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Shma’s Bangkok Green Link wants to add over 30 miles of greenways to Bangkok

  • Lucy Wang
  • 12/06/2019

At the 2019 Thai Urban Designers Association exhibition, landscape architecture studio Shma unveiled the Bangkok Green Link, an urban revitalization proposal for boosting the livability of the Thai capital with over 30 miles of greenways. In a bid to reconnect the city to nature and encourage residents to adopt...

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Minimalist home in the Brazilian countryside is made from mining waste

  • Nicole Jewell
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Brazilian architectural firm Gustavo Penna Arquiteto e Associados (GPA&A) has unveiled a tiny, minimalist home with a small stature that conceals a powerhouse of sustainable design. Located in a former mining region, the architects decided to build the 484-square-foot Sustentable House out of bricks manufactured...

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Families in China create an eco-community of timber, A-frame cabins

  • Nicole Jewell
  • 12/06/2019

Spanning more than 20 acres in China's Mogan River Valley, Wiki Tribe Park consists of multiple A-frame cabins made out of cross-laminated timber. The impressive project was conceived by local architecture firm Wiki World that wanted to create a collaborative eco-community tucked into an idyllic, natural landscape. The...

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Flowing marine research center inspired by tsunami waves

  • Lucy Wang
  • 12/06/2019

In response to an international design competition for a marine research center in Bali, architects Alfonso Lopez and Duncan Pendlebury of Maine-based architectural studio Solus 4 developed an energy-efficient design with a sculptural form inspired by tsunami waves — the same subject of research for the proposed...

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Museum of Plastic pops up during Art Basel Miami Beach

  • Teresa Bergen
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Impress loved ones with these homemade foods for holiday gifts

  • Teresa Bergen
  • 12/05/2019

Many eco-conscious people face a quandary over the holidays. In a consumer-driven society with too much waste and houses overcrowded with stuff, shouldn’t we axe the gift-giving tradition? Then again, our inner Santa-loving child may feel neglected, unloved or just ripped off by a giftless December. Fortunately,...

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  • Lucy Wang
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