These adorable fish lamps raise awareness for plastic pollution

Heliograf found design inspiration from tiny, fish-shaped soy sauce packets.

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Fully circular office can be sustainably dismounted and rebuilt in weeks

In its latest example of circular construction, Dutch architecture firm cepezed has completed Building D(emountable), a modern structure that can be fully dismounted in the heart of Delft.

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ODonnellBrown designs affordable, modular outdoor classroom

In a bid to support creative and independent learning in the outdoors, Glasgow-based architectural practice O’DonnellBrown has designed and built a prototype for a Community Classroom that can be assembled, adapted and dismounted in a cinch. Completed for just £10,000 (roughly $11,278), the entirely self-initiated project is based on a kit of parts that was developed using standard structural timber section sizes that make up the skeletal frame.

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Sustainability for York National Railway Museum Central Hall

London-based architecture practice Feilden Fowles has won an international design competition to create the new Central Hall for the National Railway Museum in York, England. Slated for completion in time for the museum’s 50th anniversary in 2025, the new centerpiece building will vastly improve the visitor experience while introducing an ambitious energy strategy to dramatically cut the site-wide operational carbon footprint by 80%.

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Trump administration rolls back fuel efficiency standards

The move will increase oil consumption by about 2 billion barrels of oil.

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Contemporary Camp O communes with nature in the Catskills

Humble natural materials and modern sensibilities combine in Camp O, a light-filled house-studio nestled in the middle of the Catskills’ preserve. Designed by New York City-based designer Maria Milans del Bosch as a private getaway for herself and her husband, the holiday home pays homage to the local vernacular with a distinctly contemporary twist.

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A cluster of serene bungalows is tucked into Vietnamese rice fields

Enjoy peace and quiet in these bungalows overlooking rice fields in Vietnam.

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