Within the next few months, we hope to start seeing more about an intriguing small-scale wind power technology that was first announced a few years ago. The Windbelt was devised as a wind power generator to meet the very modest power needs of families in third-world countries. The device is revolut[...]
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March 3rd, 2010 - 2:55 am § in Architecture
MOMA Exhibit Offers Real Solutions to NYC’s Rising Tides
Read the rest of MOMA Exhibit Offers Real Solutions to NYC’s Rising TidesPermalink | Add to del.icio.us | diggPost tags: Brooklyn, Climate Change, climate change art, exhibit, moma, museum of modern art, new york city, new york city under water, New York., NY, ocean level, Projects f[...]
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February 27th, 2010 - 7:30 am § in Products
T-Shirts Upcycled into Laptop Sleeves Help Sex-Trafficking Survivors
Is your favorite t-shirt in such distress that it garners more attention for its rips and holes than its clever declaration against CO2 emissions? There is no reason to despair over your cherished threads, because your loss is your computer’s gain. The people at Hello Rewind have come up with a g[...]
Tags: Accessories and Fashion, computer sleeves, design, eco products, ethical design, global development, green design, green products, healthy, hello rewind, laptop sleeves, New York City, new york non-profit, non-profit organizations, product design, product reviews, recycled laptop sleeves, Recycled Materials, Recycling, sex trafficking initiatives, social design, social responsibility, sustainable clothing, sustainable practices, upcycled t shirts No Comments
February 9th, 2010 - 3:42 pm § in Products
Children’s Hospital is a Sheltering Haven that Proves Design Heals
Storytelling design is the first step towards a healthier future for patients at the Evangelisches Konigin Elizabeth Krankenhaus children’s psychiatric hospital in Berlin. Designed as a collaborative effort between the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the Dan Pearlman Creative Agency, the center[...]
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February 4th, 2010 - 7:50 am § in Architecture
GOOD Magazine Launches Design Competition to Rebuild Haiti
One of our favorite publications, GOOD magazine, has just joined forces with PRE and Studio X to launch a design competition to rebuild Haiti. The contest comes at a time when Haiti needs it the most, and offers a great opportunity for you to contribute your skills to do some good. They’re as[...]
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February 4th, 2010 - 4:30 am § in Energy
Energy Generating Soccer Ball Brings Clean Power to Off-Grid Areas
When the sun goes down many developing countries rely upon dangerous kerosene lamps, which emit hazardous fumes and generate 190 million metric tons of CO2 each year. Seeking an eco-friendly alternative to this trend, four Harvard engineering students developed the Soccket – a soccer ball tha[...]
February 2nd, 2010 - 7:13 am § in Products
Upward Bound: LA Designers Create Happy Spaces for Homeless Families
A crowd that included actor/activist Don Cheadle gathered last week to celebrate the completion of the Upward Bound House Family Shelter in Culver City, Los Angeles, what is undeniably one of the prettiest and most cheerful homeless shelters we’ve ever seen. Once the site of a rundown motel [...]
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January 30th, 2010 - 3:30 am § in Architecture
Flat Pack Prefabs Could Provide Relief in Haiti
The tragic earthquake in Haiti has provoked a number of architects to think about how they can help with disaster relief. One recent example we looked at was the SEED project, which uses shipping containers as temporary housing. Now architect Andres Duany has designed a fireproof, waterproof, and [...]
January 26th, 2010 - 8:50 am § in Architecture
Urban Umbrellas to Replace NYC Sidewalk Sheds
Another successful NYC design competition! New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently announced that Young-Hwan Choi’s “Urban Umbrella” design won the urbanSHED design contest to re-think sidewalk sheds in New York City. Sidewalk shed design has been stagnant for 50 years and [...]
January 21st, 2010 - 5:12 am § in Architecture
Architecture For Humanity and A Different Approach to Haiti
Red+Housing Emergency Housing by OBRA Architects Inhabitat recently wrote about Emergency Shelters and Disaster Relief For The People of Haiti and how Shipping Containers Could Provide Disaster Relief For Haiti, both which reflect the standard thinking among architects and designers for decades: [...]