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Schmidt Hammer Lassen transformed a boring office building into a vibrant high-tech startup incubator

[gallery_extend] The incubator is located in the the CaoHeJing Hi-Tech Park, a high-tech industrial development zone in Shanghai. It was developed as a pilot project of a series of shared office developments meant to nurture innovation in the field of technology. Related: Renovated Paris Rail...
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President Obama orders US govt to consider climate change a national security issue

In a historic first for the United States, President Barack Obama signed a memorandum this week to require federal policy makers to factor climate change when deciding matters of national security. The directive impacts 20 federal agencies and offices that work on climate science, intelligence and national security....
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Mesmerizing resin table illuminates a “Starry Sea” with LED lights

[gallery_extend] Chapelin’s series was born on the island of St. Martin, where he featured his notable “Lagoon” series of tables. Slabs of marble are sourced from the nearby island of Anguilla, each with distinctly different character. The “Starry Sea” is meant to mimic the contours of the...
Robert Ferry and Elizabeth Monoian from the Land Art Generator Initiative set out to determine how much surface area would be required for California to transition to 100 percent renewables. The results are illuminating.
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Brilliant graphic shows surface area required to power California with 100% renewables

Cold hard science in the clean energy space has a wonderful way of debunking misinformation fueled by politics and corporate greed, and nobody does that better than the husband and wife team behind the Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI). Elizabeth and Monoian and Robert Ferry have dished up an illuminating new...
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Rapper 50 Cent's community garden offers a green alternative to juvenile detention

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Bette Midler might not seem like they have much in common, but the two performers have quite the "budding" friendship. Hoping to give back to the Jamaica, Queens neighborhood where he grew up, the famous rapper has joined forces with Midler's New York Restoration Project (NYRP)...
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Guerilla cycling: San Francisco activists create their own bike lanes with traffic cones

A group of concerned San Franciscans is erecting sections of protected bike lanes all across the city. Doing what they believe the city is not, SF Transformation (SFMTrA) has been leaving orange traffic cones along bicycle and pedestrian lanes in an effort to bring attention to recent traffic fatalities and the...
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Autonomous “roboats” to sail the canals of Amsterdam

The idea of self-driving cars cruising our roads may not be a new idea, but a plan to release autonomous boats into the canals of Amsterdam would be the first of its kind. The Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions (AMS Institute) is collaborating with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

The idea of self-driving cars cruising our roads may not be a new idea, but a plan to release autonomous boats into the canals of Amsterdam would...
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WeWork’s new coworking space in Shanghai features salvaged materials from the city’s past

[gallery_extend] Despite its cosmopolitan appearance, Shanghai still retains much of its historic architecture. Longtang (弄堂), or alleyways, are a major part of the urban fabric and refer to the community of homes grouped along an alley. Linehouse references the site’s history as a former neighborhood...

[gallery_extend] Despite its cosmopolitan appearance, Shanghai still retains much of its historic architecture. Longtang (弄堂),...
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Temporary pavilion by Frank Havermans references traditional Dutch farmhouses

[gallery_extend] Overlooking a newly built channel in The Netherlands, the pavilion stands out from the tranquil, pastoral surroundings as a rib cage-like structure with sharp angles. It combines corrugated steel, plywood and plastic that make up its shell, roof and siding, referencing traditional wooden-truss...

[gallery_extend] Overlooking a newly built channel in The Netherlands, the pavilion stands out from the tranquil, pastoral surroundings...
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Unique meditation pavilion in Switzerland generates its own mist

[gallery_extend] The Meditation Pavilion and Garden were designed to cultivate a tranquil atmosphere and harness the calming potential of water. The enclosed volume spreads from bank to bank and draws the water inside to blur the line between the interior and exterior space. It houses changing rooms...

[gallery_extend] The Meditation Pavilion and Garden were designed to cultivate a tranquil atmosphere and harness the calming potential...
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Tiny new flat-packed off-grid homes offer affordable housing breakthrough

For 11 years, Australia's five major cities have been listed as "severely unaffordable" - making home ownership just a dream for many. Architect Alex Symes realized home ownership is typically tied to land ownership, but land prices are now so high, most people can't afford to buy. As a result, Alex started Big...

For 11 years, Australia's five major cities have been listed as "severely unaffordable" - making home ownership just a dream for many. Architect...
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Seed-Saving 101: How to harvest and store herb, tomato, and berry seeds

[gallery_extend] Another great aspect of harvest season is that it’s the time of year when most plantsgo to seed, thus ensuring a strong new crop for the following spring. Those of you with food gardens have probably noticed the metamorphosis that your plants are going through right now, but unless...

[gallery_extend] Another great aspect of harvest season is that it’s the time of year when most plantsgo to seed, thus ensuring...