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TOP TEN GREEN ARCHITECTURE PROJECTS OF 2008

12/27/2008
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  • California Academy of Sciences
    As the holiday season winds to close we're counting down the days to the new year with a look at some of Inhabitat's most exciting stories of 2008! It's been an outstanding year in green building and today we're looking back at ten of the most impressive green architecture projects of 2008. From LEED platinum superstructures to innovative recycled and reclaimed buildings to ground-breaking monuments that integrate incredible new technologies, read on the year's best and brightest developments!
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  • Thai temple made from bottles
    As the holiday season winds to close we're counting down the days to the new year with a look at some of Inhabitat's most exciting stories of 2008! It's been an outstanding year in green building and today we're looking back at ten of the most impressive green architecture projects of 2008. From LEED platinum superstructures to innovative recycled and reclaimed buildings to ground-breaking monuments that integrate incredible new technologies, read on the year's best and brightest developments!
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  • Eco Sphere treehouses
    As the holiday season winds to close we're counting down the days to the new year with a look at some of Inhabitat's most exciting stories of 2008! It's been an outstanding year in green building and today we're looking back at ten of the most impressive green architecture projects of 2008. From LEED platinum superstructures to innovative recycled and reclaimed buildings to ground-breaking monuments that integrate incredible new technologies, read on the year's best and brightest developments!
    3
  • Greenpix Wall in China
    As the holiday season winds to close we're counting down the days to the new year with a look at some of Inhabitat's most exciting stories of 2008! It's been an outstanding year in green building and today we're looking back at ten of the most impressive green architecture projects of 2008. From LEED platinum superstructures to innovative recycled and reclaimed buildings to ground-breaking monuments that integrate incredible new technologies, read on the year's best and brightest developments!
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  • Energy generating revolving doors
    As the holiday season winds to close we're counting down the days to the new year with a look at some of Inhabitat's most exciting stories of 2008! It's been an outstanding year in green building and today we're looking back at ten of the most impressive green architecture projects of 2008. From LEED platinum superstructures to innovative recycled and reclaimed buildings to ground-breaking monuments that integrate incredible new technologies, read on the year's best and brightest developments!
    5
  • Gensler Skyscraper
    As the holiday season winds to close we're counting down the days to the new year with a look at some of Inhabitat's most exciting stories of 2008! It's been an outstanding year in green building and today we're looking back at ten of the most impressive green architecture projects of 2008. From LEED platinum superstructures to innovative recycled and reclaimed buildings to ground-breaking monuments that integrate incredible new technologies, read on the year's best and brightest developments!
    6
  • Green roofed Singapore art school
    As the holiday season winds to close we're counting down the days to the new year with a look at some of Inhabitat's most exciting stories of 2008! It's been an outstanding year in green building and today we're looking back at ten of the most impressive green architecture projects of 2008. From LEED platinum superstructures to innovative recycled and reclaimed buildings to ground-breaking monuments that integrate incredible new technologies, read on the year's best and brightest developments!
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  • SOM Cathedral of Christ the Light
    As the holiday season winds to close we're counting down the days to the new year with a look at some of Inhabitat's most exciting stories of 2008! It's been an outstanding year in green building and today we're looking back at ten of the most impressive green architecture projects of 2008. From LEED platinum superstructures to innovative recycled and reclaimed buildings to ground-breaking monuments that integrate incredible new technologies, read on the year's best and brightest developments!
    8
  • Recycled subway car housing
    As the holiday season winds to close we're counting down the days to the new year with a look at some of Inhabitat's most exciting stories of 2008! It's been an outstanding year in green building and today we're looking back at ten of the most impressive green architecture projects of 2008. From LEED platinum superstructures to innovative recycled and reclaimed buildings to ground-breaking monuments that integrate incredible new technologies, read on the year's best and brightest developments!
    9
  • Carbon neutral ziggurat for Dubai
    As the holiday season winds to close we're counting down the days to the new year with a look at some of Inhabitat's most exciting stories of 2008! It's been an outstanding year in green building and today we're looking back at ten of the most impressive green architecture projects of 2008. From LEED platinum superstructures to innovative recycled and reclaimed buildings to ground-breaking monuments that integrate incredible new technologies, read on the year's best and brightest developments!
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  • Top Ten Green Architecture of 2008
    As the holiday season winds to close we're counting down the days to the new year with a look at some of Inhabitat's most exciting stories of 2008! It's been an outstanding year in green building and today we're looking back at ten of the most impressive green architecture projects of 2008. From LEED platinum superstructures to innovative recycled and reclaimed buildings to ground-breaking monuments that integrate incredible new technologies, read on the year's best and brightest developments!
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California Academy of Sciences

As the holiday season winds to close we're counting down the days to the new year with a look at some of Inhabitat's most exciting stories of 2008! It's been an outstanding year in green building and today we're looking back at ten of the most impressive green architecture projects of 2008. From LEED platinum superstructures to innovative recycled and reclaimed buildings to ground-breaking monuments that integrate incredible new technologies, read on the year's best and brightest developments!

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