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• Vertical Garden: Home Facade Covered in 25 Kinds of Plants

  
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  Unlike its horizontal equivalent, pruning a vertical surface can be a tricky proposition at best, so species selection done from the outset is a crucial key to success. You need rugged and robust plants fit for the region, for starters. Rebelo de Andrade  thought carefully about the plants picked for the outside ...
  2 weeks ago

• Barn House Boat by NRJA Architects

  
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  The structure of the floating housing designed by NRJA architects has the shape of a barn. The focus is on the black facade and its minimalist shape. The foundation of the house ( buried under water) features: the water tank, gray Filtered water, diesel fuel tank, water tank and power generator. The house boat ...
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• Never Work A Day

  
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  Would you rather have less work or more work you actually enjoy doing? by Jonathan Hilton  Day 34 In my life there has always been a peculiar relationship with work. There were years where I immersed myself in it and built much of my own identity around what I did for a job.  This is comforting, because it ...
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• Friday Photo

  
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  Facade with oak tree One of the movie ranches* in the desert have spent the past few years building some really, really nice facades on their land. Said facades are mostly metal (excellent for not catching on fire) and have outlets so one can power small lamps without having to run cable. They’re also relatively ...
  2 weeks ago

• Your Happy Place? Buildings That Look Glad, Sad or Mad (PHOTOS)

  
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  Filed under: NewsDo you live in a happy home? Well, to answer that question, just look at its expression. Weve found a number of home and other buildings that appear to mimic "smiley" and "frowny" faces -- and some that are a little in-between. If ... The post Your Happy Place? Buildings That Look Glad, Sad or Mad ...
  3 weeks ago

• Algae-Fueled Building: World’s First Bio-Adaptive Facade

  
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  [ By WebUrbanist in Architecture & Public & Institutional . ] Bio-reactors and micro-algae sound like the stuff of science fiction, but this is the real deal: biomass built into panel glass is both generating heat and acting as a responsive light and sound barrier, all in one brilliant new building ...
  3 weeks ago

• Allentown Facades

  
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  Context: http://www.mcall.com/opinion/yourview/mc-allentown-water-lease-community-benefits-steven-20130427,0,5645940.story http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-allentown-hockey-arena-facades-20130429,0,412778.story Allentown, make no mistake. The revitalization we’re all hoping for has been talked about in terms of ...
  3 weeks ago

• Buildings That Don’t Exist: Fake Facades Hide Infrastructure

  
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  [ By Steph in Architecture & Cities & Urbanism . ] From the sidewalk, this Paris building looks just like those around it, complete with doors, windows and balconies. but take a look at Google Maps, as Paul of the blog Paris by Cellphone did, and you’ll notice something strange: there’s nothing ...
  3 weeks ago

• High-rise Integrated Food Production and LivingOne of the cost...

  
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  High-rise Integrated Food Production and Living One of the cost of current super-market food distribution model consumes a lot of oil because food are reported to have travel 100’s km before they reach the consumer. City living is still the preferred way of life for a large portion of the population. Is there a ...
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• OMA-Designed Coach Flagship Store Opens in Tokyo, Japan

  
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  The flagship design features a façade of 210 stacked, translucent display boxes in a herringbone pattern. OMA-Designed Coach Flagship Store Opens in Tokyo. Photography by Iwan Baan, ...
  4 weeks ago

• D Tower by Diller Scofidio + Renfro

  
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  The 72-storey residence tower designed by renown architect Diller Scofidio + Renfro , comprises half rental and half condominium units, anchors the southeast corner of HUdson yards East at 30th street and 11th avenue. While the characteristic feature of many tall buildings is an iconic top. The corset is defined by ...
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• Vodickova Street • Prague • Czech Republic

  
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  Vodičkova Street is one of the busiest streets in Prague, connecting the Wenceslas Square and Charles Square. This is the western facade front of the central street part. A rich butcher from the 15th century, Jan Vodička, who owned a large building in the street gave it its name. Today the street is still very ...
  4 weeks ago

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