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- Wellesleys Global Flora greenhouse can generate all of its own energy Fri, 3 Jul 20, 1:30amBoston-based architecture firm Kennedy & Violich Architecture has flipped the script for energy-intensive greenhouses with the net-zero energy Global Flora, a sustainable botanical facility for Wellesley College in Massachusetts...
- Discover the powers of nature in Denmarks newly opened NATURKRAFT exploratorium Thu, 18 Jun 20, 1:30amLast week, Denmark’s NATURKRAFT officially opened to offer the public a new space for experiencing the “physical and aesthetic powers of nature.” Designed by Thøgersen & Stouby and SLA, the new landmark at the...
- Cepezed completes the first self-sufficient bus station in the Netherlands Tue, 7 May 19, 2:30amDelft-based architectural firm cepezed has completed the Netherlands’ first self-sufficient bus station in the southern city of Tilburg. Designed to generate all of its own energy, the new transit facility features a massive...
- An auditorium uses translucent ETFE panels for a surreal look Fri, 15 Feb 19, 5:30amSpanish design firm SelgasCano has completed the surreal Plasencia conference center and auditorium in Spain. Shaped like a giant boulder, the multifaceted building is wrapped in a translucent skin of ETFE panels that floods...
- This foldable, solar-powered skyscraper provides instant shelter in disaster zones Wed, 2 May 18, 5:06amSkyshelter.zip is a mobile skyscraper that can be folded and transported to natural disaster zones. Polish designers Damian Granosik, Jakub Kulisa and Piotr Pańczyk envisioned the design as a compact multi-purpose shelter...
- The 2018 Super Bowl stadium in Minnesota offsets 100% of its energy Sat, 27 Jan 18, 1:35amThe NFL’s Super Bowl LII kicks off next Sunday—but football won’t be the only thing on our mind when the game begins. This year’s championship game will be held in Minneapolis, the northernmost American city to ever...
- Inflatable spiky pinecone-shaped roofs top this forest resort in Latvia Tue, 21 Mar 17, 10:12pmSpiky ETFE roofs top this airy forest resort and spa in the historic region of Kurzeme, Latvia. 3GATTI Architecture Studio and OFL Architecture teamed up to design the Pinecones Resort using sustainable construction techniques...
- Eco-conscious Parc Central adds beautiful green lungs to Guangzhou Tue, 12 Jul 16, 11:00pmThe 24-meter-tall two-story Parc Central has a notably lower profile than its high-rise neighbors, however, still stands out with its eye-catching form...
- New municipal building in Stockholm will look and act just like a greenhouse Wed, 2 Mar 16, 5:00am“Drivhus”—Danish for the word “greenhouse”—was selected as the winner of an international, invited competition in 2014. Located in an area currently zoned for major redevelopment, the project aims to revitalize...
- Could Stockholm’s new “greenhouse” building end boring municipal design? Wed, 2 Mar 16, 5:00am“Drivhus”—Danish for the word “greenhouse”—was selected as the winner of an international, invited competition in 2014. Located in an area currently zoned for major redevelopment, the project aims to revitalize...
- Backyard BI(h)OME is a tiny, low-cost house with a light environmental footprint Thu, 16 Jul 15, 12:32amThis tiny low-cost, low-impact home which contains a bedroom, kitchen, living room, bathroom and dining room, was designed as a semi-permanent housing solution that can be recycled and reinstalled in people's backyards...
- Backyard BI(h)OME is a low-cost tiny home with a tiny environmental footprint Thu, 16 Jul 15, 12:32amThis tiny low-cost, low-impact home which contains a bedroom, kitchen, living room, bathroom and dining room, was designed as a semi-permanent housing solution that can be recycled and reinstalled in people's backyards...
- SelgasCano unveils colorful chrysalis-like designs for the 2015 Serpentine Pavilion Thu, 26 Mar 15, 7:45pmSpanish architects Jose Selgas and Lucia Cano of SelgasCano just unveiled designs for the 2015 Serpentine Pavilion, a temporary summer structure to be built in London’s Kensington Gardens...
- HOK’s new ARCTIC Center paves the way for California’s high speed rail Tue, 16 Dec 14, 6:00amHOK Architects drew inspiration from classic transit halls including Grand Central Terminal in New York along with the elegance of local airship hangars...
- Grimshaw Architects Completes Light & Airy Highpoint Shopping Centre in Melbourne Fri, 19 Jul 13, 2:28amThe Highpoint Shopping Centre is located about eight kilometers northwest of Melbourne's central business district in the suburb of Maribyrnong. Grimshaw Architects was tasked with designing the 30,000 square-meter retail...