Copenhagen Offers Rewards to Summer Visitors Who Act Responsibly
The Danish capital is offering free museum tours, art workshops and more to visitors who take part in climate-friendly initiatives.
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An Architect Couple Design Their Dream Home on Orcas Island
The small house in Washington was designed to sit lightly on the land: It touches the ground in only six places, and they didn’t cut down a single tree.
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Amazon Says It Will Stop Using Plastic Pillows in Shipments
They’ll be replaced in North America with paper packing, eliminating some 15 billion pillows a year. Plastic film is a major pollutant.
Posted inArchitecture Art Farrell, Yvonne Grafton Architects McNamara, Shelley Pritzker Prize Sustainable Living Women and Girls
For These Pritzker-Winning Women Architects, It’s a Time of ‘Catching Up’
Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara of Dublin’s Grafton Architects are forging a path in an industry that continues to be dominated by men.