EuropaCity Design Puts It All Under One Roof

The Europacity is basically and entire town with a green roof. Image via BIG Architects.

Part spaceship, part Bond villain’s lair, the winning design for France’s EuropaCity is a green-roofed underground city of sustainable fantasy. Can it come true? Read more →

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Museum’s Green Roof Unites New, Ancient Themes

Old meets new in this winning design for the Musée de la Romanité in Nîmes, France. Image via Elizabeth de Portzamparc.

Designer Elizabeth de Portzamparc uses a green roof in her design for the new Musée de la Romanité in France, to contrast with 2,000-year-old Roman ruins. Read more →

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Innovative Container Designs Redefine ‘Box’

Image via Au Coeur de L'ile Seguin

In celebration of Boxing Day, here are a few blue-collar examples of how reused shipping containers can add to the aesthetics of a site as well as to the environmental bottom line. Read more →

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French Design Firm Gives House Of Straw A Modernist Touch

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A small Parisian architecture firm chose straw as the main building material to design a cozy, naturally insulated “nest” that even the Big Bad Wolf would have to admire. Read more →

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Will France Lead Europe In Electric-Car Industry?

Renault Twizy

Green Car Reports takes a look at how France may well be Europe's strongest electric car nation. Read more →

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Meet The Chamber Of Commerce For The Shire

Picardy Chamber of Commerce and Industry

In France, the new Picardy Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry building is covered in a garden of climbing plants that make it look as old as the hills. Read more →

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Artist Creates Temporary Graffiti Wall From Water And LEDs

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By replacing paint with a unique combination of water and LEDs, however, a French artist and designer seems to have elevated graffiti to a more elegant level. Read more →

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Renault Twizy EV At Heart Of New French Car Sharing Service

Renault Twizy

Renault has unveiled plans for an electric car sharing service in France making use of its Twizy two-seater EV. Read more →

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Solar Barbecue Is A Grill On The Go

Image via Greenmuze

Portable and billed as easy to assemble, the Cookup 200 uses the concentrated rays of the sun to cook dinner for up to five in any sunny location. Read more →

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EV Car Sharing On Ambitious Scale In Paris

image via Pininfarina

What looks to be the world's most ambitious electric car sharing service kicks off in Paris, France, with eventual plans for 1,000 kiosks and 3,000 small EVs for hire. Read more →

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