It's the first living painting in London's Trafalgar Square, and maybe the first anywhere. A Van Gogh picture has been turned into a green living vertical wall.

It also pushes the limit of what we mean by historic preservation.

We are going to need a new term that binds them all together. A lecture in 20 slides.

"Less is more" is so over; These days the mantra is "too much is never enough."

Hawaiian engineers think that it can address many of the world's problems. Are they too ambitious?

It looks a lot better than the usual kind, cleans the air and absorbs noise.

But really, they should be dealing with the source of the problem.

A vintage Airstream trailer gets a fresh and airy makeover with some eye-catching patterns.

Vibrant tones liven up this redesign of a 1920s apartment in Stockholm, Sweden.

PNC Financial Services Group, based in Pittsburgh PA, has built a plant-covered exterior wall, "to make its headquarters building more energy-efficient." Looking like one of those huge billboards seen along an

This month's issue of Wallpaper* magazine is dominated by the 2007 Design Directory, their hand-picked favorite architects and designers from the past year. Always the epitome of cool, the mag's slick picks

Trump would rather keep humans out of the country than saltwater.

Adriano Studio shows the future of induction cooking with Ordine

It's been a couple of years since the still-planned and so-called Great Green Wall of Africa graced the pages of TreeHugger, so here's a quick update and overview: As the BBC reports, African leaders are meeting in Chad to further push the

What does it feel like to be an arch? Very different from how it feels like to be a cantilever.

Here is a clever new design that unfurls with a flourish and retracts with a simple pull of a string.

Blank city walls are huge canvases for this artist transforming our perception of ordinary buildings.

The wonderful world of birds, painted in life size and all together on a huge 2,500-square-foot wall.

A Federal judge has ruled that seven Virginia homeowners made legitimate damage claims regarding corrosion of metal items in the home and personal inconvenience caused by use of

A super minimalist mobile ice fishing hut consists of a wooden frame, some chicken wire and walls of ice, made on the spot.

Is this the future of construction?

The company quietly helps rebuild the island's electrical systems.

Our photo of the day comes from Calgary, Canada.

This apartment's built-in 'function wall' maximizes a small space by incorporating sleeping, sitting and storage.

Thousands of kilos of vegetables will hopefully prevent starvation in burned-out regions.

C'mon guys, look where you are going. This is an Apple product and you are clearly using it wrong.

This small apartment's 'library wall' functions as a way to keep the bed out of view, while also storing books and things.

Keep your cards, your cash, and your iPhone safe with these durable, water resistant accessories made from a renewable and sustainable material.

If you'd like to get the junk out of your back pocket or purse, consider downsizing into a wallet such as this one, which holds just the essentials.

These graceful, nature-inspired wall clocks are a timely delight to look at throughout the day.

Plants get a stylish home with these eye-catching, handmade wooden planters made for the wall.

Why hide your bike away when you can put it on display?

Colombian tropical town Villanueva's popular library is an example of non pretentious architecture gone right. Projected by Alejandro Piñol, Germán Ramírez, Miguel Torres and Carlos Meza, it was built with local materials and

World-renowned for their work in Medellin, especially for the Orchid House at the Botanical Garden, Colombian firm Plan B Architects is busy and keeps coming up with great projects.

In a pretty self-explanatory piece, Bogota-based Unodot studio executes a simple useful idea for small spaces.

The Africanized bees slipped in through a small opening, set up home, and were busy making honey.

Designer Shanan Campanaro creates lovely home decor with eco-friendly materials.

Recyclability is key at yök's eco-renovation. First, preserve everything we can, then recycle everything that has to go and lastly, make sure any new stuff is recyclable in the future.

In the end it needs to work, fit the budget and be easy to install. To divide our spaces, we opted for low-VOC drywalls, locally made in Spain. That way, no floors or ceilings shall be harmed!

What is the best eco option- longlasting porcelain sinks, 100% recyclable, lightweight LDPE ones or second hand washbasins? Here's the story of how we chose the sinks for our non-hotel in Barcelona.

There are very good reasons for using in-wall units, especially in smaller spaces.

The New Wall Street & Technology

Our photo of the day comes from Kananaskis, Canada.

Robert Pavlik, Chief Market Strategist at Banyan Partners, says recent losses on Wall Street was caused by a myriad of factors, which include more than Chinese weak data and Ukraine tensions.

"History tells us that the odds of another deep decline are very, very high," one strategist said.

After the coronavirus pandemic forced traders to work from home, Wall Street has gone virtual, leaning on tech platforms like Symphony and Zoom.

One of the world's leading authorities on Asia is worried Wall Street is miscalculating China's efforts to reopen its economy.

"Some of these hopes make more sense than others," the "Mad Money" host said.

"'Sell in May and go away' is suboptimal advice, people, but this May, it just so happens that the market's run too much versus the fundamentals," the "Mad Money" host said.

"The staples and the retailers should be moving in opposite directions" meaning "somebody's wrong here," the "Mad Money" host said.