Italian architects 3S Studio have converted a former railway tunnel between two north Italian towns into an enclosed pedestrian passageway. Certainly evocative of The High Line and inspirational in how it shows architectural re-use can transform old spaces.
A Pop-Up Greenhouse Could Bring Farm-Fresh Food To Food Deserts
The Low-Line: An Underground Park for New York City’s Lower East Side = Yes, please!
Care to spend the night in a glass igloo in Northern Findland?
Deep in the forests of the Puissaye region of Burgundy, artisans are building a medieval castle from scratch called Guédelon using only tools, materials and techniques available in the early 13th century. It’s awesome.
QuaDror is an innovative folding concrete structure by New-York-based Israeli designer Dror Benshetrit.
decor8 is a good place to find decorating ideas for new spaces in your life.
The new web site for the Mies van der Rohe Society may just be my favorite new web site in a long time.
LAVASA is a hill city in Maharashtra, India “designed on the principles of new urbanism, offers the best-in-class infrastructure, international educational institutions, leading non-polluting industries, exciting avenues of leisure and tourism tourism and homes for comfortable living.”
Hometta showcases modern architectural plans and room layouts for living in small spaces.
Architizer is ‘a new way for architects to interact, show their work, and find clients.’
Southern Sudan unveils plans to build animal-shaped cities Really?
Portugal’s PlanIT Valley is building the world’s greenest city from scratch
Virginia Tech Lumenhaus Wins European Solar Decathlon 2010
Virginia Tech’s Lumenhaus took the grand prize at the European Solar Decathlon. The Lumenhaus blew away the competition with its ever-changing shape, sole reliance on solar energy, and the ability to connect multiple Lumenhauses together to create infinite possibilities to meet anyone’s needs. This was the second Solar Decathlon where Virginia Tech presented their Lumenhaus, but this was the first time the Lumenhaus won first place.
