Super-Insulator Aerogel Could Be Used to Soak Up Oil
Not only does the space-age material Aerogel have super-insulating powers -- it is also remarkably effective at...
Futuristic Oceanic Pavilion Unveiled for 2012 Yeosu Expo
Emergent Architecture and Kokkugia have designed an incredible Oceanic Pavilion for the Yeosu 2012 Expo in Korea,...
Rem Koolhaas Redraws Europe To Reduce Carbon Emissions by 80%
[gallery_extend] OMA studied a number of fields to come up with their plan -- namely the existing power...
Electric Transit Backpack Lets You Fly Through City Streets
Remember Kolelinia, the crazy urban tight rope system for biking? Martin Angelov, the Bulgarian architect who created...
Top 5 Finalists Announced for Safe Trestles Competition
[gallery_extend] The Safe Trestles Competition kicked off in February, challenging architects and designers...
Stunning Glass Faceted Office Wins Green Architecture Award
The European Investment Bank in Luxembourg recently won first place in the Emilio Ambasz Prize for Green Architecture...
Spiraling New York Skyscraper Features Bio-Filtration “Lungs”
SF-based IwamotoScott Architecture have designed an incredible spiraling mixed-use high rise as part of an economic...
PREFAB FRIDAY: Twelve Cubed Mini Prefab Home
Could you live in 144 square feet of space? That's what James Stuart of Canada set out to do and in the process...
Organic Building in Osaka is Clad with Plant-Filled Pockets
Space is limited in densely packed Japan meaning there is hardly any room remaining for garden space - but one...
Shanghai Expo: Bamboo German-Chinese House Glows Like a Lantern
Seen over at Arch Daily this morning, Germany and China's captivating German-Chinese House for the Shanghai World...
World’s Most Advanced Hospital Will Also Be Green
A new hospital to be built in Stockholm wants to be to health sciences what the Large Hadron Collider is to physicists. ...
Sweeping Eco Bridge Provides Access to World-Class Surf Spot
Trestles is a famous surf break and beach in Southern California that been threatened by development in recent...
First Oil Containment Dome Shipped to Deepwater Horizon Spill
The first steel and concrete oil containment dome was finished yesterday and will be shipped off today to the site...
Japan Pavilion is a Solar Energy Generating ‘Purple Silkworm Island’
Photo credit: Designboom Continuing our coverage of theShanghai World Expo, we come to the Japan Pavilion, officially...
Lace Hill: A Living Green Mountain Building for Armenia
[gallery_extend] Birmingham, Alabama-based Forrest Fulton Architects wanted to avoid designing yet another...
