Colorful community center was built from recycled materials from the London Olympics
LYN Atelier designed the building as a pilot project exploring the reuse of material and could act as a model...
Sarah Turner Creates Gorgeous Chandelier from Recycled Coca Cola Bottles
Coca Cola commissioned eco artist Sarah Turner to create lighting and a massive recycled sculpture for their Hospitality...
PHOTOS: Giant Recycled Fabric Baobab Tree Sprouts in London
The bright and bold tree rises almost 46 feet high on Southbank’s waterfront. Designed by the group of artists,...
London’s Movement Café is a Pop-Up Eatery Made From Recycled Shipping Containers by Greenwich Park
With less than a month to go before the Olympics started, property developers The Cathedral Group asked Myerscough...
6 Ways Artists Are Recycling Guns for Peace
Transforming Arms into Tools, Mozambique Since 1995, The Christian Council of Mozambique has managed a program...
BMW’s Waterfall Pavilion Shows Off Efficient Vehicles in London’s Olympic Park
Serie Architects took inspiration from the Victorian bandstand to create the temporary showroom for BMW during...
London’s 2012 Olympic Park Opens to the Public this Week After Years of Preparation
Hosting the Olympics is a massive undertaking for the host city. In 2006, London demolished more than 200 buildings...
The Top 6 Green Buildings at the 2012 London Olympics!
London Velodrome The London Velodrome, part of the Velopark bicycling center in east London, anchors the northern...
Amazing LEGO London Olympic Stadium Made From 100,000 Bricks Wows Crowds
The model took four people two months to complete. It sits in the Westfield shopping mall near the official London...
Anish Kapoor’s Recycled Steel ArcelorMittal Orbit Tower Provides Views of London’s Olympic Park
The ArcelorMittal Orbit is an observation tower located in the heart of London's Olympic Park and stands at almost...
Olafur Eliasson’s Little Sun Solar Lamp Provides 5 Hours of Continuous Light
While the Tate Modern may be a far cry from the Little Sun lamps eventual destination, it is in some respects a...
London 2012: The Greenest Olympic Games in History?
Photo from Wikimedia Commons With less than a week to go until the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony on...
London’s First Air Tram Cable Car Opens Today: The Emirates Air Line
Transport for London's Emirates Air Line spans 1 km from the North Woolwich Peninsula to Royals Victoria Dock and...
Electrolux’s Mobile Cube Restaurant Lands in London Just In Time for the Olympics
The Cube is a prefabricated, lightweight, mobile restaurant designed by Park Associati to travel around Europe...
McDonald’s Launches New “Mad-Men”-Inspired Eco-Uniforms for Olympics
Mad Men style is running rampant this season and fast food uniforms are apparently no exception. McDonald's U.K. unveiled...
Zaha Hadid Awarded Title of Dame for Her Work in Architecture
Zaha Hadid was just awarded the title of "Dame" for her services in architecture. The honor and new title (officially...
Sugarhouse Studios Pop-Up Cinema & Workshop Encourages Community Interaction in London
The site for Sugarhouse Studios is located south of the Olympic Park in a former sign-writers workshop, which is...
Vinyl From London Olympics Will Be Recycled for the 2014 World Cup
While we weren't thrilled to hear that the 2012 London Olympics would be using PVC to build many of their temporary...
FLOW Harnesses Tidal Waves to Create Energy and Music
The sounds vary depending on the ebb and flow of the water as it passes through FLOW during high and low tides....
Olympic Medals Contain Metals from Mines Said to Cause Life-Threatening Pollution
The 2012 London Olympics are just a few short months away, and being no stranger to controversy, it is already...
Solar-Powered Recycled Pavilions Unveiled for the 2012 London Olympics
The winning entry was designed by Jose Carlos Cruz, Ines Guedes, Miguel Santos, and Antonio Cruz to look like the...
Pop Up London Restaurant Built From Borrowed Materials
Studio Dining East was a three week dining experience for London pop-up experts Bistrotheque, whose third foray...
London Unveils Plans for Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
The UK's Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, Rt. Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, recently announced...
View Tube: A Two Floor Lime Green Shipping Container Cafe in London
Who wouldn't want to have a spot of afternoon tea at this delightful lime green shipping container cafe overlooking...
PREFAB FRIDAY: The Collapsible, Flatpacked Olympic Stadium
Any sustainable minded surveyor of large scale events wonders if the expense and waste associated with showpiece...