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- LEED Platinum Stockman Bank harvests rainwater and solar power in Missoula Sat, 27 Jun 20, 2:30amIn Montana’s historic downtown Missoula, a Stockman Bank branch has recently earned LEED v4 Core and Shell Platinum certification — the second building in the U.S and the fifth worldwide to receive such accreditation....
- Timber Woody office in France embraces Paris' largest park Sat, 30 Nov 19, 3:30amIn a bid to reduce the carbon footprint of construction, French architecture firm Atelier du Pont has created an office for Santé publique France, the French public healthcare agency...
- MADs ethereal Yiwu Grand Theater will float on Zhejiang waters Sat, 6 Jul 19, 3:30amBeijing-based architectural firm MAD Architects has won a competition for Zhejiang’s Yiwu Grand Theater with a proposal that’s stunning, sculptural and site-specific...
- Stefano Boeri Architettis iridescent tower breaks ground in Tirana Wed, 19 Sep 18, 7:26amStefano Boeri Architetti, the Italian architecture firm behind the vertical forest towers, has unveiled designs for the Blloku Cube, a mixed-use high-rise marked by its distinctive energy-efficient cladding...
- Massive green-roofed home in Brazil features a series of ramps Thu, 30 Aug 18, 1:00amSão Paulo-based Una Arquitetos has completed a massive home in the municipality of Cotia that unites its various volumes beneath a lushly planted green roof...
- An urban farm and restaurant flourishes in Utrechts circular pavilion Sat, 28 Jul 18, 6:00amA new restaurant celebrating sustainability has opened in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Designed by Dutch architecture firm cezeped, The Green House is a “circular” pavilion that houses a restaurant, urban farm and meeting...
- BIG unveils designs for LEED-certified skyscraper in NYC Wed, 4 Apr 18, 6:30pmA new LEED-seeking glass skyscraper is set to rise in Midtown Manhattan, with designs courtesy of Bjarke Ingels Group. New York YIMBY got the scoop on the first renderings, showing an immense office tower wrapped in glass...
- Light-filled glass house camouflages itself against a hillside in France Tue, 12 Dec 17, 10:00pmEllena Mehl Architects skillfully disguised a new modern extension inside the terraced gardens of a traditional Provencal farmhouse in southeast France...
- Light-filled extension camouflages itself into a hillside Tue, 12 Dec 17, 10:00pmEllena Mehl Architects skillfully disguised a modern new extension inside the terraced gardens of a traditional Provencal farmhouse in southeast France...
- Stunning Seashore Chapel in China appears to float at high tide Thu, 7 Jul 16, 6:00pmLocated on the beach next to China’s Bohai Sea, the Seashore Chapel serves the resort community as both a religious space and a community gathering space for public events...