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Beautiful Desert Prefab Home For Animals and Animal Lovers
Not only is this striking metal-sided house a beautiful example of prefab architecture — it was also designed not just for the people who reside there, but also for their animals! The owners of the
Green-Roofed Eco City Rises on the Grand Canal in China
The Grand Canal, which links Hangzhou to Beijing, is the longest canal in the world at 1776 km and also one of the oldest. A new mixed-use project by Allen Jack+Cottier will grace its shores in Suqian
Crazy Car-Shaped Home Features “3 Liter” Energy Efficiency
Looking at this picture, “eco home” isn’t exactly the first thing that springs to mind. But it turns out this bizarre car-shaped home is surprisingly green. Dubbed the Auto Residence and
Futuristic Oceanic Pavilion Unveiled for 2012 Yeosu Expo
Emergent Architecture and Kokkugia have designed an incredible Oceanic Pavilion for the Yeosu 2012 Expo in Korea, which will provide another showcase of amazing architecture once the Shanghai Expo has
Chalupa Architekti Unveil Green Roofed Czech Embassy for DC
The award to design the new Czech Embassy in Washington DC was recently given to Prague-based Chalupa Architekti. Deeply rooted in its connection to its surrounding environment, the new embassy is marked
BIG Proposes a Sloping Green Roof for Quebec’s Beaux-Arts Expansion
A recent competition to design the expansion of the Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec included many design proposals from some of our favorite architects including the Danish firm, BIG. Although
The Greenest Library in New York Opens Today
The Battery Park Library finally opens today and it just so happens to be the greenest library branch of the New York Public Library system! Certified LEED Gold and built at the base of a LEED certified
Zaha Hadid’s Petroleum Research Center (Ironically) Aims For LEED Platinum
It may seem ironic, but even petroleum research centers can be LEED certified if they meet the critieria. Case in point: the King Abudullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC for short),
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