Confluence Park's new solar-powered pavilions collect rainwater and provide shade from the summer sun
San Antonio’s idyllic Confluence Park just became a little greener and more scenic, thanks to a collaboration...
The Philippines envisions a green smart city to combat pollution in Manila
Traffic is an unpleasant facet of life in cities, but in Manila, the most densely populated city in the world,...
Brooklyn's new Domino Park features relics from the old sugar factory
Prolific landscape architecture firm James Corner Field Operations has managed to transform many desolate areas...
Nomad Pavilion is a woven goat hair desert shelter that collects its own water
Architects Dina Haddadin and Rasem Kamal have teamed up to create the Nomad Pavilion, an innovative structure that...
This Vietnamese home has moving walls that bring in natural light and fresh air
Ho Chi Minh City-based firm Nishizawa Architects created a gorgeous multi-family home that is built to withstand...
World's first autonomous shipping company launched in Norway
Two Norwegian shipping giants, Wilhelmsen and Kongsberg, have joined together to create what they've described...
Non-profit uses gunshot detection technology and solar energy to protect the rainforest
San Francisco-based non-profit Rainforest Connection has created a unique, technologically advanced system to defend...
Resilient infrastructure proposal aims to protect San Francisco Bay from rising sea levels
Looks like San Francisco's beautiful Bay Area could be in for a major ecological makeover. SCAPE Landscape Architecture...
The brilliant folding M.A.Di Home can be assembled in hours
The M.A.Di Home is an ingenious a-frame home that can be easily assembled in just a few hours. The foldable design,...
New super concrete makes buildings strong enough to withstand magnitude 9 earthquakes
Recent natural disasters such as hurricanes in the Caribbean and earthquakes in Mexico have laid bare the need...
Oxford, UK to create first zero-emissions zone in the world
Oxford, England, with its history of learning dating back to the 11th century, is now shifting into the future...
This hurricane-proof home can withstand a whack from a 200mph two-by-four
The ever-increasing threat of devastating hurricanes and tornadoes has inspired students from the University of...
Elon Musk declares Tesla could rebuild Puerto Rico's power grid
Elon Musk just announced that Tesla is willing and capable of rebuilding Puerto Rico's power grid from the ground...
German company steps in to help Puerto Rico with microgrid installations
As Puerto Rico assesses the full extent of hurricane damage and continues its long, challenging road to recovery,...
Tesla nears halfway mark on world's largest battery installation in South Australia
Tesla just announced that the world's largest battery installation is about halfway finished. The 100MW/129MWh...
New Japanese turbines harvest wave energy and protect coastlines from erosion
Surf's up! Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) in Japan are working to create...
Dozens of Japanese cities and towns quietly go off-grid
Dozens of cities and towns in Japan have quietly shifted from traditional utility-based grid power system to a...
Canyon-inspired research center in Phoenix clad in gorgeous recycled copper panels
Los Angeles-based Co Architects just finished work on the new Biomedical Campus Health Sciences Education Building...
Houston Bike Share offers free bicycles to people who lost cars to Harvey
Houston Bike Share is distributing free bicycles to those who lost their vehicles in Hurricane Harvey. When the...
Scientists develop tiny robots that drill into cancer cells to kill them
Tiny new robots are proving to be life-saving tools in the fight against cancer. As first reported in the journal...
Edible schoolyards sprout across war-torn Syria
As Syria's civil war continues into its sixth year, millions remain in the divided, war-torn country. To meet basic...
Why Los Angeles has started to paint its streets white
Though it lacks the humidity of East Coast heat, Los Angeles still burns. The City of Angels is one of the only...
Rooftop farms in Gaza provide a lifeline to the community
Meeting even basic needs can be a challenge for the nearly 2 million people that live in Gaza. An Israeli blockade...
Sustainable Konbit shelter replaces home destroyed by Haiti earthquake
Many Haitians are still trying to rebuild their lives seven years after a powerful earthquake devastated much of...
INTERVIEW: Dr. Tamsin Woolley-Barker on how biomimicry can improve happiness and creativity in the workplace
If you’ve ever admired the work ethic of an ant colony and wished you could apply those principles to your company,...
Beautiful bamboo building withstands floods and storms in Vietnam
Architecture firm RÂU ARCH created this beautiful thatched roof building burrowed deep into the lush rainforests...
"Mount Trashmore" of Massachusetts transformed into clean energy hub
Who says there's no such thing as second chances? An historically off-putting landfill in Brockton, Massachusetts,...
Tile shelter protects ancient inscriptions on China's Thousand-Buddha Cliff
The Qianfoya Cliff Inscriptions in Guangyuan, Sichuan Province date back about 1700 years - but unfortunately,...
Old mountain retreat renovated into sublime off-grid refuge
The challenges of renovating older buildings are already numerous, but when working deep in 8,100-foot-high mountainous...
The Biomimicry Manual: How does nature make saltwater drinkable?
It's frightening to think, but one of every six people in the world today doesn't have enough safe water to drink....