The Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, isn't hooked up to a municipal sewage system, so its waste has to be trucked out of town.

At the heart of Seoul lies one of the world's greatest urban design projects: the Cheonggyecheon River linear park.

19 year old Boyan Slat has designed the Ocean Cleaup Array which could reduce the world’s oceanic garbage patches by removing 7,2500,000 tonnes from them.

Sanyo has built an ark for the solar century – an impressive 630 kW solar-collecting building that boasts over 5,000 solar panels and kicks off over 500,000 kWh of energy per year. Even more ...

Have you heard of Edith Macefield? This old lady turned down a million dollar offer to sell her home to make way for a shopping mall in Seattle, Washington. Without Edith’s land, the developer ...

An inventor in Bangladesh created a DIY air cooler with discarded plastic bottles, and he's giving the plans away for free, just in time for summer.

The Eastgate Centre in Harare, Zimbabwe, is a shining example of biomimicry. This naturally cooled green building, designed by architect Mick Pearce, models its ventilation system on the cooling ...

Let these earth houses inspire you to build your own affordable home from sustainable materials.

Ana Lisa Alperovich-O'Brien is a freelance curator, journalist and tutor at the Design Academy Eindhoven teaching sustainability, biomaterials and bio design. She specialized in sustainable design ...

Plastic bottle architecture is fantastic at turning a problem into an eco-friendly opportunity. The amazing EcoARK in Taipei, Taiwan is one such example. Built from 1.5 million recycled plastic ...

If you’ve ever wanted to ditch your snowy, chilly, or rainy stomping grounds for the heat of the desert, these homes will inspire those with even the most frugal of budgets.

Inhabitat features six solar road projects: clean energy-generating road technologies that could offer a glimpse into the infrastructure of tomorrow. Companies in different countries around the ...