Off-grid Fossil Discovery Exhibit camouflages into the Texan desert
Big Bend National Park isn’t just a place of stunning natural beauty—the Texan park is also paleontological...
Bioclimatic dome home in Costa Rica built with Nader Khalili's earth bag technique
[gallery_extend] Ayal Bryant from Barro Vivo CR told Inhabitat because they live in a relatively hot...
Net-zero Happy Meadow Courtyard House is a perfectly passive residence in North Carolina
[gallery_extend] Inside, the living/dining/kitchen space occupies the core of the house with bedrooms...
HAO’s repurposed Wood Shed mimics Taiwan’s forest landscape
[gallery_extend] The building envelope’s tree-like silhouettes were inspired by the cypress forests...
This tiny off-grid Hawaiian home cost just $11,000 to build
[gallery_extend] Kristie Wolfe's dreamy Hawaiian treehouse, which includes a bedroom, bathroom, and...
GREEN BUILDING 101: Water Efficiency, Both Inside and Outside the Home
There are few things we take for granted as much as our ability to turn on the tap and get water in a seemingly...
Dachi Papuashvili's Cross-Shaped Micro Home Could Offer Solar-Powered Salvation
[gallery_extend] Built to house a single occupant at a time, the micro house offers a full suite of...
Germany's Skyline Plaza Garden is a Versatile Green Roof Like We've Never Seen
[gallery_extend] Active spaces are divided by a network of paths that create areas for complimentary...
The Biomimicry Manual: What Can a Thorny Devil Teach Us About Water Harvesting?
One of Australia's more bizarre creatures is the thorny devil or dragon, also known as the moloch. The devil is...
MARS Architects' Ingenious Water Bench Collects Rainwater for Irrigating Public Parks and Gardens
Water is our most essential resource, yet, increasingly, it is synonymous with inequality, disease, and environmental...
London’s 2012 Olympic Velodrome is an Elegant Energy-Efficient Stadium by Hopkins Architects
[gallery_extend] The beautiful saddle-like building was carefully engineered to be simple to construct...
Pelli Clarke Pelli's Yale-NUS Campus Breaks Ground in Singapore
[gallery_extend] The architectural language used by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects seeks to balance...
INTERVIEW: University of Maryland Wins Big at the 2011 Solar Decathlon
Here at Inhabitat we're suckers for the Solar Decathlon -- the biennial design/build competition in which university...
University of Maryland WaterShed House Wins the 2011 Solar Decathlon!
The results of the 2011 Solar Decathlon have just been announced, and the winner is University of Maryland WaterShed...
Steven Holl's Sliced Porosity Block Tops Off in Chengdu, China
[gallery_extend] The project is slated to achieve LEED Gold. The design includes, amongst many other...
