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Water Tower Transformed Into Minimalist Modern Home

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The Water Tower conversion is intriguing, challenging and unexpected—a true conceptual stroke of design artistry.

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Denmark Renovates Water Tower Into Green Student Housing

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Water towers, TV antennas, parking garages and other structures tend to be ignored within the ubiquitous context of their surroundings, however these

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The White House Takes Aim at LEED Certification

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The White House is doing its part in leading the way to a more sustainable nation. Not only are they growing their own food on site with Michelle Obama's

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BOOK REVIEW: Restoring a House in the City

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It was a great pleasure to step away from the computer and check out a fabulously beautiful book sent to us by Artisan publishers on the eco-friendly

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Artful Renovation Turns San Francisco's Historic Pier 24 Into Enormous Photography Gallery

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San Francisco's historic Pier 24 now houses The Pilara Foundation's contemporary photography collection. It is an enormous and energy-efficient world-class art gallery.

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Beautifully Renovated Sonoma Barn Uses a Living Screen to Deflect the Summer Heat

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Michael Hennessay Architecture redesigns and existing barn into a music room, exercise room and storage for a private vineyard in Sonoma Valley, which features a living shade screen to protect it from overheating.

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Zecc Architects Transform Utrecht Church into Striking Modern Home

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This gorgeous old church in Utrecht, the Netherlands, called St. Jakobus, has been converted into a beautiful modern residence by Zecc Architects.

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Gehry's Santa Monica Place Goes Green With LEED Renovation

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The $265-million makeover, turned Gehry's 1980 enclosed three story structure into an outdoor mall experience that's on its way to LEED Silver.