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- Connecting Cooksville creates a colorful mixed-use community Wed, 16 Nov 22, 5:30amTAS and SvN Architects + Planners (SvN) released designs for a project called Connecting Cooksville, a Mississauga development that will connect the surrounding city with a mixed-use community...
- Brink Tower in Amsterdam is a pillar of sustainable design Thu, 3 Nov 22, 3:30amBrink Tower is a new high-rise building set to make a big impression on Amsterdam, Netherlands. It’s an example of how sustainable, modern design can integrate perfectly into the world’s most historic cities.[...]
- This is how Singapore does vertical biophilic urbanism Thu, 20 Oct 22, 5:30amWhat makes this high-rise building in Singapore different from all the other tall buildings around the world? Not only is this one of the tallest towers in Singapore, but it also honors the natural world and the history of...
- Vertical forest apartment has an astonishing 404 trees Fri, 3 Jun 22, 1:30amEasyhome Huanggang Vertical Forest City Complex, located in Hubei province, is the first Chinese vertical forest apartment building designed by Stefano Boeri Architetti China...
- High-rise tower will provide affordable housing in Germany Fri, 22 Apr 22, 2:30amUNStudio and OKRA Landscape Architects won the International Architectural Competition for a mixed-use, high-rise. The Belsenpark Tower is designed to be a sustainable building that fits the style of the surrounding communities.[...]
- NL Architects’ Mixed Use Center Mimics Lush Green-Roofed Hills in Xiamen Tue, 15 Apr 14, 11:00pmNL Architects' mixed-use shopping center comprises three major layers: a network of SOHO (small office) spaces, a residential program, and approximately 100,000 square feet of retail space...
- Revolutionary Lightweight Carbon Fiber UltraRope Could Make Kilometer-High Elevators Possible Sat, 22 Jun 13, 1:30amFinnish elevator manufacturer KONE has just announced a new high-rise elevator technology that could enable elevators to travel heights up to 1 kilometer-twice the distance that is currently feasible...
- Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill’s Imperial Tower Could Be Mumbai’s Tallest and Greenest Skyscraper Wed, 8 May 13, 12:01amWith projects like the Burj Khalifa under his belt, architect Adrian Smith has become synonymous with supertall skyscrapers, so it's no surprise that his firm, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill, is the creative force behind Imperial...
- Skye Halifax Green Skyscrapers To Be the Tallest Towers in Nova Scotia Thu, 13 Oct 11, 7:23amThe Canadian province of Nova Scotia is renowned for its natural beauty and fisheries, but it isn’t as well known for its skyscrapers. After all, the tallest building in Halifax, the capital city, has just 32 floors....