Added 26 February, 2013
NRG Solar is installing photovoltaic panels at a school playground in New Orleans. Located at the Dr Martin Luther King, Jr Charter School for Science and Technology in the Louisiana city, almost 400 panels have been included on a canopy that shelters the playground. The electricity generated is used to make the space more engaging for children,...
Added 19 February, 2013
Korean Air is building a 73-story skyscraper that will be the tallest in the city, about 80 feet above the U.S. Bank Tower. The hotel will feature a sky lobby on the 70th floor along with a restaurant, bar, and infinity pool. Construction should begin later this year and be completed in 2017.
Added 12 February, 2013
In Bolivia, nearly half of the population lives below the poverty line. This means that housing is a huge problem and many don’t have the necessary funds to live in suitable accomodation. Now readily-available plastic bottles are being filled with soil and used to build houses.
Added 4 February, 2013
The pop-up hotel trend continues with this Belgium-based company that has turned shipping containers into a temporary hotels that pop up at a different locations for each guest.
The metal containers have been transformed into fashionably-designed accommodations using sustainably-resourced materials, with a bathroom and space for dining. Rather...
Added 30 January, 2013
The Cleveland Museum of Art has installed the Collection Wall that allows visitors to customize tours and download them onto their mobile devices.
Added 25 September, 2012
An actual hotel inspired by a supermarket? In Neuwid, Germany, The Food Hotel has lobby furniture that looks like soup cans, tables and cushions in the guestrooms that are shaped like biscuits and theme rooms inspired by supermarket food and drinks. Oh and the hotel's logo is a barcode.
Thirty six of Germany's biggest supermarket names teamed up...
Added 17 August, 2012
