What if we could take our huge chunks of boring, bland freeway shoulder and turn them into energy, food and big bucks? That's what this finalist in our
LEVS Architecten gave an old barn new life by adding a new thatched roof and corten steel siding. But no ordinary barn, the Doggerij in the Netherlands also helps vulnerable youth back on their feet again.
For over 20 years, Hackney City Farm has been giving 'youngsters and local people the opportunity to experience farming' right in the middle of London.
Perhaps the greenest home is the one all ready built. A couple in the city of San Juan Puerto Rico took this to heart when they renovated an abandoned early eightieth century home and turning it into an urban garden.
