Russian Woman Builds House of 5,000 Glass Bottles

Glass bottles are another building material that can be cheap, easily collected and reused, like in this house of 5,000 glass bottles built by a woman in Novoshakhtinsk, RussiaOlga Queen spent only a mere six months collecting glass bottles to build the eco-friendly house of her dreams. Using a wood frame and concrete construction, the bottles which trap air to provide insulation rather than as opposed to losing heat and privacy, were stacked up to create a quaint house with an attic.

Recycled Plastic Bottle House Built in Nigeria

Thousands of pieces of trash that would otherwise be clogging waterways and landfills in Nigeria have been turned into sturdy, and surprisingly attractive, construction materials in the village of Yelwa, where the country's first plastic-bottle house is drawing curious visitors and plenty of press.

Danny Lane Playing with Glass

Danny Lane... He has worked in London since the 1980's. His sculptures and furniture designs range in scale, he plays around with layered and textured glass. Using the side of glass creates the green wave.

Frank Gehry

Bilbao, Spain has become an architectural hot spot in recent years, especially in thanks to the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, by Frank Gehry.  The Basque Health Department Headquarters, designed by Coll-Barreu Architects, shared the sculptural focus of Gehry’s Guggenhiem.  While Gehry designed his masterpiece with metal, Coll-Barreu crafted the Basque Health Dept. Headquarters in angular glass with an almost organically-inspired shape.  When it comes to glass in architecture, this building is easily amongst the world’s most progressive in form.