Al Jahili Fort is the 130-year-old heart of Al Ain, Abu Dhabi’s garden city, and its stateliness seamlessly blends with its surroundings. The fort began as a sole circular watchtower built in 1861 on an elevated mound. The tower was used to guard Al Ain Oasis as well as the underground water system. The inner … Read more
This Slovenian rammed earth house, topped by a green roof, was conceived by three architects as part of a competition. The lifted roof takes shape as a green canopy, blending the rammed earth house with the surrounding forest and protecting the rammed earth walls from water damage. The roof is used as a shading element, … Read more
Located in the heart of Vancouver, BC, the 55-acre VanDusen Botanical Garden is renowned for its beauty and for leadership in plant conservation, biodiversity and sustainability. Opened in 1975, their mission is to inspire understanding of the vital importance of plants to all life. The design team of Busby Perkins + Will and landscape architect … Read more
A community of roughly 80 homes in the high desert of northern New Mexico has hosted an ongoing experiment in sustainable construction for half a century. Michael Reynolds, founder and architect of “Earthships,” invokes the idea of Noah loading his boat with everything needed to survive. The community itself they call the “Greater World”. Tourists … Read more
Tour this off-grid floating home and art studio created by Mark Hobson in Tofino Canada. You can watch the video at www.youtube.com
George Remedios has planted ten ‘food forests’ in Mumbai, India over the course of six years. Some of them are in a space as small as just 13 feet by 145 feet. Along with mangoes, coconut, papayas, guavas, pomegranates, bananas, and jujubes you see monkeys, squirrels, birds and bees that come to feed on the … Read more