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The Garden House features greenery and bee-friendly landscapes

The Garden House by Christos Pavlou Architecture is a physical representation of the potential for urban gardens...

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Apartment complex will be infused with vegetation to create a vibrant 'garden city'

Malmö-based architect Jonas Lindvall has been chosen by the Swedish coastal city of Ystad to construct a plant-filled...

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Architects envision a 3D-printed sanctuary tower for Monarch Butterfly

New York City-based design firm, Terreform ONE has unveiled a stunning design concept for an urban Monarch Butterfly...

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3GATTI hopes to land a 'green spaceship' in Madrid

3GATTI Architecture Studio has unveiled a spectacular design for a new public library in Madrid. The firm envisions...

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This Garden Planner makes urban gardening easy

Gardening can seem like a daunting task. When do you plant? What should you plant in your area? How can you effectively...

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NYC's Farm One delivers rare, ultra-fresh produce in just 30 minutes

The farm-to-table movement has grown by leaps and bounds over the last few years - and now NYC chefs can pick up...

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The world's first vertical forest for low-income housing is coming to the Netherlands

Stefano Boeri has designed and built vertical forests across the globe, but his latest project, slated for Eindhoven...

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LAVA unveils greenery-infused Garden Island to revamp Sydney Harbour

Australia-based firm LAVA just unveiled a stunning proposal for converting an inaccessible plot of land near Sydney...

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This prefab concrete house harvests rainwater with food-growing vertical gardens

Students from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri designed this beautiful solar-powered home completely...

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Madrid's new 'Desert City' is a spectacular home for over 400 species of cacti

Madrid's dry heat may not bode well for lush flower gardens, but the hundreds of cacti in the city's new cactus...

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German community bands together to convert old WWII bunker into a 'green mountain'

Hamburg residents are taking their community's urban design into their own hands - and the results are amazing....

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Barcelona set to double tree population in major urban greening push

You may think there isn't much space for a centuries-old, built-out city like Barcelona to radically greenify itself...

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Shanghai is planning a massive 100-hectare vertical farm to feed 24 million people

International architecture firm Sasaki just unveiled plans for a spectacular 100-hectare urban farm set amidst...

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Abandoned greenhouse transformed into gorgeous glass office filled with trees

Architecture firm O-office converted an old abandoned greenhouse in Guangzhou, China into a dreamy glass office...

Tiny woven hut invites Danish public to experience urban gardening

Tiny woven hut invites Danish public to experience urban gardening

The city of Aarhus, Denmark is not about to let a little concrete keep its citizens from experiencing the pleasures...

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