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INTERVIEW: Sustainability Advisor Lonny Grafman on the Waterpod
If you live in New York City, you may soon have the chance to check out the Waterpod, an incredible self-reliant eco-habitat, exhibition, and living space designed to showcase sustainable grassroots
Made in Forest Hills: Bow Ties Recycled From Trash, Inspired by MoMA
If you’re trying to amp up your wardrobe with a unique flair, we might have just the thing. Made in Forest Hills, founded by recycling connoisseur Nicholas Ruiz, is a collection of some of the
Pier 15 by SHoP Architects Opens on NYC’s East River Waterfront Esplanade – Exclusive Photos!
Winter may not seem like the best time to visit New York City’s windy waterfront, but the newly-opened Pier 15 on the East River Waterfront Esplanade will give any design-lover reason to head to the
Underground ‘Low Line’ Park Planned For New York City’s Lower East Side
When it opened in 2009, New York City’s High Line, an elevated train track that was converted into a park, instantly became one of the most celebrated modern parks in the world. So it should come as
110 Stories: Smartphone App Creates Visual WTC Memorial
Just days before the decennial of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, New York resident Brian August launched a free new smartphone app that sketches the outline of the Twin Towers when you point your phone in
How to Score a Summer Outfit for $21 at the Bayside Thrift Shop!
Has all of summer’s fun left your bank account a little dry? If you’ve still got a lot of events slated for the last days of the sunny season, but seem to have exhausted all your nicest
DIY: Piled Up Egg Cartons Give Way to an Awesome Lightweight Seating Option
If you fancy getting your hands into some DIY projects this summer, the best way to start is take note from the DIY masters at ReadyMade (rest in peace). An idea straight from Andrew Wagner, the former
Local Market Made from 22 Salvaged Shipping Containers Opens In Brooklyn!
Any Inhabitat reader knows how much we love shipping container architecture, so you can imagine how excited we were when we learned that a market made entirely from shipping containers would be opening in
Make the First School for Sustainable Fashion a Reality – Only 5 More Days to Help!
With all of the interest and buzz surrounding sustainable design and fashion, you’d think there was a school to teach budding designers and entrepreneurs the ins and outs, but there isn’t.
Interview: We Talk to Tara St. James and Bahar Shahpar About Their New Sustainable Fashion Institute Guilded
Tara St. James and Bahar Shahpar are no strangers to the challenges designers face when producing sustainable and ethical fashion. Frustrated by the industry’s seemingly stagnant conversation about
Dutch Polydome Could Be Used to Provide the Majority of NYC’s Food
Multidisciplinary design firm Except recently unveiled its Polydome concept for meeting the world’s skyrocketing agricultural demands. Using advanced greenhouse technology, meticulously planned crop
INHABITAT VIDEO: The Opening of the NYC High Line!
The highly anticipated second section of the High Line Park will open next week in NYC to what’s bound to be a flurry of excitement. Back in 2009, just as the park was first inaugurated, we were on
World’s Largest Rooftop Farm Kicks Off Second Growing Season in Brooklyn
Did you know that the world’s largest rooftop farm is located in NYC? That’s right, called the Brooklyn Grange, the 40,000 square foot elevated garden is located on top of a six-story
Amazing HaitiSOFTHOUSE Provides Immediate Disaster Relief for Communities
After a massive 7.0 earthquake hit Haiti last year, architects and designers immediately took to the drawing boards to develop projects to reconstruct the devastated island. While many creative designs
The Bachelor Chair is a Step Stool, Seat and Ironing Board All in One
It’s a step stool! It’s an ironing board! No, it’s a chair! Actually the humorously named Bachelor Chair is all three. Conceived in the 18th century, the wooden, nearly all-purpose piece of
Liberty Luxe Renewable Energy Powered Tower Opens in Battery Park City NYC
After 45 years of construction, New York‘s Liberty Luxe tower is set to open by the waterfront at Battery Park City. Liberty Luxe, like 9 other buildings developed in Battery Park City since 2001,
Creative NY Locksmith Uses Swirly Recycled Key Art to Decorate His Storefront
This ain’t no ordinary locksmith shop. Look closer. Much closer. See those beautiful decorative swirls? Those are keys. There are thousands and thousands of keys plastered all over the front of this
NYC Launches Urban Technology Innovation Center for Green Buildings
New York City’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg just announced the launch of the Urban Technology Innovation Center which will help fast track sustainable building practices by connecting building owners
Crazy Skyscraper Theme Park is a Vertical Amusement for New York City
As if New York City didn’t already have enough attractions, why not throw a skyscraper theme park into the mix? New York-based Architect Ju-Hyun Kim proposes stacking up what is usually a rather
Brooklyn Brownstone Gets a Passive House Renovation
Back in August, we reported on the construction of New York State’s first passive house, and since then, the green building standard has been gaining speed in New York City — especially in
2011 Times Square Ball Shines Bright With 32,256 LEDs
The iconic New Year’s Eve Bal set to drop this year in Times Square was designed by none other than Waterford Crystal and Philips Lighting. The ball, which makes its annual 1 minute journey on New
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