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World’s largest rooftop farm sprouts 10 million pesticide-free crops each year

[gallery_extend] The 75,000-square-foot rooftop farm is situated atop Method Products manufacturing facility in Chicago’s Pullman neighborhood, which touts itself as the “world’s most perfect town.” Two acres is small as traditional farms go, but since this one is comprised completely of rooftop...
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Blackbody’s luminous LED “FIRE RING” turns heads at London Design 2016

There is a lot to soak in at the London Design Festival, yet the sparkling FIRE RING display by Blackbody catches the eye immediately. Luminous OLED lights of varying colors hang delicately from overhead, mimicking the dance between warm and cool hues seen in a flickering flame. Blackbody has impressed...
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Architecture

15,000-sq-ft rooftop park boasts sweeping city views and ice cream served out of a 1974 Airstream trailer

[gallery_extend] Located at 111 North 12th Street on Williamsburg's busy Kent Avenue, the William Vale is a modern, 23-story hotel that opened for business earlier this month. Vale Park, designed by Gunn Landscape Architecture, rests atop a slab that makes up the Kent Avenue-facing portion of the hotel,...
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See what splurging on a tiny house on wheels gets you in the beautiful ESCAPE Vintage

[gallery_extend] Presumably targeted towards retirees eager to travel, the new ESCAPE Vintage prioritizes comfort with a traditional Americana design that, despite its 315-square-foot size, features a first-floor queen-size bedroom, kitchen with a full-size refrigerator, dining area, living area, full-size...
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How a simple honey harvester demonstrates the sweet success of viral crowdfunding campaign

Nearly 18 months ago, we reported on Flow Hive, the wildly successful crowdfunded project with two key benefits: making it easier to harvest honey in your backyard while simultaneously supporting threatened bee populations. The crowdfunding campaign broke numerous records, as it soared past $1 million in backing...
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Architecture

Proposed “border city” between US and Mexico solves many problems at once

[gallery_extend] The "Border City", currently being exhibited at the London Design Biennale, is meant to function as a special zone where cultures "both clash and blend to create something altogether unique". It draws from various international examples of "border situations" and aims to reconcile different...
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Why these floating dorms made from shipping containers are the future of cheap student housing

[gallery_extend] Copenhagen icon and world-renowned architect Bjarke Ingels designed the Urban Rigger units, but the idea was the brainchild of Kim Loudrop, an entrepreneur who founded the Urban Rigger startup. Loudrop sought to create a “revolutionary and innovative floating dwelling system” that...

[gallery_extend] Copenhagen icon and world-renowned architect Bjarke Ingels designed the Urban Rigger units, but the idea was the...
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Design

Germany unveils world’s first zero-emissions hydrogen-powered passenger train

French company Alstom unveiled the first-ever passenger train powered completely by hydrogen at this week’s Berlin InnoTrans trade show. The hydrogen train or “hydrail” will be put into service on Germany’s Buxtehude-Bremervörde-Bremerhaven-Cuxhaven line in Lower Saxony by December 2017. After two years...

French company Alstom unveiled the first-ever passenger train powered completely by hydrogen at this week’s Berlin InnoTrans trade show. The...
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Hotels

Millennia-old cave dwellings in Italy renovated into luxurious hotel suites

[gallery_extend] The architects designed four new suites, a common area and a spa for the La Dimora di Metello Hotel in Matera, a UNESCO World Heritage site located in Southern Italy. They added new walls and luxury hotelamenities to the existing configuration of dwellings that date back to the Paleolithic...

[gallery_extend] The architects designed four new suites, a common area and a spa for the La Dimora di Metello Hotel in Matera, a...
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INTERVIEW: Becky Northey and Peter “Pook” Cook on the Tree Shaping Art of Pooktre

[gallery_extend] INHABITAT: What obstacles did you face in figuring out your design process, and what methods did you try before arriving at Pooktre? POOKTRE: There are many trees in our valley that have taught us much about tree lore—the reactions and responses that trees have to external forces....

[gallery_extend] INHABITAT: What obstacles did you face in figuring out your design process, and what methods did you try before arriving...
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Everything we thought we knew about the moon's origins is probably wrong

Everything we thought we knew about the moon's origins is probably wrong, according to a new study written by two Harvard scientists. The leading theory since the 1970's suggests a Mars-sized object scratched Earth in a "giant impact event," leading to the moon. But new analysis of moon rocks reveals the collision...

Everything we thought we knew about the moon's origins is probably wrong, according to a new study written by two Harvard scientists. The leading...
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Architecture

INHABITAT INTERVIEW: 7 Questions with Architect Steven Holl

[gallery_extend] INHABITAT: How would you describe your signature style? As we all know, we're in the era of the 'iconic building' and the 'starchitect'. However facile this might be, the designs of public institutions are often offered to the biggest names, and the most 'iconic' architects. How do...

[gallery_extend] INHABITAT: How would you describe your signature style? As we all know, we're in the era of the 'iconic building'...