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Green design brings this cabin to the city

They say the key to good real estate is location, location, location. But in the case of this home, dubbed the...

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Sacramento Valley Station focuses on locals and the environment

This plan to serve the seventh busiest rail station in the country incorporates sustainability and a focus on active...

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CRA unveils designs for Biotic, a high-tech district in Brazil

After two years of development, international design firm Carlo Ratti Associati and consultancy firm Ernst &...

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Old Paris railway site will transform into a carbon-neutral “ecosystem neighborhood”

An abundance of green will soon take over the heart of Paris with the transformation of the city’s old railway...

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This sustainable district in Sweden features carbon-positive towers

Stockholm-based Kjellander Sjöberg Architects recently won a competition for Nacka Port, a new district between...

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This revolutionary sustainable community in Atlanta is still thriving 15 years after its founding

Almost 15 years since the sustainable community of Serenbe built its first home, the modern-day green utopia is...

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The 'Dutch Mountains' will be the world's largest wooden building

The Netherlands is famously flat—but a massive green mountain is rising up in the Dutch city of Veldhoven. The...

Futuristic Taiwan skyscraper will be infused with an abundance of greenery

Futuristic Taiwan skyscraper will be infused with an abundance of greenery

French architect Elizabeth de Portzamparc just unveiled competition-winning plans for the Intelligence Operation...

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Five bridges topped with urban farms could revitalize war-torn Mosul

Architect Vincent Callebaut recently unveiled plans to rebuild war-torn Mosul as a sustainable, self-sufficient...

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MVRDV unveils futuristic hotel whose rooms can be configured in countless ways

Could flexible architecture be the future of urban design? Prolific Dutch architects MVRDV just unveiled one very...

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Failed Palm Springs golf course is being repurposed into a sustainable community filled with olive groves

A failed Palm Springs golf course is being reborn as an "eco-modern agrihood" located on 300 beautiful acres of...

Shipping-container development designed for Los Angeles’ homeless population

Shipping-container development designed for Los Angeles' homeless population

A Los Angeles neighborhood will soon be home to a new shipping container development created for individuals transitioning...

Nouvelle AOM wins competition to give Paris’ Tour Montparnasse a massive green makeover

Nouvelle AOM wins competition to give Paris' Tour Montparnasse a massive green makeover

Nouvelle AOM has just been chosen to transform Paris' historic Tour Montparnasse into a beacon of sustainability...

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UNStudio completes sustainable all-in-one urban hub in Hangzhou

UNStudio has completed a stunning new LEED Gold-certified project in China that we hope will be a model for mixed-use...

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Madrid's new 'Desert City' is a spectacular home for over 400 species of cacti

Madrid's dry heat may not bode well for lush flower gardens, but the hundreds of cacti in the city's new cactus...

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