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Lyon Part-Dieu by MVRDV, Lyon Part-Dieu redesign, Lyon Part-Dieu construction, Lyon Part-Dieu in France, pixelated facade architecture, depolluting concrete coating, renovated shopping center urban experience

MVRDV redesign of Europe’s largest urban shopping center breaks ground in France

Construction has kicked off on Lyon Part-Dieu, MVRDV’s competition-winning design for Europe’s largest downtown...

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The 2018 Super Bowl stadium in Minnesota offsets 100% of its energy

The NFL’s Super Bowl LII kicks off on Sunday—but football won’t be the only thing on our mind when the game...

50 West 66 Street by Snøhetta, Snøhetta in Manhattan, Snøhetta skyscraper, 50 West 66 Street Manhattan, 50 West 66 Street skyscraper, 50 West 66 Street mixed use, chamfered skyscraper

Snøhetta unveils striking new skyscraper for Manhattan’s Upper West Side

Snøhetta has unveiled a handsome skyscraper for Manhattan’s prestigious Upper West Side at 50 West 66th Street....

Solar Squared, Exeter University, solar building blocks, energy generating glass blocks, building blocks that generate energy, glass solar blocks

Revolutionary glass building blocks generate their own solar energy

There's a new building block in town, and it generates its own clean energy. Researchers from Exeter University...

Walloon Branch of Reproduction Forestry Material, SAMYN and PARTNERS, dome, Belgium, reinforced concrete, glass, green architecture, geodesic dome

Spectacular forestry dome shines like a gem in the woods of Belgium

Like a Russian Matryoshka doll, this shining dome houses another building within its shell. Architecture studio...

water purification, stanford university, glass, molybdenum disulfide, clean drinking water, antibacterial devices, disinfecting water

This little black rectangle quickly and effortlessly disinfects water

Around the world, 663 million people lack access to clean drinking water. Unfortunately, disinfecting contaminated...

Series of Barns by L Architects, Series of Barns at Johor Straits, renovated project in Malaysia, adaptive reuse in Malaysia, gabled wall covered in green creepers, adaptive reuse project by L Architects

Green walls breathe new life into an abandoned row of shop offices

Singaporean firm L Architects transformed a row of abandoned half-built shop offices into a visually striking developer’s...

SolarWindow, SolarWindow glass, glass, electricity, solar, solar power, solar energy, clean energy, renewable energy, skyscraper, flexible, bendable, business card, thin, technology, clean technology, green technology

SolarWindow unveils new energy-generating glass that bends

SolarWindow made headlines for their business-card thin solar coating for curved glass surfaces in late 2016, and...

Director's House, Paris, renovated factory, urban project, Semapa, multipurpose space, DATA architects, transformable interior, transformable space, green interior, glass, steel, exhibition spaces

An old factory building in Paris hides a transformable multipurpose space

The director's house at an old factory on the banks of the Seine in Paris now functions as an edgy multipurpose...

Dox Center for Contemporary Art, Leoš Válka, Martin Rajniš, zeppelin, airship, Prague, cultural center, green architecture, exhibition space, concrete, glass

A giant zeppelin-shaped gathering space lands on the roof of the Dox Center for Contemporary Art in Prague

The design team found inspiration for the project in early twentieth-century airships and their symbolic qualities...

SV House by Rocco Borromini, alpine house renovation, alpine architecture renovation, renovated home in the Italian Alps, SV House in the Alps, natural stone architecture in the Alps, modern alpine house

Modern alpine home is built on the ruins of an old rustic structure

The S.V. house retains a traditional gabled form, but the interior and the front facade are decidedly modern in...

Garden House, Eindhoven, garden shed, Caspar Schols, multifunctional spaces, flexible layout, transforming architecture, timber, glass, movable walls

Dutch man with no formal architecture training built his mom a transforming garden shed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uH73yW791c The Garden House sits on the edge of a pond located on a site owned...

Abyss Horizon by Duffy London, Abyss Horizon Table, Abyss Horizon Table by Christopher Duffy, Abyss Tables by Duffy London, tables made from layered glass, tables look like cross sections of the ocean

Mesmerizing Abyss Horizon table recreates the ocean’s dramatic depths

Unlike Duffy London’s previous iterations, the Abyss Horizon is circular rather than rectangular. This table,...

ZJA Zwarts & Jansma Architects, Departure station E -Line The Hague (HSE), light railway, light rail departure station in The Hague, glass and steel station

The Hague’s elegant new light rail station masters curved glass and steel

The new station features a sculptural roof that lends it a distinctive appearance but maintains a connection to...

factory transformed into offices, Hong Kong glass office, full glass office building, Glass Office by MVRDV, 133 Wai Yip Street

MVRDV transforms a Hong Kong factory into a glass office with “ultimate transparency”

Commissioned by project developer GAW Capital, the office transformation also includes retail and restaurants on...

Design, vases, what I c 2, teak root, teak, glass, art, terrarium, fishbowl

Surreal line of decorative vases fuses natural and man-made material

‘What I C 2’ designed a stunning line of décor items that combines artistic beauty with multifunctional practical...

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Glass bricks “stronger than concrete” clad Amsterdam’s Crystal Houses

Creating the Crystal Houses’ impressive glass facade was no easy task. MVRDV collaborated closely with six to...

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This windproof glass lets you savor wine in the great outdoors

Spring is here and we all know what that means -- it's picnic season! You may have your picnic basket with all...

5d data storage, 5d glass discs, data storage, glass, perpetual data storage, university of southampton, Optoelectronics Research Center, data integrity

5D glass discs can store data for as long as the universe has existed

Take everything you know about data storage and set it aside, because a breakthrough from a research team at the...

SUPERLOCAL, Andrea de Chirico, SUPERLOCAL hairdryer by Andrea de Chirico, Hairdryer 1.0 by Andrea de Chirico, super local products, hyper local products, locally made, locally sourced, cork, glass, cork and glass hairdryer, Sami Sabik, Eindhoven, locally produced Eindhoven, Design Academy of Eindhoven, Dutch Design Week

Amazing SUPERLOCAL hairdryer made of glass and cork

Andrea de Chirico recently showcased the SUPERLOCAL Hairdryer 1.0 project as part of the Design Academy of Eindhoven’s...

Consol, Consol solar jar, bottled sunshine, preserve jar, south africa, glass, sustainable design, eco design, green design, LED lighting, green lighting, outdoor lighting, sustainable lighting

Sunshine in a Bottle: Consol’s Solar Jar Captures the Sun’s Rays and Lights Up at Night

There are all kinds of awesome sustainable lighting projects illuminating the planet these days but we have developed...

UP Balloon Tables, Bob Monkhouse, optical illusion, coffee table, balloons, Duffy London, glass, ethically sourced materials, metal resin composite

Balloons appear to suspend this glass table in mid-air

Artist Duffy London is well known for his playful trompe-l'œils, from swing tables that make conferences a fun...

House Carrer Migdia, Sau Taller d’Arquitectura, Barcelona, concrete, daylit home, Barcelona house, residential architecture, timber, glass, natural ventilation, passive house

House Carrer Migdia is a naturally-ventilated daylit home in Barcelona

The house has living and dining areas located on the first floor. Next to it is the kitchen that faces north....

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Transglass Recycled Glass Tableware by Tord Boontje and Emma Woffenden

Tranglass is one of our favorite recycled-design projects of all time. Contradicting the old notion that recycling...

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Designer Robert DuGrenier Makes Hand-Blown Glass Shells for Hermit Crabs

Glass blower Robert DuGrenier has been blowing glass for over 30 years, but for the last 15 he has been creating...

Bouroullec Brothers, Ruutu, reader submitted content, Iittala, Erwan Bouroullec, Ronan Bouroullec, glass, glass vases, vases

Bouroullec Brothers Craft Delicate Watercolor-Like Ruutu Vases for Iittala

Designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec recently unveiled Ruutu, a collection of ten exquisite mouth-blown glass vases...

Kim Herforth Nielsen, 3XN Architects, 3XN, Sydney, Australia, Quay Quarter, skyscraper, high-rise, glass tower, glass, passive design, rotated skyscraper, passive design strategies, terraces, landmark tower,

3XN Wins Bid to Design Edgy Glass-Clad Skyscraper on Sydney’s Waterfront

Danish architecture firm 3XN just unveiled renderings for Sydney's new eye-catching glass skyscraper. The innovative...

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The Sanctuaria Project Provides a Last Refuge for Disappearing Plant Species

  Designed by Morgan Ruben Jansen op de Haar, a Dutch designer who aims to bridge the gap between...

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New Jersey College Reduces Energy Costs and Bird Fatalities with CollidEscape Window Film

Most of know by now that tens of millions of birds die every year from window collisions, but only recently have...

Reichstag, berlin, Foster & partners, restoration, architecture, energy efficient, daylight, parliament building, glass, cupola

Foster & Partners’ Beautiful Green Renovation of Berlin’s Old Reichstag Parliament Building

The Reichstag opened in 1894 but was severely damaged by a fire in 1933. It was partially restored in the 60s,...

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