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Cork-Clad Treehouse Grows Roots & Intermingles with the Branches

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Urbanarbolismo completes a treehouse in the belly of a 100-year old oak tree in Spain that relies on daylighting and natural materials, like cork.

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NEWSWEEK + DESIGN

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Whats up? Is Newsweek all of a sudden a design publication? In the past couple months, I keep finding articles about modern, sustainable design in

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Renzo Piano Unveils Italian Museum of Science for Former Factory Site

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The new Museum of Natural Sciences (MUSE), designed by Renzo Piano, is expected to open in early in 2012 in Trento, Italy and will include a number of sustainable building strategies to achieve energy efficiency.

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The Lamboo Solar Studio is a Curvy Eco Home Built from Bamboo

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The Lamboo Studio Project is a solar powered studio made from bamboo featuring a radical S-shaped roof system.

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1840s Victorian Home Receives a Zero-Energy Retrofit

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British architect John Christophers and his wife renovated an 1840s Victorian brick home in Birmingham UK to make it completely zero energy.

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The Roundy Residence Sits Calmly in the Face of San Juan Islands' Winds

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The Roundy Residence on Lopez Island in the San Juans relies on solar passive design and solar hot water heating.

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60,000 sq ft Prefab Apartment Complex to be Completed This Summer

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The Modules is a unique apartment complex made up of 80 boxes built in a factory and stacked up five stories in Philadelphia.

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Archaeolink Prehistory Park in Scotland Hides Beneath a Lush Green Mound

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Designed by Edward Cullinan Architects, Archaeolink Prehistory Park in Scotland is a conical hill green roofed building offering exhibitions, workshops and guided tours throughout 10,000 years of archaeology.