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Modern prefab retreat in Italy takes in panoramic alpine views

Perched atop a hill in Aosta Valley’s highest municipality in northwest Italy is the newly completed House in...

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Ramboll helps Lombok locals build earthquake-resistant bamboo housing

In 2018 when Lombok was struck by several earthquakes, some measuring up to magnitude 7, local communities around...

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Japanese home features a bookshelf wall designed to withstand earthquakes

In earthquake-prone Japan, a wall full of books might seem like a disaster waiting to happen. Rather than capitulate...

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Japanese builder unveils plans for world’s tallest timber skyscraper in Tokyo

Japanese builder and developer Sumitomo Forestry has unveiled designs for the world’s tallest timber skyscraper...

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Post-earthquake home in China wins World Building of the Year 2017

A humanitarian project built with affordable, low-tech materials has won this year’s World Building of the Year...

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SOM’s diagrid glass tower rises like a Chinese paper lantern in Beijing

A giant glittering glass lantern has risen in Beijing. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) designed the Poly International...

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Amazing building made from 1.5 million plastic bottles withstands fires and earthquakes

Plastic bottle architecture is fantastic at turning a problem into an eco-friendly opportunity. The amazing EcoARK...

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World's first Plastic Bottle Village to recycle over a million PET bottles

Each home will comprise a steel cage full of recycled plastic bottles that are then covered in a concrete mix....

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The Cube residential tower features stacked units that maximize outdoor space

The tower is located in a prominently visible location in an eastern district of Beirut, Lebanon. Through the shifting...

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CC441: Tokyo's First Shipping Container Art Gallery Warmed Up With Interior Timber Panels

Located in an old area of Tokyo called Torigoe, CC4441 is surrounded by small factories producing leather products,...

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KAMJZ Tower in Taiwan Protects Itself from Earthquakes Using Just Rainwater

By gathering water during heavy periods of rainfall, the building would be able to use its mass, in combination...

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Cassia Co-op Training Centre is a Sustainable School For Cinnamon Farmers in Indonesia

In 2010, TYIN Tegnestue was approached by a French businessman who told them all about cinnamon production in Sumatra,...

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Japanese Levitating House System Could Protect Homes From Earthquakes

We've seen quite a few creative examples of disaster-resistant architecture here at Inhabitat - from houses that...

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Soil Studies from Japan's Earthquake Will Make Building Design Safer Worldwide

Japan's March 11th magnitude 9 Tohoku Earthquake -- which caused a tidal wave and the ensuing Fukushima Daiichi...

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Unique Bamboo Living Pod Concept is a Study in Disaster Proof Design

These unique bamboo houses are part of a much larger disaster resistant community concept for the Philippines designed...

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