August 22nd was a day of importance that very few have come to recognize. This late summer day was determined to be 2012’s Earth Overshoot Day, the point in which humanity exhausted nature’s budget for the year. This means that
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March, 2011
Imagine 18 tons of plastic materials being diverted from a landfill. Imagine this 18 tons of waste being converted into a mouldable liquid compound that can be poured like concrete. Imagine taking this mixture of plastic concrete and
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December, 2010
Check out this eco-gem of an abode in downtown Toronto! Designed by Levitt Goodman Architects, the Euclid Avenue House squeezed every bit of cool into a 20 foot wide urban infill lot. The project is a flawless example
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July, 2010
Wow! Is that some sort of galactic death ship? Neigh!… it’s the home of Melbourne Australia’s City Council, designed in collaboration between the Council and DesignInc Architects. The project is called Council House 2, or CH2 for short, and
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June, 2010
Situated amongst the sprawling suburbs of Dublin, Ireland lies a new development that is capturing its fair share of international attention. The 15-acre Elm Park mixed-use project designed by Bucholz McEvoy Architects is helping to redefine how density can be successfully brought
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June, 2010
So check out the Juvet Landscape Hotel in Gudbrandsjuvet, Norway. It is one of the most striking developments I have ever laid eyes upon. Designed by Jensen and Skodvin Arkitektkontor, the hotel features 10 detached buildings with unobstructed