING HABITATS Design Competition

Out of a pilot program called the Wild Urbanism design studio at the University of Oregon's Department of Architecture comes Integrating Habitats, an open design competition focused on the interface

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