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- Lush Sky Green towers are the first of their kind in Taichung Thu, 9 Jan 20, 3:30amTaichung, Taiwan has taken yet another step toward becoming a greener, more livable city with the recent completion of Sky Green, a sustainably minded, mixed-use development...
- Perkins + Will overhauls a boring concrete warehouse into beautiful LEED Gold offices Wed, 23 Aug 17, 6:30pmAt first glance, it’s hard to imagine that this gorgeous light-filled building was once an uninspiring concrete monolith. It’s a testament to the architectural might of Perkins + Will, which transformed the 1940s military...
- The 2,500-year-old bracket that protects China's Forbidden City against earthquakes Thu, 27 Jul 17, 11:33pmThe presence of earthquakes in China has resulted in timber-framing practices that put European design to shame. As early as 500BC, builders in China developed disaster-resistant structures with interlocking flower-shaped...
- Swallows Nest: Vincent Callebaut Unveils Glittering Zero-Carbon Mobius Strip Cultural Center for Taiwan Wed, 12 Jun 13, 3:00pmThe Swallows Nest cultural center has a system of moats in the basement level between the floors and walls that stabilizes the building in case of earthquakes...
- Konbit Super-Adobe Shelters are Helping a Rural Haitian Village Rebuild Thu, 27 Dec 12, 1:59amRead the rest of Konbit Super-Adobe Shelters are Helping a Rural Haitian Village Rebuild Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", affordable housing, cal-earth, disaster proof...
- OODA’s Istanbul Disaster Prevention & Education Centre Doubles as an Emergency Shelter Sat, 3 Dec 11, 4:30amRead the rest of OODA’s Istanbul Disaster Prevention & Education Centre Doubles as an Emergency Shelter Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", disaster prevention,...
- Soil Studies from Japan’s Earthquake Will Make Building Design Safer Worldwide Wed, 20 Jul 11, 1:13amJapan’s March 11th magnitude 9 Tohoku Earthquake — which caused a tidal wave and the ensuing Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster — was one of the most powerful ever recorded and just happened...
- Mexico City Eco Apartments Inspired By The Trees of the Neighborhood Sat, 8 Jan 11, 8:30amRead the rest of Mexico City Eco Apartments Inspired By The Trees of the Neighborhoodhttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed...
- World’s Largest Earthquake-Proof Building Completed in Istanbul Tue, 24 Nov 09, 5:00pmIstanbul’s brand new Sabiha Gökçen International Airport airport terminal opened on October 31st of this year and is now the world’s largest earthquake-proof building...