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The concept is simple -- grow plants and create the opportunity for a greener lifestyle. Lively Root's mission is to do just that. In fact, Lively Root aims to “inspire green spaces by connecting people with plants.”...

Sustainable housing developments that prioritize giving back more than we take from the earth are everyone's dream, right? Lakeview Village is a new development in Canada that is attempting this feat with a mixed-use waterfront...

Carlo Ratti Associati have released the design of an office tower in Shenzhen, China whose entire façade will be a vertical hydroponic urban farm. The Jian Mu Tower was designed to fill the last real estate open in Shenzhen's...

A team of professionals, including architects, designers and construction contractors, have been selected by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development to redesign and develop the East Harlem Multi-Service...

As part of scientific work for a competition organized by the Mars Society, an American non-profit dedicated to exploring the Red Planet, architecture firm Abiboo has unveiled design concepts for a sustainable city on Mars...

Green spaces offer urban residents the chance to escape the concrete jungle and experience nature's restorative benefits — if those spaces are well-designed...

Milan-based architecture firm Piuarch has created an amazing light installation for this year's Milan Design Week. Named AgrAir, the project takes the form of an open-air pavilion with transparent, prism-shaped inflatables...

You may think there isn't much space for a centuries-old, built-out city like Barcelona to radically greenify itself with double the amount of trees and expanded green space...

Five international studios recently unveiled exciting plans to revitalize seven disused rail yards in Milan, Italy. MAD Architects, EMBT, Stefano Boeri Architects, Cino Zucchi Architetti and Mecanoo reimagined the brownfield...

Imagine if your next trip to the forest allowed you to meander hidden pathways into the treetops, swing on hammocks, and bounce on giant trampolines, like an oversized playground for grown-ups...

The city developed a remodeling scheme for seven different location that will transform car-packed roads and intersections into areas that can be enjoyed by cyclists and pedestrians...

Urban greening specialists, Treebox have installed a lush, evergreen living wall enveloping one side of the phone box. The installation celebrates the positive effects of vegetation in the urban realm. The living phonebox...

Danish design studio Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects won the competition to design a new residential development in Aarhus, Denmark's second largest city...

The site is part of the old industrial district, known as the Vaartkom, located within a walking distance of the city's historic core. Hidden under a ring road viaduct and surrounded by industrial blocks on the northern banks...

The 200,000-square-feet building, which can accommodate up to 700 students, has a central atrium that links the library, celebratory space and ceremonial courtroom is positioned beneath a green roof that creates a seasonal...