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- Brooklyn's new Domino Park features relics from the old sugar factory Sat, 9 Jun 18, 8:00amProlific landscape architecture firm James Corner Field Operations has managed to transform many desolate areas with its amazing park designs, but perhaps its crowning achievement will be Brooklyn's Domino Park...
- Kinfolks hipster haven in Brooklyn oozes an off-grid, hippie aesthetic Wed, 7 Jun 17, 6:35pmPacific Northwest hipster vibes meets Buckminster Fuller in clothing company Kinfolk’s beautiful multi-use events space in Williamsburg. Carved out from a former mechanic’s garage, 94 Kinfolk welcomes guests with two...
- PHOTOS: Giant Racially-Charged Sphinx Made of Sugar Rises Inside the Domino Sugar Factory Thu, 15 May 14, 4:30amA giant sphinx made of sugar has been drawing crowds to Brooklyn, but the installation is not as sweet as it may appear. The exhibit inside of the former Domino Sugar Factory was completed by artist Kara Walker, and features...
- Chinese Developer Attempts to Copy Colonial Williamsburg, VA, Replicates Hipster Williamsburg, Brooklyn Instead Wed, 2 Apr 14, 2:25amChina's copycat architecture trend has been well documented - so far the nation has built full-scale replicas of the Eiffel Tower, the canals of Venice, and even an entire Austrian village...
- PHOTOS: Daring Shipping Container House Boasts a Dramatically Sliced Profile Wed, 18 Dec 13, 6:30amhttp://inhabitat.com/nyc/photos-unusual-wedge-shaped-shipping-container-townhouse-rises-in-brooklyn/m-shipping-container-lead/?extend=1 With shipping container homes becoming more and more common, it looks like some architects...
- Giant Buddha Statue Made of Recycled Materials Pops Up on Brooklyn Waterfront Sat, 23 Nov 13, 7:40amFor the past week, this enormous Buddha statue has been charming Brooklynites with its headdress made of hats, elbows made of old umbrellas and blingy necklace made of computer keyboards...
- PHOTOS: Crazy Yarnbombed Van by Olek Pops Up in Brooklyn Tue, 25 Jun 13, 4:02amWe've seen our fair share of crazy crochet-wrapped objects, but this yarnbombed van by Olek might take the cake. The nimble-fingered yarntist covered the vehicle with her signature rainbow-camo print as part of Absolut Vodka's...
- Lamacek Design Studio to Bring Funky Felt Creations to BKLYN Designs 2013 Sun, 28 Apr 13, 3:08amBrooklyn-based design firm Lamacek Design Studio hauled in a BKLYN Designs award back in 2010 for producing a clever wall-mounted Deer Head Light, so we're especially excited to see what tricks the firm has up its sleeve...
- PHOTOS: Inside Williamsburg’s New Passive House by Loadingdock5 Tue, 19 Apr 11, 9:26pmWe write about cool green buildings all the time on Inhabitat, but seeing them with our own eyes is a special treat. That’s why we were stoked when the owners and architects of Williamsburg’s very first Passive...
- PHOTOS: Inside the New Williamsburg Passive House by Loadingdock5 Tue, 19 Apr 11, 9:26pmWe write about cool green buildings all the time on Inhabitat, but seeing them with our own eyes is a special treat. That’s why we were stoked when the owners and architects of Brooklyn’s very first Passive House,...
- Bike Powered Mobile Coffee Bar Hits the Streets of New York Thu, 20 May 10, 7:00amA lot of us run on coffee, and what better way to run your coffee shop than with bikes? Kickstand Coffee is a new mobile java shop in New York that is inspired by, transported by and powered completely by bicycles...