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Fun new rolling furniture in France creates gathering spaces along the River Sèvre

[gallery_extend] The team proposed a variety of structures-rolling furniture, collective platforms, benches, vehicles and rafts- to connect the waterside and the hillsides and allow people to enjoy the surrounding landscape. As an contemporary interpretation of the old washerwomen's wheelbarrows, the...
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New study finds PET bottles of five huge soda brands contain harmful heavy metals

The Indian government just delivered a blow to soda drinkers around the world. They commissioned a study that uncovered five toxins in the PET soda bottles of five major brands, all owned by either Coca Cola or PepsiCo. Heavy metals such as lead and cadmium are among the offending toxins. India's...
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MIT Media Lab designs synthetic indoor apiaries to keep honeybees safe year-round

[gallery_extend] http://vimeo.com/185141395 The creation of a controlled space in which bees can thrive directly addresses the plight of the bees from every possible angle. By design, the Synthetic Apiary concept protects the bees from the biggest threats to their survival, including errant pesticides,...
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Environment

Trees form special bonds with "friends and family"

A new documentary, Intelligent Trees, shows a side of trees that most of us have never seen before. Created by German forester Peter Wohlleben and forest ecologist Suzanne Simard of the University of British Columbia, the film explores the network of roots and fungal threads beneath the forest floor. This network,...
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Architecture

Renderings for new $70 million Statue of Liberty museum unveiled

[gallery_extend] The 26,000-square-foot building will be the first new construction to be completed on Liberty Island since the 1980s. It will replace the current museum located inside the statue's pedestal that is extremely limited on space and only accommodates a small portion of visitors to Liberty...
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Design

The White House Garden is here to stay

The United States is now in the final stretch of its exceptionally long, extremely strange 2016 presidential election. While there is great national anxiety surrounding who will next inhabit the White House, one can take some comfort in knowing that the White House Kitchen Garden is here to stay. While the Garden's...
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The US isn’t even close to its Paris climate agreement targets

A new study projects the US will land nowhere near its goal of significantly reducing carbon emissions by the year 2025, as planned during the Paris climate talks. In fact, the most generous estimates put the US’ efforts at about one sixth of the pledged reduction rates. With less than a decade to go, a far...

A new study projects the US will land nowhere near its goal of significantly reducing carbon emissions by the year 2025, as planned during the...
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Affordable Polycarbonate Cabin is a light-filled vacation home in Chile

[gallery_extend] Known for his specialization in low cost yet beautiful design, Soffia has experimented with various cost-saving building techniques, including prefabricated design as seen in his SIP Panel House in Santo Domingo, Chile. With the Polycarbonate Cabin, however, the architect stepped away...

[gallery_extend] Known for his specialization in low cost yet beautiful design, Soffia has experimented with various cost-saving building...
Jarnuszkiewicz house, Canada, timber cladding, YH2 Architecture, open-plan layout, Montreal, observation tower, belvedere, mezzanine, green architecture Jarnuszkiewicz house, Canada, timber cladding, YH2 Architecture, open-plan layout, Montreal, observation tower, belvedere, mezzanine, green architecture
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Homes

The design for this stylish house was inspired by a traditional party game

[gallery_extend] The house is located on a forested plot close to Trousers Lake in Montréal,Canada. Surrounded by trees, the building aims to become a strong expression of the landscape. Once the crux of the design was agreed upon by the architects and the owner, the design changed hands from one creator...

[gallery_extend] The house is located on a forested plot close to Trousers Lake in Montréal,Canada. Surrounded by trees, the building...
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Rainforest Solutions Project saves over 12 million acres of forest, wins 2016 Buckminster Fuller Challenge

[gallery_extend] The Great Bear Rainforest is "one of the largest old growth temperate rainforests on the planet." The region is also home to around 18,000 to 20,000 First Nations peoples, whose spirituality and identities are linked to the rainforest, according to Rainforest Solutions Project. Spirit...

[gallery_extend] The Great Bear Rainforest is "one of the largest old growth temperate rainforests on the planet." The region is also...
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The world's fastest elevator is quicker than track legend Usain Bolt

The fastest elevator in the world was recently installed in China's Shanghai Tower, the second-tallest building in the world, and it is faster than Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt. Designed by Mitsubishi Electric, the elevator shoots visitors to a viewing tower at a dizzying rate of 67-feet-per-second. The speedy...

The fastest elevator in the world was recently installed in China's Shanghai Tower, the second-tallest building in the world, and it is faster...
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Architecture

New green-roofed office building in Chicago is stacked for optimal solar absorption

[gallery_extend] The building comprises three bars stacked and arranged to maximize views of the surrounding landscape and optimize solar orientation. Its form and programmatic flexibility is rarely found in typical office buildings. Related: Digitas Decks Out Its Inspiring Chicago Office with Salvaged...

[gallery_extend] The building comprises three bars stacked and arranged to maximize views of the surrounding landscape and optimize...