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VillaLola: Stunning Home Perched Above a Fjord Mirrors the Icelandic Landscape

VillaLola: Stunning Home Perched Above a Fjord Mirrors the Icelandic Landscape

LYCS Architecture’s Hangzhou Spruce Art Center Sits Serenely On its Wooded Site

LYCS Architecture’s Hangzhou Spruce Art Center Sits Serenely On its Wooded Site

INTERVIEW: Building Science Pioneer Dr. Joe Lstiburek on the Good, Bad and Ugly Side of Buildings

INTERVIEW: Building Science Pioneer Dr. Joe Lstiburek on the Good, Bad and Ugly Side of Buildings

The term ‘building science’ is used quite often now in sustainable building circles, but much of what we understand of it can be traced back to the work of Dr. Joe Lstiburek, founder of

The Pocket Shelter by Aaron Maret is a Portable Space on Wheels

The Pocket Shelter by Aaron Maret is a Portable Space on Wheels

Sugarhouse Studios Pop-Up Cinema & Workshop Encourages Community Interaction in London

Sugarhouse Studios Pop-Up Cinema & Workshop Encourages Community Interaction in London

Luxurious Floating Home Makes the Most of Its Small Footprint on Lake Union in Seattle

Luxurious Floating Home Makes the Most of Its Small Footprint on Lake Union in Seattle

Silvervillan is a Low-Impact & Low-Energy Home in Sweden

Silvervillan is a Low-Impact & Low-Energy Home in Sweden

Edmonton Airport Unveils Massive Air-Cleaning Living Green Wall!

Edmonton Airport Unveils Massive Air-Cleaning Living Green Wall!

Modular Mazda Shipping Container Car Dealership To Be Built in Phases

Modular Mazda Shipping Container Car Dealership To Be Built in Phases

Santa Eugenia Social Housing Aptly Deals With an Unfortunate Solar Orientation

Santa Eugenia Social Housing Aptly Deals With an Unfortunate Solar Orientation

Wellington’s Meridian Building is a Flagship Green Commercial Project

Wellington’s Meridian Building is a Flagship Green Commercial Project

Probiomed is a High-Tech & Eco Friendly Medical Research Center in Mexico

Probiomed is a High-Tech & Eco Friendly Medical Research Center in Mexico

Rossignol’s Mountain-Inspired Headquarters Minimizes its Environmental Impact

Rossignol’s Mountain-Inspired Headquarters Minimizes its Environmental Impact

Harvest Pavilion Collects the Bounty on an Eco-Farm in China

Harvest Pavilion Collects the Bounty on an Eco-Farm in China

Thomas Wold’s Quirky and Unique Creations Made From Upcycled Furniture

Thomas Wold’s Quirky and Unique Creations Made From Upcycled Furniture

HASSELL Transforms a Brisbane Bread Factory into a Hip Architecture Studio

HASSELL Transforms a Brisbane Bread Factory into a Hip Architecture Studio

Vinyl From London Olympics Will Be Recycled for the 2014 World Cup

Vinyl From London Olympics Will Be Recycled for the 2014 World Cup

While we weren’t thrilled to hear that the 2012 London Olympics would be using PVC to build many of their temporary structures, the good news is that the materials will be recycled for another big

Pb Elemental’s Beachaus I is a Smart LEED Platinum Prefab in British Columbia

Pb Elemental’s Beachaus I is a Smart LEED Platinum Prefab in British Columbia

Anish Kapoor’s Recycled Steel ArcelorMittal Orbit Tower Now Complete in London

Anish Kapoor’s Recycled Steel ArcelorMittal Orbit Tower Now Complete in London

Modern Connect:Homes are the Latest in Affordable, Green Prefab Design

Modern Connect:Homes are the Latest in Affordable, Green Prefab Design

Abandoned Food Factory to be Transformed into Chicago’s First Zero-Energy Vertical Farm!

Abandoned Food Factory to be Transformed into Chicago’s First Zero-Energy Vertical Farm!

Peaceful Owhanake Bay House Bends To Nature’s Will in New Zealand

Peaceful Owhanake Bay House Bends To Nature’s Will in New Zealand

Former Soap Factory Cleaned Up Into a Sustainable Housing Project in Brussels

Former Soap Factory Cleaned Up Into a Sustainable Housing Project in Brussels

Narbethong Community Hall is a Fireproof Building in the Australian Bush

Narbethong Community Hall is a Fireproof Building in the Australian Bush

Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei Unveil First Images of the 2012 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion

Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei Unveil First Images of the 2012 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion

Zaragoza’s Green-Roofed Ronda Office Features a Rolling Rainbow Facade

Zaragoza’s Green-Roofed Ronda Office Features a Rolling Rainbow Facade

BIG Unveils Award-Winning Green-Roofed Interlocking Cross # Towers for Seoul

BIG Unveils Award-Winning Green-Roofed Interlocking Cross # Towers for Seoul

Victorian Ruins Transformed Into Modern Dovecoat Music Studio

Victorian Ruins Transformed Into Modern Dovecoat Music Studio

Harpoon House is a Smartly-Designed Compact Prefab Home in Portland

Harpoon House is a Smartly-Designed Compact Prefab Home in Portland

MOTAT’s Aviation Display Hall Protects Historic Planes and the Environment

MOTAT’s Aviation Display Hall Protects Historic Planes and the Environment

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