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Liz Eve

Liz Eve is an award winning photographer and writer. Her passion is documenting architecture, construction, sustainable design and renewable energy. She has contributed to publications such as Construction News, Ecouterre, The Financial Times, Shopikon, The Sunday Times and PV Magazine. As part of the Fotohaus and Arcaid architectural photography agencies her clients have included Arup, Bristol University, Capita Architecture, LAB Architects and Stephen Marshall Architects. She works in Berlin, London and beyond. If not behind a camera lens or computer she is probably attempting to do Yoga, riding her bike, playing records or cooking for friends and family.
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Biodiverse green roof wins Grands Prix du Design award for MYTO Design

Atop a luxury home in Westmount, Montréal, MYTO Design d’espaces vivants created a biodiverse green rooftop...

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Apocalypse 'preppers' inspire on the edge survival jacket

Some people might think it's irrational, but "prepping" has become a lifestyle for a growing population. Design...

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Supercomputers that model climate change heat this Potsdam research institute

Thanks to the vertically orientated wooden facade, people walking in the beautiful woodland setting of Telegraph...

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BIG unveils first images of the 2016 Serpentine Gallery pavilion

Bjarke Ingels’ design stacks fibreglass bricks high, creating a curved wall that splits to invite visitors inside....

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Sigurd Larsen adds the ultimate grown up playhouse to Berlin’s Hotel Michelberger

The compact ground level of each tiny wooden house features a snug bedroom, sauna, toilet and kitchen. A staircase...

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Syrian refugees at Za'atari camp restore destroyed cultural heritage in miniature

Working only with basic tools and materials sourced at the Za'atari camp. Refugees are reconstructing iconic Syrian...

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Hemso restaurant: a portal made of natural materials alongside a UNESCO heritage site in Sweden

The restaurant's pared back style is inspired by Cold War era design and modern stealth aircrafts. The main volume...

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Japanese studio Sandwich wraps a passive solar home in diagonal wood offcuts

Three truckloads of timber were assembled on a diagonal plan to create a facade that is both rustic and modern,...

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Coca Cola’s bright red Berlin HQ is actually pretty green, thanks to energy-saving design

Located a short stroll from the popular East Side Gallery and connected to the city via S and U Bahn at Warschauer...

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Grow your own fruit and veg indoors in even the smallest spaces with Bulbo

Thanks to their designer credentials, these practical objects have popped up on the pages of interiors magazines...

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Eco Village community starts to build Germany's first Earthship

Schloss Tempelhof community met with Earthship Biotecture Deutschland in 2014 to begin a design process including...

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Energy-efficient Bert's Box is a prefab luxury home that pops up in just one day

A portable home like the Big Box has the advantage of not being subject to the usual tight planning restrictions,...

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10 Stunning green designs from the V&A at London Design Week 2015

Curiosity Cloud by Mischer Traxler In the intricate gilded interior of the V&A's Norfolk House Music Room,...

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9 Inspiring green artists on show at Decorex from London Design Week 2015

Bert’s Box by Bert and May Bert and May's perky prefab eco home "Bert's Box' will be the first thing to catch...

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David Chipperfield’s Villa Eden honors Lake Garda’s traditional limonaias

Pergola-like limonaia structures characterized Lake Garda’s intensive agricultural western shore up until the...

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