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Posts Tagged ‘green design’
Green living, Science & Technology, Weird Stuff, Oct 5th, 2010,
It’s been months since I’ve written anything about green architecture, but that certainly didn’t stop people from dreaming or designing new ideas. Museums, retirement homes, shopping centers, schools and office spaces are created (or at least drawn up) all the time, but these particular designs caught my attention for one reason: they all float (or have floating-like qualities). Check them out: Xiamen Museum Designed by MAD Architects and destined for Xiamen City in China, this is one of the most unique museum ideas I have ever seen. The Xiamen Museum is an odd shaped, 3-story structure that would cover about…
Tags: China, float, green architecture, green design, hang, Italy, Ja StudioInc, MAD Architects, Michael Jantzen, orbit, Orbiting Eco-House, Slow Uprising, Xiamen Museum
Health, Nature, Weird Stuff, Wildlife & Flora, Aug 7th, 2010,
I enjoy growing plants, especially indoors. Practically all my window space (and then some) is taken up by plants–herbs, cacti, flowers, you name it. If you’re an avid lover of plants or have plants of your own, then you’re probably aware of all the care they require and how easy it can be to make mistakes–especially when it comes to watering. We all know they don’t get the same amount of water, but how much is too much or too little? And how often should you water them? Do you let the soil go dry or should you keep it…
Tags: Botanicalls, green design, plant care, tweets, twitter, water
Weird Stuff, Jul 26th, 2010,
Did you ever have (or want) a tree house when you were a kid? If so, then you might be interested in new accommodations available in Sweden. Located in the village of Harads (about 60 km south of the Arctic Circle), the Treehotel offers some rather unique and eco-friendly lodgings for the world traveler, or locals wanting to get away for a while. There are 6 rooms available, each with a different design and theme; plus a tree sauna—making this the first tree hotel in the world to have a sauna. The designs include a giant bird’s nest, a mirror…
Tags: accommodations, green design, Harads, lodgings, Sweden, tree house, Treehotel, unique, vacation
Green living, Science & Technology, Weird Stuff, May 20th, 2010,
The wheel has been regarded as one of the best inventions of all time; it’s simple and yet it has so many uses. Over the years, people have wondered how to improve on such a design; some have even attempted to and while it’s always nice to make an effort, they haven’t always succeeded. However, there is one recent design that puts a whole new twist on the wheel shape. The only setback is it doesn’t move, but once you hear everything else about it, the lack of motion will hardly be a disappointment. Architecture professor, Steven Ma, has created…
Tags: 100% recycled, awesome, bench, Bio-Aluminum, Bio-Glass, circular, ec-O.bench, green design, lighting system, plants, renewable energy, solar power, Steven Ma, urban green space, water collecting and filtering, wheel
Science & Technology, Weird Stuff, May 10th, 2010,
There is something that we use everyday. We use it to see. We use it to work. Some even use it to keep the darkness at bay. What I am talking about is light and that is what the designs in this article are all about. 97% Soap Lamp This ingenious design was created by D-Vision. What makes it so ingenious? Well, as the name says, the lamp is made almost entirely out of soap. During the molding process of the soap, a LED light is placed inside the core of the lamp. This combination of glycerin soap and an…
Tags: 97% Soap, biodegradable, compostable, cycling, green design, hand crank, lamp, LED, lighting, lights, manual, paper pulp, Paper Task Light, Unplugged
Green living, Science & Technology, Weird Stuff, Mar 16th, 2010,
A creative initiative around the missing tower of the Cathedral of Antwerp, that’s what Designing The Absent is all about. The Cathedral, as they proudly call the building in Antwerp, was built in the 14th century without taking much account of the budget needs for such a big undertaking. Due to a failing economy, the money quickly ran out and the construction of the Cathedral what stopped. Although the structure of the building meets the functional requirements, the Cathedral lost one of its towers in the process. According to the organizers of Designing The Absent this absence is like a…
Tags: antwerp cathedral, Designing The Absent, green architecture, green design, Inhabitat.com, living wall, missing tower, urban architecture
Uncategorized, Nov 10th, 2009,
The Danes are going through a green building frenzy as of late and it doesn’t look like they’ll be slowing down or stopping any time soon. Yet another eco-architecture project is being planned for Denmark’s second largest city, Aarhus. Designed by 3xn and Nord Architects, a new cultural center shall make way for those interested in visual arts, literature and scenography—the practice of making things like theatre sets and costumes. In particular, the Northern Goods Railway center will serve to inspire and provide interaction between artists, businesses and education. The green specifications of this design will actually involve greens—and lots…
Tags: 3xn, Aarhus, denmark, eco-architecture, green buildings, green design, Nord Architect
