Africa's First Plastic Bottle House Rises in Nigeria
With a serious housing shortage but no shortage of plastic bottles littering the streets, the Development Association...
Uganda’s First Electric Car Built by Makerere Students
A group of 25 Ugandan students from Makerere University's College of Engineering, Art and Design have built Uganda's...
PHOTOS: Inhabitat Takes a Peek Inside the Panasonic Eco Ideas House in Tokyo, Japan
[gallery_extend] Panasonic created the Eco Ideas House to show the world how a symphony of their every-saving...
Solar-Powered Italian Home Uses Light Wells to Illuminate Its Interiors
[gallery_extend] The generous family home is organized around a central courtyard, and the different...
Solar-Powered Greenhouse in Finland Doubles as a Spare Summer Room
[gallery_extend] The pitched Garden Shed made from sustainably-sourced Finnish pine features a handy...
MAD Architects Complete Passive Solar Ordos Museum Inspired by the Gobi Desert
[gallery_extend] The city of Ordos is a relatively new city that has developed over the last six years...
Extraordinary 28 Storey Kowloon Office Tower in China Has a Bushy Greenery-Lined Carpark!
[gallery_extend] We're not 100% what other green features have been incorporated into this design, but...
Retired Italian Railroad Transformed Into a Low Impact Recreational Promenade
[gallery_extend] The project entailed completely upgrading and renovating the entire stretch of railroad...
Naturally Daylit Guangzhou South Railway Station is a Critical Stop in China's High Speed Network
[gallery_extend] Inspired by modern airport layouts, TFP Farrells adopted a vertical organization strategy...
San Francisco to Turn Old Limo Terminal Into a Sea Lion-Friendly Waterfront Park
[gallery_extend] The biologically sound wetland remediation project at Pier 27 demonstrates the port's...
The Rubber House is a Prefab Home Made from Secondhand Materials in The Netherlands
[gallery_extend] Located just outside of Amsterdam, De Eenvoud is a follow-up settlement to the experimental...
Cascading Creek House Harvests Rainwater and Solar Energy in Central Texas
The Cascading Creek House by Bercy Chen Studio was conceived less as a house and more as an outgrowth of the limestone...
Foster + Partners Unveil Thames Hub Plan To Update Britain's Energy & Transport Infrastructure
[gallery_extend] Foster + Partners begins with the premise that Britain is operating with inadequate...
The Best Green Designs from DESIGNTIDE Tokyo 2011!
[gallery_extend] Several projects at the main exhibition of DESIGNTIDE addressed sustainability directly...
JDS Architects Design a Geometric Green-Roofed Youth Center for Lille, France
[gallery_extend] Lille has been developing into a destination city for both business and leisure. The...
