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The future of student housing may mean greater energy efficiency, faster construction times, and less waste if developers follow in the footsteps of the Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology’s newly completed undergraduate...

A lovely little space has popped up in a north London garden as a shared workspace for a musician and seamstress couple. Cork Study—named after its sustainable cork cladding—is the work of design studio Surman Weston,...

Despite the Dockboot’s compact appearance, the holiday home is surprisingly spacious. The architects bypassed the island’s building restriction that limits domestic home footprints to 110 square meters by partially submerging...

To minimize its appearance on the landscape, the house is split into five smaller structures inspired by the form of the traditional Swedish fishing hut and set around a protected bay...

Tengbom Architects won the bid to design the 600-square-meter trail center in 2014, after placing first in an architecture competition launched by Sweden’s Kungälv municipality following the destruction of the old building...

Please consider the following unpublished article about an enormous green roof on top of the cruise ship terminal in Copenhagen, Denmark. Please credit photos to Heather Shimmin. I've been having problems uploading the images...

Villa B is oriented for solar exposure, but protected from overheating with a system of Larch wood slats that serve as a rainscreen and encourage natural ventilation...

Read the rest of Green-Roofed Thurrock Workshop Builds Stage Sets For London’s Royal Opera House Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", Daylighting, eco design, green...

Read the rest of Green-Roofed, Mirrored Watergraafsmeer Garden Studio Reflects Light & Greenery in Amsterdam Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", Amsterdam, cc studio,...

Read the rest of Canada Water Library is a Green-Roofed Library of the Future in London Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", canada water, canada water basin, canada water...

Mecanoo has just broken ground on one of their most exciting projects to date – the green-roofed KIEM education complex in the Netherlands. Located in Dordrecht amidst several parks and a nature conservancy, the complex...

Read the rest of New Botanical Research Institute of Texas Campus is a LEED Platinum Green Think Tank Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: botanical research, botanical research institute of texas, BRIT,...

Read the rest of Arlevagen is a Charming Low-Energy, Green-Roofed Housing Development in Sweden Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", arlevagen, eco design, eco home, green...

Read the rest of Arlevagen is a Charming Low Energy Green Roofed Housing Development in Sweden Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", arlevagen, eco design, eco home, green...

Read the rest of London’s Flint House is a High-Performance Handcrafted Green Home Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", eco design, eco home, eco house, flint house,...