IKEA coming soon to Austria aims to be a good neighbor
IKEA is coming to Austria, and the theme of the new location is: “We want to be a good neighbor.” Rather than...
California affordable senior housing at Sage Gardens
A development called Sage Gardens in Sacramento, CA addresses the need for affordable senior housing. It is equipped...
Green roofs top Marmormolen’s sustainable timber architecture
The timber design for Copenhagen's upcoming large commercial building Marmormolen shows sustainable architecture...
Urban gardens don’t get much greener than El Terreno
El Terreno is a community garden center that does more than grow food. It brings an urban population together and...
Testbeds repurposes architectural mockups into community assets in NYC
New York-based New Affiliates has teamed up with architect and historian Samuel Stewart-Halevy to launch Testbeds,...
Snazzy garden shed doubles as rainwater runoff solution
When most people think of a garden shed, they more than likely conjure up simple images of utilitarian boxes stored...
Green-roofed community center champions sustainable design in London
In the heart of London, the Phoenix Garden — an acclaimed refuge for urban wildlife and greenery — has gained...
Cambridge’s first co-housing development fosters sustainable living
Marmalade Lane, the first cohousing development in Cambridge, has recently been completed in Orchard Park and serves...
This apartment building in Staten Island has a 5,000-square-foot urban farm
Along the waterfront on New York’s north shore, Staten Island Urby sits overlooking the Statue of Liberty and...
Farmscape helps communities embrace urban farming
The majority of the world’s population lives in cities, and thanks to the rising monetary and environmental costs...
Singapore, the City in a Garden, sets an example for a green planet
Singapore has transformed itself from a hub of pollution to an environmental dream-city in the past 50 years. From...
The LEED Gold-seeking Edible Academy teaches urban farming in NYC
New York-based architecture firm Cooper Robertson and Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects (MNLA) recently completed...
Bronx community garden transformed with sustainable improvements
A newly renovated community garden has officially opened in the Bronx. Fannie's Garden at Paradise on Earth, a...
Vacant lots are being transformed into urban bee farms in Detroit
"Work hard, stay bumble," is the motto of Detroit nonprofit Detroit Hives. The organization aims to conserve honeybees...
Green-roofed Kew Gardens Hill Library lures patrons indoors with a lifted facade
A branch library in New York City is luring the community indoors with a clever facade that lifts up at the corner...
This solar-powered floating farm combines agriculture and dining under one roof
As urban farming becomes increasingly popular, people are finding new, unexpected ways of incorporating agriculture...
1-acre permaculture farm in Australia feeds 50 families
This family in Australia completely shifted the way they source their food - with remarkable success. When wife...
This amazing farm in a box can pop up on any city street
It's sometimes difficult to find fresh, local produce in urban environments. To solve this problem, Finnish enterprise...
Ecosistema Urbano envisions bioclimatic domes for Florida’s West Palm waterfront
This green masterplan for the West Palm Beach in Florida will include the first public bioclimatic domes in the...
Peek inside the zero-waste kitchen of the future
The kitchen of the future will be healthier for our planet and improve our family ties through food. That's the...
NYC community gardens may wither under Trump’s proposed budget cuts
President Donald Trump's proposed budget cuts could mean the kiss of death for New York City's community gardens....
England is building 14 new garden villages with a total of 48,000 homes
England just announced plans to build 14 new garden villages, each of which will hold between 1,000 to 10,000 new...
WOHA’s solar-powered SkyVille in Singapore boasts a deep-green public skypark
Singapore just took a green leap forward with the SkyVille housing complex, uniting communities together with an...
New initiative aims to convert NYC’s worst playgrounds into vibrant green spaces
The Trust for Public Land and New York Road Runners recently announced a new partnership aimed at improving some...
Rapper 50 Cent’s community garden offers a green alternative to juvenile detention
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Bette Midler might not seem like they have much in common, but the two performers...
Detroit nonprofit seeks crowdfunding for new East Side community garden
Community gardens have been popping up all over Detroit in recent years, as local residents work cooperatively...
Beautiful bamboo playhouse in Kuala Lumpur raises the material’s sustainable profile
The freestanding construction is found at the edge of a peaceful lake, and consists of 31 identical square landings....
Kimbal Musk’s new Memphis eatery will offer healthy meals on the go for $5
Regular readers of Inhabitat know of our continued intrigue with Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, but we haven’t...
Fleet Farming transforms suburban lawns into sustainable gardens
Front lawns are all too common across the United States, yet they produce a huge amount of pollution through absorbing...
The Véritable indoor garden lets you grow herbs and vegetables right in your own kitchen
Life in the city has its advantages, but the ability to grow your own food isn't usually one of them. The Véritable...
