
Sculptural roof tops eco-minded Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts expansion
The redesign and expansion of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts in Little Rock has moved one giant step closer to...

LEED Platinum-certified Half Moon Bay Library targets net-zero energy
At three times the size of its predecessor with a recently minted LEED Platinum certification, California’s Half...

Inspiring rammed earth hospital brings affordable care to rural Nepal
An inspiring beacon of humanitarian architecture has arrived to one of the poorest and most remote regions of Nepal...

Solar-powered home embraces tree canopy views in all directions
In the coastal township of Barwon Heads, Australian architecture firm Peter Winkler Architects has completed the...

LEED Platinum UCSB student housing harnesses California’s coastal climate
The University of California Santa Barbara boasts not only a beautiful campus near the ocean, but also recently...

Henning Larsen wins bid to design a sustainable business district for Shenzhen
Danish architectural firm Henning Larsen Architects has won an international competition for the design of the...

LEED Platinum housing for the homeless takes over a formerly vacant L.A. lot
Los Angeles-based design practice Michael Maltzan Architecture has transformed a vacant suburban lot into the...

This library shows how beautiful sustainable design builds community
This gorgeous new library just an hour’s drive from downtown Toronto is a true civic center with its welcoming...

Sustainable fitness center combines good looks and an eco-friendly mantra in California
How much do you remember about your college gym? Not much most likely. Many university fitness centers are unremarkable,...

Inhabitat's Top 9 Interviews of 2014
In the past year Inhabitat had the privilege of speaking with a variety of talented designers, architects and thinkers....

INTERVIEW: How These Pretty Rainwater Gardens Could Vastly Improve Water Quality in NYC
What it looks like when a combined sewage overflow happens (notice the greyish water overtaking the cleaner water)....

Pierce's Park Combines Art, Play, and Stormwater Management into a Stunning Urban Oasis in Baltimore
Located on what had once been an underutilized and largely paved pass-through space along the city's Inner Harbor,...

Steinway & Sons to Transform Parking Lot Into Green Stormwater Solution in Astoria
Famous piano maker Steinway & Sons is giving its massive parking lot a lush green facelift with the help of...

NYC DEP Unveils Plan to Add Stormwater-Filtering Green Infrastructure to Bed-Stuy Streets
The NYC Department of Environmental Protection recently announced plans to install green infrastructure in eastern...

Bronx Green Infrastructure Project Will Prevent Almost 2 Million Gallons of Stormwater from Entering Sewers
The newly completed installation of a green infrastructure project in the Edenwald section of the Bronx will prevent...