Top 10 cities in the U.S. for urban farming
Image via Flickr 1. Austin, Texas With a YWCA community garden dating back to 1975 and a Sustainable Food...
6 stunning saunas that let steam lovers revel in nature
Partisans Grotto Sauna, Canada Curving along 800 square feet of ancient rock on Sans Souci Island off Toronto,...
6 animal-shaped architectural wonders
Sea shells have influenced the form of buildings in Japan, Monte Carlo, and Mexico, to name a few. This nautilus-shaped...
Why are state governments shutting down community seed libraries?
A slow raid is raging across the United States, and its targets are not what you'd expect. They're often tucked...
The Casa Caja "Box House" by S-AR is a model for low-cost concrete housing
An offshoot of S-AR, Comunidad Vivex aims to combat the shortage of high-quality affordable housing in Mexico by...
This monstrous solar oven in Uzbekistan can melt metal with its laser-like sun beam
A solar furnace is a structure, generally built for industrial purposes, that uses concentrated solar energy to...
Perth's Carnegie Wave Energy project produces power AND fresh water from the motion of the ocean
The Carnegie Perth Wave Energy Project is rolling out its multimillion-dollar plans to prove that waves can generate...
China's petite Pinch Library wins big in 2014 design awards
When officials discovered that the new government-funded plaza in Shuanghe village remained empty a year after...
Carbon3D's revolutionary new 3D printer is 25 to 100 times faster
[youtube =http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpH1zhUQY0c] Silicon Valley startup Carbon3D just unveiled a new 3d...
Dubai reveals plans for 3D-printed 'Museum of the Future'
The $136-million attraction, scheduled to open in 2017, will be a high-tech showpiece of technological advancements....
This tiny off-grid Hawaiian home cost just $11,000 to build
Kristie Wolfe's dreamy Hawaiian treehouse, which includes a bedroom, bathroom, and space for a kitchen, was custom-designed...
Fernandes Architects will transform the Campos do Jordão railway station into a new community hub for São Paulo
The redevelopment project—in partnership with EBEI Engineering—aims to dust off the architectural grandeur...
Singita switches on solar energy in South Africa's Kruger National Park
Starting this month, Singita will move from diesel generators to solar parks designed by New Southern Energy to...
"Moneyless man" Mark Boyle builds the world's first free pub
Mark Boyle, better known as the "Moneyless man", is bringing his message of unconditional giving to a permaculture...
New study finds Great Barrier Reef corals eat plastic pollution
One creature's trash may be another creature's lunch, according to new research out of James Cook University in...
