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When in Rome, recycle more to earn free metro and bus travel tickets

Rome’s Mayor Virginia Raggi recently unveiled an eco-friendly pilot initiative that is gaining popularity in...

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Hotel group in Rome eliminates plastic bottles for Earth Day

Rome’s Bettoja Hotels Collection is demonstrating that you may not be able to single-handedly solve the world’s...

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Rome is banning all oil-burning cars by 2024

Rome is jumping on the diesel-banning bandwagon - the city just announced plans to ban oil-burning cars within...

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Believed tomb of Jesus Christ is far older than previously thought

Scientists have discovered that the tomb in which Jesus Christ is believed to have been buried after his crucifixion...

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Wolves return to Rome’s periphery for the first time in 100 years

The wolf, an animal that has served as a symbol of Rome since ancient times, has returned to the historic Italian...

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Pope opens free laundromat for Rome’s poor

Homeless people in Rome will now have a place to wash their clothes and blankets, thanks to Pope Francis. The pope...

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Studio Fuksas completes Rome’s largest building in over 50 years

The project is built in Rome's historic quarter EUR and boasts 55,000 square meters (13 acres) of mixed-use spaces,...

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Open-source phytoremediation project tackles the Tiber River’s pollution crisis

Recognized as a YAP MAXXI 2016 finalist project, the Albula installation was proposed for the public square in...

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6 Creepy Churches Made of Bones

Our Lady of the Conception of the Capuchins Sedlec Ossuary Monastery of San Francisco San Bernardino alle...

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1970’s Roman apartment reconfigured as modern Twin Flats

The architects divided the apartment into Unit A and Unit B and introduced a common entrance area. Each unit has...

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RhOME for denCity’s Passive Solar Home Wins Grand Prize at Solar Decathlon Europe 2014

The RhOME for denCity team consists of professors and researchers from the Architecture, Business Studies and...

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Enormous Beehive Made of Recycled Plastic Bags Dangles at Rome’s Museum of Contemporary Art

In the 16th century, Italy produced Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel, but now many of the world's art museums...

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BAG Officinamobile Builds Rome’s First Straw Bale House

Seeking to change the perception that straw bale buildings are only suitable for rural areas, Beyond Architecture...

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Super-Efficient MED in Italy House Takes the Lead at the 2012 Solar Decathlon Europe

MED in Italy is a clever play on words that refers to the fact that the home was made in Italy, but it also refers...

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European Environment Agency (EEA) Releases Interactive Maps Showing Heatwave Risk On The Continent

Europe is a big place and as such, climate change will affect the continent's cities in different ways. For example,...

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Raumlabor’s ‘Officina Roma’ is a Villa Built Entirely From Trash by Kids

Located in Rome, "Officina Roma" was commissioned by MAXXI (Museo Nazionale Della Arti des XXI Secolo). The...

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Amazing Eco Easter Egg Sprouts Mini Skyscrapers and Urban Farms

Easter eggs these days come in all shapes and sizes, but none are more unusual or awesome than this grass-covered...

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Crazy Mushroom Inspired Enoki Eco City

Spotted over at designboom, OFL Architecture's Enoki Eco City is a fantastical, sustainable model for Rome....

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