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For the first time in 86 years, environmental activists in the UK sentenced to jail

Three men who participated in protests against Cuadrilla at a Lancashire fracking site are being jailed in the...

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Amsterdam is transforming a prison into a green energy-generating neighborhood

A brighter, solar-powered future is coming to Bijlmerbajes, a former prison complex in Amsterdam. The Dutch government...

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The Netherlands is converting prisons into homes for refugees

Unlike the United States of America, the prison population and crime rate in the Netherlands has been steadily...

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Spooky Gue(ho)st House Draped in a Melted White Veil Opens in France

The sculptural Gue(ho)st House building is situated adjacent to the Delme Contemporary Art Center, which is housed...

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Schmidt Hammer Lassen’s Ny Anstalt Prison Heals With a Connection to Light & Nature

Schmidt Hammer Lassen's winning design for the prison in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland is an 8,000 sq m facility...

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Goof Vermeulen Builds Prison Tattoo Machines from Found Objects

Being locked up may take away many personal freedoms, but artistic expression has always found a way to remain...

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Floating Hydroelectric Waterfall Prison Generates Renewable Energy at Sea

Architect Margot Krasojevic's Hydroelectric Waterfall Prison is a sustainable prison that doubles as a hydroelectric...

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NY’s Vernon C. Bain Floating Prison is Like a Cruise Ship for Felons on the East River

New Yorkers are used to seeing plenty of boats in the East River, but not many know about this bizarre floating...

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OOIIO Architecture’s Women’s Prison in Iceland Is Filled with Light and Greenery

Madrid-based OOIIO Architecture has developed a proposal for a female prison in Iceland. After interviewing people...

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Lively Palencia Civic Center Rehabilitated from Dingy Prison in Spain

The 19th century load-bearing brickwork was left untouched, although the structure's perimeter is now clad in bright...

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New Danish Prison Ward Will Feature Animal Husbandry

C. F. Møller recently beat out Schmidt Hammer Lassen, Henning Larsen Architects and Friis & Moltke and Arkitema...

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