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Lidija Grozdanic

Lidija is an architect and environmental journalist. Going back and forth between writing and designing, she finds the two areas mutually inspiring. After graduating at the Faculty of Architecture in Belgrade, she stepped into the uncharted territory of freelancing. She reported on the RIO+20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, where she learned about the politics of sustainable development and caipirinha cocktails. Lidija has also produced work for Internews’ Earth Journalism Network, GreenUp Blog and eVolo Magazine. An incurable cinephile, she plans on creating a blog that will serve as an outlet for her obsession with cinematography and film production design.

The Long Drop is an odorless composting toilet built with waste materials

This eye-catching composting toilet called The Long Drop was built entirely from scavenged and waste materials....

Utrecht Central Station, Benthem Crouwel Architects, transit hub, Utrecht, transport hub, undulating roof, LED lights, skylights, green transportation, public transport, green infrastructure

Utrecht’s new Central Station houses train, bus and tram transport under one undulating roof

The Netherlands' largest train station has officially opened. Designed by Benthem Crouwel Architects, the new Utrecht...

The Picnic Project, green regeneration, Leonidas Papalampropoulos, Georgia Syriopoulou, green neighborhood, Greece, mixed-use development, recreational spaces, communal spaces, water reservoirs, hydrobiotope, greenhouse, swimming pool, public spaces, public parks

The Picnic Project regenerates an industrial mining site into a bucolic mixed-use space

This pastoral vision of the northwest lignite mining area of Ptolemaida in Greece transforms the former industrial...

Minim Workspace is an affordable office that can be parked like a car

Why work in a cubicle when you can park your office in a new place every day? The mobile Minim Workspace can be...

An old factory building in Paris hides a transformable multipurpose space

The director's house at an old factory on the banks of the Seine in Paris now functions as an edgy multipurpose...

Rotterdam’s new Parkstad development puts urban parks on every block

Rotterdam just unveiled plans for its new Parkstad residential development, which will consolidate three large...

Labyrinthine resort in Bangladesh lets nature take over

Nestled among the green hills of a tea plantation in northern Bangladesh, Dusai Resort & Spa was modeled after...

People's Architecture Office, Plugin Tower, modular housing, Shenzhen, temporary residence, temporary architecture, module, China,Plugin Panel system, prefab, green architecture, temporary stucture, steel frame

Plugin Tower is a low-cost modular home with no foundation

Plugin Tower is a modular multi-story home in Shenzhen, China that circumvents strict planning regulations by eliminating...

Wim Goes Architectuur, Refuge II, temporary housing, automated house, green architecture, green renovation, concrete, recycled materials

Friends and family help repurpose a concrete carport into an inspiring home for an ALS patient

This temporary residence facilitates both physical and mental accessibility for a client diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic...

Sunday House, Australia, Teeland Architects, green renovation, green retreat, brick house, green architecture, timber, timber screen, natural cement, brick facade, national park

Renovated 1970s brick beach house in Australia gets new life with an elegant timber screen

A 1970s modernist brick beach house in Noosa, Australia, received a modern makeover that transformed it into a...

FMD Architects, Wood Pavilion, Shanghai, wooden showroom, showroom, sloping roof, skylights, green architecture, timber structure, concrete, steel

This showroom in China looks like a piece of paper floating on water

The design of this showroom and management office in China was inspired by a piece of paper floating on water....

Former Panasonic factory building in China converted into a modern events space

A former Panasonic factory building in China has been renovated to house a striking new events space for local...

Metrino transport system, green transportation, Dubai, Fernandes Arquitetos Associados, rapid transport, green infrastructure, interactive design, waterfront

Petal-shaped stations and rapid transport pods are an elegant green mobility solution for Dubai

Metrino is a futuristic transportation system designed for Dubai that ferries passengers throughout the city in...

Old Dutch farmhouse gets a modern makeover with locally-sourced materials

Architect Jeanne Dekkers converted this brick farmhouse in the Dutch village of Banholt into a beautiful family...

K21 Cottage, spruce-clad cottage in Norway, TYIN Tegnestue Architects, cottage in Norwegian marshlands

Quaint spruce-clad cottage is crafted from wood harvested on-site

This beautiful spruce-clad cottage in Norway was almost completely built by the owners themselves using materials...

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