Beyond LEED: Living Building Challenge 2.0 Certification Unveiled | inhabitat

This week the International Living Building Institute released its new green building standard to the public at Greenbuild 2009. Version 2.0 expands on its focus to now cover social issues – any Certified Living Building must be net-zero energy, net-zero water, non-toxic, provide for habitat restoration on sister sites, and urban agriculture is mandated. The 20 imperatives, all of which must be addressed, go well beyond the simple efficiency standards that our industry seems content to comply with before calling a project ’sustainable’.

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Taj Mahal in LEGO

by torgugick

via speckyboy.com

I really want to visit the Taj Mahal.  When I was a kid I thought it was the “Tajma Hall”.

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fuckyeahlegos:

Florence Cathedral in LEGO

by torgugick

I regret never visiting the Florence Cathedral when I was in Italy. It’s one of my favorite cathedrals.

I love the sketches of Hugh Ferriss.  The man was a visionary.

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Volcano-Shaped Italian Mall - Gizmodo

That would be so fun to hang out in for a day

[h/t crazyfishor]

fuckyeahlegos:

Yes, that’s right, the exterior wall of this UK house is made of real lego bricks. It is estimated that the complete house will use 816 million LEGO pieces.

More at archdaily.com

the Wilkinson residence in Portland, Oregon

designed by architect Robert Harvey Oshatz

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skyscraper:

Superstar Sustainable Star City Design » weburbanist

“The small footprint and structurally strong geometry of these odd sub-cities make them more easily self-supporting. They are supposedly entirely sustainable and equipped to operate as autonomous cities that interact only selectively with their environments.”

from MAD Architects

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Airplane Hangar to Water Park Conversion | WebUrbanist

the Gothic Cottage, Stourhead

photo by sminky_pinky100

via titleuntitled: somethingintellectual

7 Amazing Handmade Eco-Friendly Homes | EarthFirst.com

It’s a Tavern… Inside of a Tree!!! » Amazing Facts

“A bar inside the trunk of a Baobab tree has tourists flocking from far and wide just to drink a cold brew in the amazing tavern. It was fashioned inside a massive 72 foot (22 meters) high tree in a garden in Limpopo, South Africa.”

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scotland

WANT

photo by nalubuff50

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Lello Bookshop

In Porto, Portugal

photo by MissxGrace

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landscapelifescape:

In every Corner I see you.
In every second I feel you.
With every thought I hear you.

You are my Believer.

During days and nights you are there.
In my dreams we are together.

You are my Believer.

From my first Breath until my last moan you are next to me.
In my Death I’ll be next to you.
You’re My Guide, My teacher, My light, My Path.

You are My Eternal Believer.

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem

Eternal Believer by Nadav Dov Boretzki