Kirn gardens is a welcome green space leading down to beautiful shingle beach. Historically the gardens contained a public toilet, and the beach hosted a local cafe (Reggies) that attracted visitors t...

Dunoon Burgh Hall is a cultural venue and arts facility managed by a local trust and charity. The historic Grade B listed building located on Argyll Street reopened in 2017 following extensive refurbi...

This 1910 rowhome, located in Brooklyn's Prospect Heights neighborhood, has been completely renovated and includes a new addition and excavated cellar. The house is fully retrofitted with the latest ...

Located at 130 West 95th street between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues. The Viridian Future One project consists of 5 levels single family residence with a ground floor community commercial space. Ene...

331 8th St (between 5th & 6th Avenues) is a single family brownstone full-gut renovation anticipating EnerPHit certification. Utilizing dense-packed cellulose and EIFS as the primary insulation la...

A PHEntrefit project that is expected to be completed by March 2015. This home is a two family, 3 story brick townhouse in Park Slope Brooklyn. The project is a full gut renovation with features inc...

This home is a one family, 3 story brick townhouse in Park Slope Brooklyn. The project is a full gut renovation with features including: thermal bridge free detailing, Intello and Stoguard air barrie...

This self managed affordable coop has a great little gallery, birds in the backyard, artifacts in the cellar. Open weekends and events, see bulletspace.org

Managed by Argyll and Bute Council, Dunoon Cemetery sits on the edge of the town centre close to family housing and the town’s more industrial zone (Hamilton Street). The cemetery is culturally signif...

According to Historic Scotland, Dunoon Pier is ‘the best surviving example of a timber ferry pier in Scotland.’  Owned by Argyll and Bute Council, this Grade A listed structure is a nationally im...

A cultural park designed for the interplay of nature, art, science and history - it's seasonal! Please check the website for the schedule, including Arm of the Sea Theater, at armofthesea.org/the...

Grand Central Terminal, a historic transportation hub and architectural marvel, faces unique waste management challenges due to its 750,000 daily commuters and visitors. The constant flow of travelers...

Everyone can view the garden, year round! The composting areas are active all the time, providing soil for spring planting. There are several birds and squirrels living at Siempre Verde, too, as well ...

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Campbeltown Town Hall is a prominent civic building located in the heart of Campbeltown, a town on the Kintyre peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.  Built in 1760-1762 and designed by John Bro...

Welcome to the Fossil Grove in Glasgow, Scotland A unique earth heritage site with eleven fossil tree stumps from the Carboniferous Period. They are about 330 million years old, and are preserved wher...

James Ewing owned the Taylor's Caymanas estate in Jamaica, located in the parish of St. Catherine. This property included 286 enslaved people. He held numerous other investments that resulted in a sub...

At the foot of Ferry Brae on Dunoon's high street is a pharmacy. The same premises have been continually used as a Pharmacy since 1868, when Chemist George Stirling located himself to this purpose-bui...

The sugar and slave trade played a pivotal role in the adoption of rhubarb hybrids as a garden and farm-grown crop in Britain. During the 1800s, British cultivation of rhubarb increased significantly ...

This map location—Castle House—is an impressive villa built in 1822 as a summer house for James Ewing Esquire of Strathleven. The imposing Gothic-style building, situated near the ancient Dunoon Castl...

Robert Alexander Bryden, Architect (1841–1906), was born in Glasgow and educated at Arthur’s Academy, Dunoon, and Kirkcaldy Grammar School. Apprenticed to Clarke & Bell, he was listed in The Glasg...

In China, people have selectively used the roots of rhubarb species to treat illnesses for thousands of years, long before we started growing and cooking the stalks of rhubarb. The rhubarb we know tod...

The Haus der Statistik, a vast 1968-built complex near Alexanderplatz, once decayed and empty for over a decade, is now a beacon of community-led urban renewal. Activists turned planners, frustrated b...