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A bird's-eye view of a square white home centered around a courtyard.

Finally a Court House is a house designed around a courtyard

Wind and Wellington, New Zealand go hand in hand. Finding an outdoor space with an escape from the constant wind...

A close-up of a purple lights on a wood canopy.

Wooden canopy in Calgary uses 3D-printed light fixtures

The city of Calgary's downtown core houses government buildings, museums, arts commons and the City Building...

woman wearing headlamp out in the wild

This rechargeable camping headlamp is made out of sustainable wood and recycled aluminum

Most adventurers do what they can to leave no trace when exploring, but sometimes it is nearly impossible to find...

Street lined with LED lights

New study shows some LED lights can harm wildlife

Researchers have concluded that certain types of LED lights can be harmful toward a wide variety of wildlife, calling...

LED streetlights on an urban street at night.

New research links LED streetlights to increased risk of cancer

Researchers at the University of Exeter and the Barcelona Institute for Global Health have concluded that there...

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This "boat" on wheels turns city dwellers into urban adventurers

Urban adventurers, prepare to set sail: A temporary installation in Utrecht, the Netherlands is transforming its...

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This 3D-printed tiny house is clad with hundreds of plant-growing tiles

We've already established that San Francisco-based Emerging Objects (co-founded by Ronald Rael and Virginia San...

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Dark highway underpass transformed into a brilliant tunnel of light

Design studio antyRAMA collective converted a dark underpass in the city of Katowice, Poland, into a colorful neon-lit...

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Switching to outdoor LEDs has made light pollution worse — without saving energy

LED lighting was supposed to help save the environment with its lower energy requirements and more specific light...

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These optical illusion Star Wars lamps will take you to a galaxy far, far away

With the countdown ticking until the release of The Last Jedi on December 15, Star Wars products are flooding the...

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Solar-powered Noe Hill Smarthome is an eco-friendly dream in San Francisco

The LEED Platinum-certified Noe Hill Smart Ecohome marries state-of-the-art green technology and the indoor-outdoor...

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TAXA unveils ultra-lightweight Mantis camper with pop-up roof

The camper designers at TAXA Outdoors have outdone themselves with their latest off-grid masterpiece. Weighing...

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This huge 'tiny house' on wheels can fit a family of five!

Tiny homes are a huge hit - but we've never seen one this big before! The Pemberly is a traveling house made from...

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Modular Lego Lunch restaurant built from recycled shipping containers pops up in Lithuania

A modular fast food restaurant popped up in Siauliai, Lithuania, to provide a healthy communal space that can be...

Giovanni Vaccarini Architetti, SPG Headquarters, green renovation, office building, glass facade, Geneva, natural ventilation, green architecture, natural light, thermal insulation, acoustic insulation, Brise-soleil, LED lights

Naturally-ventilated glass building looks like a shimmering urban mirage

This office building in Geneva features a complex glass facade that makes it look like a shimmering urban mirage....

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