
Nature and art merge with these stunning, colorful lanterns
As the largest lantern festival producer in North America, Tianyu Arts & Culture has produced over 62 festivals...

Upcoming vegan festivals around the US in 2020
As plant-based eating has crept into the mainstream in recent years, vegan festivals have proliferated. In addition...

Pop-up shipping container accommodations add a bit of luxury to local festivals
For those who aren't exactly in the mood to sleep in a dusty old tent on the ground while they attend a weekend...

Inhabitat Interview with Beth Cosmos, owner of Billygoats & Raincoats
In 2016, Beth Cosmos was fresh out of design school at the University of South Wales and volunteering at several...

Music festivals and events can set the stage for sustainability
When it comes to entertainment, fans contemplate who they will pay to see in concert, what they will wear to the...

Housing pods made of recycled plastic offer an alternative to festival tent waste
Outdoor festivals and events have been popular across the world since the days of Roman gladiators and for good...

This Brooklyn rooftop will soon be a 20,000-sq-ft meadow filled with native wildflowers
The ambitious rooftop garden is the brainchild of Marni Majorelle, owner and founder of Alive Structures green...

Singapore is building the world’s largest free-span dome with a retractable roof
The versatile design of the new 55,000-seat stadium will allow it to support a wide variety of events throughout...

Monolithic, folded concrete walls lead visitors into this stunning gallery space in São Paulo
The monolithic concrete exterior encourages people to enter through its mysterious, shadowed folds. Once inside,...

How ‘diversion architecture’ will make outdoor concert festivals more sustainable
Everyone looks forward to outdoor music festivals, but most large scale gatherings contribute a staggering amount...

KarTent: 100% recyclable cardboard tents could solve the waste problem at music festivals
While our ideal festivalgoer reuse their tents, the designers behind KarTent recognize that some people may only...

Pop-up hotel rooms can colonize abandoned spaces for a few nights at time
https://youtu.be/57hWYmG0b6o Polkamp got the idea from a trip she took to Slovenia. "There I slept in a hotel...

Geometric wood forest pops up at one of Europe’s biggest music festivals
Part art and part outdoor furniture, the multi-functional TREEDOM served as a public meeting point and gathering...

6 big-name musicians and bands who are helping to protect the planet
Musicians have sung about environmental stewardship and preservation forever. Think about Woodstock back in the...

Gigantic Leafy Faces Light Up a Forest in Wisconsin
[youtube =http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAnXEFJfqRE&w=537&h-302] If Blink Twice looks familiar, you...

McDonald’s Stockholm Will Let Customers Trade Cans for Burgers
A new program at McDonald’s in Stockholm is even more affordable than their Dollar Menu. Through an collaboration...

Brain-Shaped Sculpture Erupts into a Spectacular Light Show in Moscow
Universe Mind has long served as a major architectural centerpiece at the Moscow art park and is one of 28 sculptures...

Stackable B-and-BEE Colonies Provide Sweet Shelter for Festival Goers in Belgium
Several companies and designers joined forces to design this fantastic stackable honeycomb shelter in Belgium....

Spectacular Rangoli Designs Made from Naturally Colored Rice and Flour Pop Up in India
The Rangoli motives fill the streets of India during the Diwali, Onam and Pongal festivals but also during weddings...

Sarah Turner’s Repurposed Plastic Bottle Lamps Illuminate the Beauty of Upcycled Materials
It's great to see that recycled materials are now at the forefront of today's modern product design, and at design...

Vodafone’s New Energy-Generating Sleeping Bag Charges Your Phone as You Sleep
Last summer, British telecommunications company Vodafone deployed a recharging truck to music festivals to enable...

Glad’s Brilliant Trash Bag Tent Could Solve the Waste Problem at Music Festivals
California-based company Glad may specialize in dustbin liners and food storage containers, but they recently unveiled...

Uritonnoir: Straw Bale Urinal Turns Festival Goers’ Pee into Compost
Festivals and beer go hand in hand - and the wait in line for the nearest port-o-potty is usually a long one. To...

Vietnam Constructs World’s Largest Dragon-Shaped Bridge – And It Breathes Fire!
Construction on Vietnam's massive 545-foot dragon bridge began in 2009. Now, four years and $85 million later,...

Dazzling Dome Made From 30,000 LEDs Shines at Eindhoven’s Glow Festival
Photo by Flickr user Jos Dielis There are few things more beautiful than a dazzling light display - unless the...

Mobile Water-On-The-Go Stations Keep Thirsty Crowds Quenched with Delicious NYC Tap Water
Sick of going to events where all you can do is buy bottled water to quench your thirst? NYC's Water Department...

Solar Powered Sungevity Ice Pop Truck Gives Out Free Organic Popsicles!
Sungevity's solar powered popsicle truck will be hitting farmer's markets, festivals and other public events in...

Greenest Event Tent in the World Debuts at EMU Music Festival
Think of the thousands offestivals taking place this year, and the sheer volume of materials consumed or discarded....

NL Architects Unveil Knokke-Heist School Blanketed With a Green Roof
The center of the school is a multifunctional hall, which can operate as a gymnasium, a meeting place, a theatre,...