Inhabitat Weekly August 26th

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Hey Inhabitat readers! This week we brought you the summer's most sizzling green design stories as the world's fastest battery-powered electric vehicle blazed a trail across the desert and an awesome peddle-powered submarine charted the seas. As students around the world gear up to head back to school we also showcased 9 of our favorite student-built architecture projects, and if you're feeling bummed about trading your lazy summer days for books and professors - we have something that might cheer you up! We're giving away not one, but two awesome eco backpack bundles - one for Inhabitants and one for Inhabitots! Win an Eco Backpack in Our Green Back-to-School Contest! Heads up students - there's still time to win an awesome Instinctive eco backpack chock-full of green school suplies in our Back-to-School backpack giveaway! All you have to do to win this prize package valued at $150 is "like" Inhabitat on Facebook and leave a comment on this post telling us how you're going to green your school routine. We're also giving away an awesome kids bookbag on Inhabitots, so enter today for a chance to win! Win a Kids Backpack + Green School Supplies! THE WEEK IN GREEN DESIGN Foster + Partners Unveils Bank With Undulating Roof French Engineers Design a Pedal-Powered Submarine INTERVIEW: Architect James Corner On NYC’s High Line Buckeye Bullet Electric Racer Breaks EV Speed Record! Incredible Pavillion Made From 1300 Shipping Pallets 9 Student Architecture Projects That Make the Grade KIDS STORIES FROM INHABITOTS ‘Little People’ – A Tiny Street Art Project by Slinkachu Our Favorite Kids Finds at the New York Gift Fair WIN FREE GREEN STUFF! Win an Upcycled Leather Purse From ReFind Originals! WEARABLE STORIES FROM ECOUTERRE Energy-Harvesting Film Cd Power Your Gadgets 7 Unexpected Ways To Recycle Old Denim Jeans UPCOMING DESIGN EVENTS: The Architecture and the City Festival Kicks off Next Week! Attention all San Francisco Bay Area architecture fans! We’re thrilled to announce that next week marks the start of AIASF’s 2010 Architecture and the City Festival! This month-long festival is one of our favorite annual events, showcasing some of the Bay Area’s best new architecture projects, eye-opening lectures and exhibitions, and fun activities and tours. As always, there’s host of green events in this year’s lineup that we can’t wait to check out, so join us as we explore the city of San Francisco in a whole new way. Spots are sure to fill up quick, so check out this year’s calendar and register today! THE ARCHITECTURE AND THE CITY FESTIVAL > Join Inhabitat at West Coast Green Next Month! Heads up Bay Area architects, designers, and green builders! West Coast Green 2010 will be taking San Francisco by storm this September with another incredible event that explores green innovation in the built environment. We're looking forward to an exciting lineup of offerings including talks by William McDonough and Michelle Kaufmann, an incredible exhibition of innovative green products, and of course, the unveiling of this year's sustainable showhouse. Tickets are currently available, so check out this year's schedule and register today! REGISTER FOR WEST COAST GREEN > Thanks for reading, we'll see you next week! Jill, Yuka & Mike Your fabulous Inhabitat editors Your are receiving this email because you opted in to our newsletter Unsubscribe fijatv.creations@blogger.com from this list. Our mailing address is: Inhabitat 7 Essex St New York, New York 10002 Add us to your address book Copyright (C) 2009 Inhabitat All rights reserved. Forward this email to a friend Update your profile