Let's hope cows don't get seasick.

This revamp of an 1830s apartment mixes modern materials to create a modern space.

It sorta defeats the purpose in about twelve different ways.

From retiring dairy cows to asking whether

This innovative billboard does double duty: advertising for a university's engineering program while producing much-needed clean drinking water for local communities.

Norwegian architect Tron Meyer cuts a stair out of solid engineered wood.

Which side of the bed gets the stair? Batlab solves it with two.

It does a lot more than just get you from floor to floor, in this interesting Korean courtyard house.

Perhaps lofts are not the best solution for tiny homes and apartments.

This multifunctioning stair hides a generous bookcase underneath.

A health insurer practices what it preaches.

Here is an architect who knows how to get people on their feet.

Want to get quickly into the tree canopy? This modular set of stairs can be quickly and easily wrapped around any tree, without doing damage to the trunk.

Architect Tamir Addadi squeezes a lot into a very small space

Yet another reason to skip the escalator/elevator and hoof it instead.

And when you get to the top of this, you deserve a treat.

Sweden shows how to build comfortable apartments for families, and stairs that people want to use.

Michael Janzen comes up with an interesting and elegant design. But is it safe?

Belgian architects build a tower in a barn. But my, it uses a lot of lumber.

It seems that these days you can build just about anything with a CNC machine.

Neri&Hu turn climbing the stairs into an experience for Bloomberg in Hong Kong.

A good, if not very accurate, idea.

Why go diagonally when you can go straight up?

160 tons of steel and 10 tons of copper never looked so good

And believe it or not, it's environmentally friendly!

There's more than one way to go up in a small space, and this is one smart alternative.

Because if you make it beautiful and open, people will use it.

Syte Architects insert a mezzanine and a terrific storage stair in existing loft.

Sometimes you wonder what they were thinking.

This is a big problem in old buildings: providing universal access without ruining the look of the building.

The city council has begun installing solar-powered lights around the streets of downtown Nairobi.

Flying can be a divisive topic when it comes to curbing emissions, but airplanes have other environmental impacts too.

And more blaming the millennials, robots and boomers and kitchens are exhuasting.

and the last job on earth.

A consumer product guide compiled along with iFixit shows which brands make it easy to fix our gadgets and which don't.

In addition to its social conscience, Sweden is also extremely fashion conscious, and recent media debate plus campaigns by local group Rena Kläder (Clean Clothing) have brought ideas about ethical fashion to the forefront. Right on cue, in Sweden's

SOURCE is a solar-powered and self-contained device capable of harvesting up to 10 liters of clean drinking water per day from the air.

The outdoor gear retailer plans to certify 30 percent of its clothes as fair-trade by the end of 2017.

The UK grocery chain has long been a Fairtrade champion, but recently announced it would invent its own 'fairly traded' certification scheme.

The ethical shopping label is facing new competition from companies opting to create their own certification programs.

In tribute to the region's salt lake, the architects of this unique restaurant used salt as an eco-friendly building material.

This prototypical house acts as an active interface between its inhabitants and the outside.

Sleek and easy to assemble, this portable cabin offers a comfortable place to stay even in remote places.

Scientists are concerned about how airports are conducive to the spread of disease.

For the first time ever, insects took the place of cheese at an upscale gastronomical event.

Our photo of the day illustrates why the word 'caterpillar' (literally, shaggy cat) makes perfect sense.

But what will the handrail police say?

Using traditional techniques and materials, this design adapts the age-old idea of evaporative cooling to create a low-energy, alternative air conditioner.

From Japanese designer Sakura Adachi comes this marvel of space-saving design: "Trick," the bookshelf that hides a table and two chairs. Featured by Italian manufacturer Campeggi at the 2010 Salone del Mobile in Milan, this is a great

Another interesting find from Buenos Aires design fair, Feria Puro Diseno (FPD), this is a modular system designed by local studio Disenaveral to build different kinds of shelving spaces that adapt to changing situations.