Carving Living Quarters Out of Solid Rock
This energetic man grew tired of living in the big city and returned to his hometown where he carved a house in a nearby cliff. You can watch the video at www.youtube.com
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Can Floating Neighborhoods Deal with Rising Sea Levels?
A collaborative team in Amsterdam have created a floating neighborhood called Schoonschip on a canal. It consists of 46 dwellings with more than 100 residents. Each dwelling has a unique architectural style and various exterior finishes. The project seeks to conserve natural resources while decreasing pollutants. Construction at Schoonschip will be completed later this year. … Read more
Novel Material for Cooling Structures
Yi Zheng, an associate professor of mechanical and industrial engineering at Northeastern University in Boston, has created a sustainable material that can be used to make buildings or other objects keep cool without relying on conventional cooling systems. Zheng envisions this “cooling paper” covering the roofs of buildings. The light-colored material reflects hot solar rays … Read more
More Fun Bamboo Architecture
Bamboo is being used to create beautiful and majestic forms that are green and respect their surrounding environment. Here is a collection of structures built from bamboo that prove sustainability, comfort, and luxury can be combined.Giant Grass studio has made a DIY kit that can live in your backyard or be scaled up to create … Read more
Tour an Off-Grid Shipping Container Home
Rosie constructed a fine off-the-grid home out of five 20ft shipping containers. The home is situated in the middle of a spectacular conservation block and her modern shipping container home has been wonderfully designed to take full advantage of the surrounding landscape. This home is completely off the grid, with solar power, rainwater collection and … Read more
A Fine Earthbag Chicken Coop
I recently got this email and have permission to share it: I just wanted to show you our earthbag chicken coop that we finished a couple months ago. The plaster is not finished yet, just a couple earth coats. But we plan to finish it with lime here soon. I wanted to thank you for … Read more