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- Dumping ground reborn as a bamboo and rammed-earth community space in Vietnam Fri, 26 Jan 18, 9:06pmH&P Architects dramatically transformed an informal dumping ground in Mao Khe, Vietnam into a beautiful pavilion built mainly of locally sourced bamboo and earth...
- Dumping ground reborn as beautiful bamboo and rammed-earth community space Fri, 26 Jan 18, 9:06pmH&P Architects dramatically transformed an informal dumping ground in Mao Khe, Vietnam into a beautiful pavilion built mainly of locally sourced bamboo and earth...
- The Wave: an abandoned urban lot is revived as a thriving performance arts space Wed, 13 Jan 16, 1:00amThe industrious members of Sitio Eriazo comprise recent graduates from theater, art, and architecture schools who work together in a non-hierarchal organization...
- Giant AT-AT-like recycled tin structure hides an unexpected sauna in Sweden Thu, 1 Oct 15, 11:00pmAlthough the saunas we’re used to are made from wood, Raumlabor chose instead to clad the outside of Göteborg’s public sauna with rusty corrugated iron and recycled building materials to match its port surroundings...
- Brickstarter Makes It Easy to Say ‘Yes In My Backyard’ for Funding Community Projects Wed, 8 Aug 12, 6:17amThe team of developers at Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund, know that urban landscapes are full of potential for innovation. But initiatives aimed at change and progress can often find themselves entangled in a great...
- Urban Mushroom Farm Pops Up in Olson Kundig Architects’ Seattle Storefront Sat, 25 Feb 12, 7:51amEach month Seattle-based Olson Kundig Architects’ studio gets a makeover and the latest installation to be unveiled is a tented experimental mushroom farm! Design team CityLab7 collaborated with the architects to create...
- Harvest Mushrooms in Olson Kundig and CityLab7′s Temporary Urban Farm Storefront! Sat, 25 Feb 12, 7:51amEach month Seattle-based Olson Kundig Architects’ studio gets a makeover and the latest installation to be unveiled is a tented experimental mushroom farm! Design team CityLab7 collaborated with the architects to create...
- Artist Swoon Builds a Musical House for New Orleans Out of Salvaged Materials Thu, 1 Sep 11, 3:01amAn imaginative installation is currently underway in a New Orleans neighborhood. The project, dubbed ‘Dithyrambalina’, takes salvaged materials to create a giant community music box complete with instruments built...
- ‘Before I Die’ Art Project Transforms Abandoned Building Into Hopeful Bucket List Fri, 3 Jun 11, 7:49amArtist Candy Chang’s spirited “Before I Die” installation transforms the negative connotations attached to abandoned spaces by renewed a disused building in New Orleans to create an interactive public art...
- Solar Mosaic Sells $100 Solar Tiles to Bring Renewable Energy to Oakland, CA Wed, 11 May 11, 7:07amThis new solar initiative is stirring up a storm in Oakland, California. Solar Mosaic is a social community project with a difference, helping to create a more sustainable energy source while bringing in jobs for the local...