Design
The tale of New Zealand's ultra-sustainable Earthship
The word "sustainable" in real estate is overused. However, when homeowners Gus Anning and Sarah Rowe began exploring how to build a home for themselves and their three children, they really dug deep — literally and figuratively — for a building type that was genuinely self-sufficient for Read More...
What Facebook can learn from Kierkegaard about making authentic choices
Søren Kierkegaard, one of the fathers of existentialism, argued that it is the act of making choices that brings meaning to our lives; that through making choices, we live authentically, forming our own opinions, rather than being guided by the opinions of others or society as a whole. For Read More...
Historic Dutch dike lights up with sustainable art installations
As part of a government-led renovation project, Studio Roosegaarde created three sustainably lit art installations to highlight the historic dike’s importance to The Netherlands. Designed to help protect the country from floods, the Afsluitdijk dike is 32 kilometers long and an international Read More...
These boxers protect male fertility from cell phone radiation
The jury is still out on whether or not cell phone radiation poses a threat to male fertility, but if you don’t want to take any chances, this is the underwear for you. Using pure silver fibers woven into cotton fabric, a company has created boxer briefs that promise to protect everything below Read More...
Fabrics made from banana, pineapples? The fashion industry is making it happen!
Banana, pineapple, bamboo, jute, aloe vera, flax, hemp, beetroot, pomegranate, teak, sewali flowers. No, this article is not about agricultural products or botanical names of plants. It is about fashion, fabric, colors and style! Today, more and more people are consciously making efforts to veer Read More...
40,000 recycled plastic bottles insulate the zero energy TVzeb studio in Italy
This gorgeous zero energy Tvzeb studio boasts all kinds of innovative design strategies - from geothermal and solar energy generation to a Corten steel shell, extensive glazing to maximize views and winter solar gain, LED lighting and wall and roof insulation made out of 40,000 recycled Read More...
This city turned a dark highway underpass into a glowing work of art
Highway underpasses are usually no-go zones at night, but not in this Polish city. Designers converted a dark tunnel in the city of Katowice, Poland, into a colorful neon-lit sound installation. From the ceiling, PVC pipes hang and create a variety of sound effects every time a strong breeze rolls, Read More...
Tree skyscrapers and underwater restaurants: a year in futuristic designs
Human landscapes are ever-changing. In 2017, the most remarkable building designs hinted at a newfound peaceful relationship with nature and proposed solutions for overcrowded mega Read More...
Infrastructure proposal to protect San Francisco Bay from rising sea levels
Looks like San Francisco’s beautiful Bay Area could be in for a major ecological makeover. SCAPE Landscape Architecture has unveiled Public Sentiment, a living infrastructure proposal that aims to create a visitor-friendly buffer zone around the Read More...
The inside of this expressionist church is awe-inspiring
Copenhagen’s Grundtvig’s church is unlike any of Europe’s churches. The architecture is breath-taking not for its extravagant ornamentation, but for it’s minimalistic style and beautiful symmetry. Have a look for yourself to see what makes the architecture of this rare church so Read More...