7 Amazing Green Bookstores and Libraries from Around the World

PierESCAPE: Aedas Envisions a Series of Outdoor “Dock-Like Extensions” for Navy Pier in Chicago

Aedas Architects and a team of other world-class consultants and designers have conceived of PierESCAPE: a series of outdoor “dock-like extensions” aimed at revitalizing Chicago’s famous

Gorgeous Green-Roofed Marcel Sembat School Completed in France

Giant Rainbow Hued Umbrellas Pop Up in Spain!

Gillespies’ MediaCityUK is the World’s First BREEAM Accredited Sustainable Community

OMA Wins Commission for Gleaming New Library in Caen, France

OMA is certainly on a roll these days when it comes to winning commissions for spectacular public spaces. The famed architectural firm headed by Rem Koolhaus recently revealed their winning design for

Would You Swim in a Dumpster Pool?

Adaptive reuse is all about starting with an object and transforming it into something new and useful through the power of smart design. Case in point: these old dumpsters turned into swimming pools! Talk

LAST CHANCE to Dive in the NYC Dumpster Pools this Saturday!

HEY NEW YORK CITY! Summer is all about making a splish and a splash, so if you haven’t made it over to Park Avenue for a dip in one of Macro Sea’s infamous dumpster pools, you’d better get moving

PHOTOS: NYC Dumpster Pools Make a Splash with All Ages!

Aritist Molly Dillworth Creates a Tranquil Oasis in Times Square

Dumpster Pools Hit the Streets of Manhattan This Summer!

If you’re one of the lucky few who got to make a splash in last summer’s ‘Dumpster Pools’ in Brooklyn, or if you were in the bunch that had to swelter in the heat for lack of an

Green Rollercoaster High-Rise Takes Off in Vietnam

No, this is not the latest roller coaster — it’s actually a self-sustaining community designed by DWP Architects in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Noticed at Designboom, ‘Everrich 2

Beauty Parlor Hairdryer Transformed Into Phone Booth

A group of Danish students have created a super cute phone booth from an old beauty parlor hair dryer. Who knew lookin’ like a grandma could be so cool? The design is genius and seamlessly uses one

Pre-Packaged Vertical Gardens Give a Green Glow to Urban Spaces

We live in a world where pre-packaged items have begun blur the lines between what is natural and what is not. So why should our outdoor gardens be any different? Taking note of the lack of green spaces

Stunning Rooftop Paintings Visible from Satellites

There’s no doubt that Google Earth has given us all a new perspective. Apart from being able to see our own houses from above (weird!), we can even monitor global deforestation and track

New Zealand Train Station Transformed Into Green Meadow

Often times standing around in even the most modern and sleek subway stations can be an utter drag. But imagine the surprise if your local platform suddenly sprouted a vast green meadow! Not too long ago