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40 Eco-Friendly Hotels - From Futuristic Breathing Hotels to Eco Floating Vacations

40 Eco-Friendly Hotels From Futuristic Breathing Hotels to Eco Floating Vacations

With ecotourism on the rise, eco-friendly hotels have been keeping pace with technology and design innovations. Getting rooms filled with eco-conscious consumers is no easy feat, but hotels have... [More]

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Moisture Harvesting Skyscrapers - The

Moisture Harvesting Skyscrapers The 'Hydro Aero Device' Extracts Water from Scorching Deserts

Water is hard to find in the desert, so designers Bartłomiej Gowin and Tomasz Janus created a giant tower called the ‘Hydro Aero Device’ to collect moisture from the air. The Hydro Aero... [More]

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Ocean-Cleaning Eco Towers - The Grand Cancun Aims to Clean up the Mexican Resort Town

Ocean-Cleaning Eco Towers The Grand Cancun Aims to Clean up the Mexican Resort Town

The Grand Cancun is an ambitious concept building designed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of Cancun. It was designed by Richard Moreta Castillo. The 50th anniversary of Cancun is... [More]

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Pop-Up Urban Microfarms - The

Pop-Up Urban Microfarms The 'GrowUp Box' Automatically Raises Fish and Plants in a Small Area

Urban farming firm ‘GrowUp’ lets you raise fish and grow plants easily in your backyard with the GrowUp Box. The box is made of an upcycled shipping container and has two levels. The top... [More]

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Straw-Stuffed Eco Cabins - The Nest Design by STUDIO 1984 is Made Completely Sustainably

Straw-Stuffed Eco Cabins The Nest Design by STUDIO 1984 is Made Completely Sustainably

Designed to fit into its immediate surroundings and make as low an impact on the natural landscape as possible, the Nest design by STUDIO 1984 is made entirely out of sustainable materials. A... [More]

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Camouflaged Desert Compounds - The

Camouflaged Desert Compounds The 'Tucson Mountain Retreat' Blends Harmoniously with the Desert

Nested in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, the ‘Tucson Mountain Retreat’ melds in with the sandy environment to hide its modern interior. Built to have a low impact on the earth, the... [More]

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Upcycled Washer Space Stations - The Miele Space Station is Made Entirely from Old Washing Machines

Upcycled Washer Space Stations The Miele Space Station is Made Entirely from Old Washing Machines

The design of the Miele Space Station is made completely unique and eye-catching due to its construction from old washing machines. The miniature space station has upcycled dozens of tired washers... [More]

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Impressive Solar-Powered Hospitals - Partners in Health Created this Large Solar-Powered Hospital

Impressive Solar-Powered Hospitals Partners in Health Created this Large Solar-Powered Hospital

The admirable organization Partners in Health has just completed construction of the world’s largest solar-powered hospital. This fantastic organization aims to improve health care in poor... [More]

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10 Speeches on Modern Architecture - These Architecture Presentations Discuss Industry Advancements

10 Speeches on Modern Architecture These Architecture Presentations Discuss Industry Advancements

These architecture presentations discuss the evolution of design over the past century. Many of these speeches highlight the increasing integration of nature and design. The speakers featured here... [More]

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Eco World Cup Arenas - Brazil

Eco World Cup Arenas Brazil's Mineirão Stadium Receives Rooftop Solar Panels

Brazil’s Mineirão Stadium has become the first of the country’s World Cup stadiums to be retrofitted with solar panels. Brazil is hosting the 2014 World Cup and organizers hope to... [More]

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47 Stunning Eco-Friendly Abodes - From Eco-Friendly Storm Shelters to Sustainable Seaside Shacks

47 Stunning Eco-Friendly Abodes From Eco-Friendly Storm Shelters to Sustainable Seaside Shacks

Every little bit helps when it comes to sustaining the environment and reducing pollution, and if you want to incorporate that sentiment into your daily lifestyle, then these eco-friendly abodes... [More]

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Hairy Eco Apartments - The Strawscraper Morphs Stockholm’s Söder Torn into a Wind Farm

Hairy Eco Apartments The Strawscraper Morphs Stockholm’s Söder Torn into a Wind Farm

Swedish design studio Belatchew Arkitekter aims to turn one of Stockholm’s tallest residential towers into the Strawscraper. The tower in question is the Söder Torn, a 282-foot tower that... [More]

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Cloud-Powered Home Heaters - AOTERRA Hopes to Use Cloud Servers to Heat Homes

Cloud-Powered Home Heaters AOTERRA Hopes to Use Cloud Servers to Heat Homes

The German-based AOTERRA has come up with a unique way to use cloud computing to power homes. The company wants to put cloud servers in homes and use the heat they give off to produce power. The... [More]

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Solar Vineyard House Concepts - This Winery Design by Michael Jantzen is Sleek and Sustainable

Solar Vineyard House Concepts This Winery Design by Michael Jantzen is Sleek and Sustainable

If wine lovers could picture an eco-friendly and very modern-looking wine house on a sunny vineyard, this design by Michael Jantzen would be it. This 5,000 square foot Solar Vineyard House would... [More]

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Speedy Solar Panel Printers - This Machine Makes 33 Feet of Printed Solar Cells A Minute

Speedy Solar Panel Printers This Machine Makes 33 Feet of Printed Solar Cells A Minute

These printed solar cells are produced at an astonishingly fast rate of 33 feet per minute and could have huge implications for the future of solar-powered objects and architecture. The printer... [More]

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Eco Plant-Growing Garages - This Solar-Powered Garage Design Assists in Gardening

Eco Plant-Growing Garages This Solar-Powered Garage Design Assists in Gardening

This clever solar-powered garage design was created by students from Vermont’s Green Mountain College. This eco-friendly garage has solar paneling, which can charge electric cars, bikes and... [More]

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Temporary Structural Art - Modular Stair-Scapes by Michael Jantzen Can Move from Parks to Rooftops

Temporary Structural Art Modular Stair-Scapes by Michael Jantzen Can Move from Parks to Rooftops

Michael Jantzen’s Stair-Scapes, in concept, will bring people together to exercise in a positive and environmentally conscious establishment. The stair-filled structure is designed to be... [More]

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Futuristic Seed-Planting Concepts - Eco-Seed Sowing Machines Make an Environmental Statement

Futuristic Seed-Planting Concepts Eco-Seed Sowing Machines Make an Environmental Statement

A sleek and eco-friendly sowing machine stands in the fields of the East, West, South and North US. Eco-Seed Sowing Machines are Michael Jantzen’s environmental statement to the issue of... [More]

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Eco-Friendly Workout Stairs - The Stair-Scape Terrain Structure Would Be Ideal for Small Parks

Eco-Friendly Workout Stairs The Stair-Scape Terrain Structure Would Be Ideal for Small Parks

The Stair-Scape Terrain Structure by Michael Jantzen models an energy-efficient fitness block where people can climb steps, roller blade or skateboard for leisure and workout purposes. The ramp is... [More]

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Green Energy Upgrading Companies -

Green Energy Upgrading Companies 'Effortless Energy' Invests in Homes and Shares in Savings

Based in Chicago, Illinois, Effortless Energy, which is a 2013 Echoing Green Fellowship Finalist in the environment category, attempts to simplify the home energy industry. The way it works is that... [More]

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Outdoor Open-Air Theaters - Ateliermob

Outdoor Open-Air Theaters Ateliermob's Theater Concept Puts Entertainment in the Mix of Nature

Lisbon-based design studio Ateliermob has combined the beauty of nature with pragmatic purposes in its stunning open-air theater design. Unlike much of North America, many countries choose to put... [More]

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Recycled Rope Chairs - The

Recycled Rope Chairs The 'Shinda African Rope Chair' is Both Salvaged and Chic

With the world’s natural resources becoming more and more scarce, it’s becoming crucial to recycle and re-use products and that’s where the ‘Shinda African Rope Chair’... [More]

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30 Molecular-Inspired Designs - From Science-Inspired Dishware to Microscopic Alcohol Art

30 Molecular-Inspired Designs From Science-Inspired Dishware to Microscopic Alcohol Art

These molecular-inspired designs take microscopic ideas and turn them into big-impact creations. With mathematical marvels like the Fibonacci sequence, it is no wonder that so many designers look to... [More]

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Cozy Eco-Friendly Abodes - The Soleta ZeroEnergy One by FITS Focuses on Sustainability in Design

Cozy Eco-Friendly Abodes The Soleta ZeroEnergy One by FITS Focuses on Sustainability in Design

Sustainability is a hot button topic these days and the Soleta ZeroEnergy One by FITS home features a number of innovative design aspects that make it oh so green. Built on the basis of four... [More]

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Workout-Powered Homes - The JF-Kit House is Powered by Exercise Energy

Workout-Powered Homes The JF-Kit House is Powered by Exercise Energy

Forget about solar and wind power—all you need is a little bit of your own muscle to power Elli Studio’s JF-Kit House. Elli Studio has taken off-the-grid living to the next level with... [More]

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25 Fabulous Farmhouse Finds - Modern Chic and Rustic Style Mix in These Barnyard Creations

25 Fabulous Farmhouse Finds Modern Chic and Rustic Style Mix in These Barnyard Creations

Vintage and retro styling is at its most popular point ever, and these fabulous farmhouse recreations go to show that rustic looks are what photographers, architects and designers are trying to... [More]

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Hydroponic Wine Cellars - Carly Dean and Peter Gudonis

Hydroponic Wine Cellars Carly Dean and Peter Gudonis' Wine Garden is Sustainable Drinking Solution

As more architects are trying to build eco-friendly structures that support environmental causes, it’s great to see design students like Peter Gudonis and Carly Dean who are already involving... [More]

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Cardboard Coffee Houses - The Trash Cafe is Made Entirely from Upcycled Items

Cardboard Coffee Houses The Trash Cafe is Made Entirely from Upcycled Items

Students from the University of Newcastle have created an upcycled coffee shop appropriately named the Trash Cafe. The Trash Cafe is made using cardboard, plastic bottles and plastic bags. A total... [More]

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Multipurpose Bicycle Buildings - This German Bike Storage Facility is Also an Eco-Friendly Cafe

Multipurpose Bicycle Buildings This German Bike Storage Facility is Also an Eco-Friendly Cafe

Finding reliable bike storage in a big city can be a real challenge, but these German designers have totally gone above and beyond in this bike storage facility design that will have cyclists... [More]

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Plant-Powered Architecture - Splitterwerk

Plant-Powered Architecture Splitterwerk's Algae-Powered Building is Truly Green in its Design

The construction of the algae-powered BIQ House in Hamburg, Germany has been completed. It would be hard not to take notice of this new and entirely green building, with its two sides painted in the... [More]

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Beer Cap-Tiled Floors - Protecting the Environment with Beer Caps is One Way of Being Eco-Friendly

Beer Cap-Tiled Floors Protecting the Environment with Beer Caps is One Way of Being Eco-Friendly

“Reduce, reuse and recycle” are three words that were a constant in the ‘Captain Planet and the Planeteers’ TV series about protecting the environment in everyday life. The... [More]

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Eco-Building Employment - Acta Vista Provides Training and Work Experience to Employees

Eco-Building Employment Acta Vista Provides Training and Work Experience to Employees

Despite being known for its luxurious and relaxed lifestyle, France has unemployment rates that have affected various skilled trade workers, which is something Acta Vista hopes to help alleviate.... [More]

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Compartmentalized Aluminum Abodes - These Compact Japanese Apartments are Fine Minimalist Living

Compartmentalized Aluminum Abodes These Compact Japanese Apartments are Fine Minimalist Living

Minimalist living is something that many people spend their whole lives trying to achieve. A good start would be to look into moving into one of these compartmentalized aluminum apartments from Japan.... [More]

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Garden-Infused Staircases - The Ars Technica Staircase Project Includes Plants Under Each Step

Garden-Infused Staircases The Ars Technica Staircase Project Includes Plants Under Each Step

This incredible staircase project by Ars Technica makes good use of the empty space that is available under each step. The piece of architecture is certainly a great way to welcome guests into your... [More]

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Slatted Barn-Like Buildings - Proyecto Roble is a Mod But Fitting Feature in its Agrarian Landscape

Slatted Barn-Like Buildings Proyecto Roble is a Mod But Fitting Feature in its Agrarian Landscape

Many designers struggle with what build in rural settings, but the Proyecto Roble demonstrates extraordinary intuition on the part of the Équipe architecture firm of Amsterdam. This edifice is home... [More]

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Sound Sustainability Superstructures - Soundscrapers Could Be the Future’s Noise Pollution Sol

Sound Sustainability Superstructures Soundscrapers Could Be the Future’s Noise Pollution Sol

An entry to the 2013 eVolo Skyscraper Competition, the Soundscraper is a futuristic conceptual design that could potentially become an effective noise pollution solution. A joint effort by Olivier... [More]

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Sustainably Luxurious Residences - Andrea Castrignano Designs an Impressively Eco-Friendly Home

Sustainably Luxurious Residences Andrea Castrignano Designs an Impressively Eco-Friendly Home

The HI HOME by Andrea Castrignano has every comfort one could want from their living accommodations, yet it is an eco-friendly home that promotes environmental sustainability. Designed for those... [More]

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Eco Urban Tree Houses - These High-Tech Tree Houses Bring Green Shelter to Urban Areas

Eco Urban Tree Houses These High-Tech Tree Houses Bring Green Shelter to Urban Areas

If you were lucky enough to have a tree house as a kid, then these high-tech urban tree houses will be a wonderful trip down memory lane. The eco-friendly urban tree houses are a concept design by... [More]

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70 Unconventional Architecture Finds - From Artful Installations to Irregularly Angled Structures

70 Unconventional Architecture Finds From Artful Installations to Irregularly Angled Structures

Straying from traditional design ideals, these unconventional architecture finds embrace a contemporary visual concept that is brought to life through their conception. These contemporary structures,... [More]

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Multi-Aesthetic Paper Pavilions - The IE Paper Pavilion by Shigeru Ban is Ready for Purposeful Use

Multi-Aesthetic Paper Pavilions The IE Paper Pavilion by Shigeru Ban is Ready for Purposeful Use

Building a pavilion out of paper tubes isn’t what one would consider to be a traditional method of structural form, but the IE Paper Pavilion by Shigeru Ban is created in just such a manner.... [More]

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Container-Made Eco Abodes - Ecopods are Environmentally Friendly Houses that Come in a Box

Container-Made Eco Abodes Ecopods are Environmentally Friendly Houses that Come in a Box

The Ecopod has a simple beginning: it was first created as a shipping container, but has since grown into much, much more. Its website claims to be “re-thinking the box,” and it seems to... [More]

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Scrap Metal Surf Shacks - The Third Wave Kiosk in Australia by Tony Hobba Architects Reclaims Waste

Scrap Metal Surf Shacks The Third Wave Kiosk in Australia by Tony Hobba Architects Reclaims Waste

Too often we’ll see some quality material go to the landfill because it doesn’t fit in with other, nicer structures that are in it’s midst, which is exactly what the Third Wave... [More]

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Scrap Metal Animal Sculptures - The Scrap Metal Animals by Christian Champin are Recycled Brilliance

Scrap Metal Animal Sculptures The Scrap Metal Animals by Christian Champin are Recycled Brilliance

These scrap metal animals by artist Christian Champin are one of the most clever and artistic uses of recycled materials that I’ve ever seen. The scrap metal animals are put together with... [More]

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45 Examples of Vintage Branding - From Retro-Inspired Liquor Packaging to Nostalgic-Looking Ads

45 Examples of Vintage Branding From Retro-Inspired Liquor Packaging to Nostalgic-Looking Ads

Vintage branding is a great way to differentiate a product from the herd of modern looking and over-the-top packaging found on the shelf. It has a quaint and minimalist appeal that many customers... [More]

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DIY Cement Shelters - This Concrete Tent is the Answer to Any Survivalist

DIY Cement Shelters This Concrete Tent is the Answer to Any Survivalist's Dreams

Your dream of being able to set up a sturdy forest cabin in less than a day is about to come true with this awesome concrete DIY tent that makes setting up a permanent structure on the fly into a... [More]

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40 Examples of Spiral Architecture - From Spiraled DNA Homes to Twist-Tie Architecture

40 Examples of Spiral Architecture From Spiraled DNA Homes to Twist-Tie Architecture

From seriously slanting surfaces to curved staircases, these examples of spiral architecture demonstrate how designers are coming up with new ways to keep buildings stylish. While simple blocked... [More]

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Eco-Friendly Storm Shelters - The Polar Umbrella is a Stunning Shelter for Ecological Storm

Eco-Friendly Storm Shelters The Polar Umbrella is a Stunning Shelter for Ecological Storm

Derek Pirozzi’s Polar Umbrella concept didn’t win first place in the 2013 Skyscraper Competition just because of its spectacular design. Rather, the Polar Umbrella is a visionary example... [More]

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DIY Eco Race Cars - The Westfield iRacer is the World

DIY Eco Race Cars The Westfield iRacer is the World's First Racing EV Kit Car

The Westfield iRacer is the world’s first EV kit race car. (A kit car is a type of car that ships in pieces and is assembled by the buyer). The speedy eco car was created by England’s... [More]

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