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Light cannons in Nieto Sobejano‘s Contemporary Arts Center, Córdoba 2013. Via, 2, photos © Roland Halbe, Fernando Alda.
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Taiwan Cafe, Tainan
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Hakone Kowaki-en Yunessun Spa Resort, Hakone, Japan
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Seaside Farm in Homer, Alaska.
Contributed by Jake S.
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architectural-review: Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre OMA / REX
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Ark of Bamboo by Kazushi Takahashi
Derived from testing the behavior of the 6m long bamboo poles, with construction carried out by student volunteers.
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The world´s longest tree top walk called baumwipfelpfad
The path, 1300 meters long, winds up to an impressive tower with a height of 44 meters. You will discover an extraordinary and almost “borderless” view. Towards Lusen and Rachel mountains you will find the untouched wilderness and the sea of trees in the Bavarian and the bohemian forest. Towards Neuschönau it will be the vast cultural landscape and, on a clear and sunny day, even the silhouette of the alps.
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Japanese-American woodworker, architect, and furniture maker George Nakashima‘s home studio listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
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The World’s Most Beautiful Wastewater Treatment Plant
by Chris Tackett
Let this wastewater treatment plant show you how to live.
This may sound crazy, but it is exactly why the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies in Rhinebeck, New York constructed their Omega Center for Sustainable Living (OCSL), also known as the Eco Machine. We can learn some valuable lessons from this building.
The Omega Center for Sustainable Living may be the most beautiful wastewater treatment plant in the world. It is powered by solar and geothermal power, so it requires no additional power to operate. Unlike other wastewater treatment plants, the OCSL does not use chemicals to treat the water, but rather mimics the processes of the nature world, such as using a combination of microorganisms, algae, plants and gravel and sand filtration to clean sewage water and return clean drinkable water back to the aquifer.
In addition to doing all of this, the OCSL also functions as a classroom, to help educate and inspire people about the power of nature to provide solutions…
(read more: TreeHugger)
photograph by Omega Center for Sustainable Living
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Construction of Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia
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