Posts Tagged ‘Architecture’

March 11th, 2010 - 5:00 pm § in Architecture

Crazy Pixel Building to Be Australia’s First Carbon Neutral Office

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March 11th, 2010 - 5:45 am § in Architecture

Big Steps To Make Our Cities and Buildings Better

There are a lot of things wrong with the way we build our cities, and in these hard times, there is a lot wrong in the way we are rebuilding them, or unbuilding them as the case may be. These activists were out the other night trying to stop the demolition of 41 historic buildings [...][...]

March 11th, 2010 - 1:00 am § in Architecture

10 MW Dubai Skyscraper Makes 10X More Renewable Energy Than It Needs

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March 10th, 2010 - 5:00 pm § in Architecture

BREEAM Awards Showcase the Most Outstanding Green Buildings in Europe

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March 10th, 2010 - 10:30 am § in Architecture

Tower City is an Ecotopia Stacked Up on Stilts

Tower City, another concept from the 2010 eVolo Skyscraper Competition, re-envisions the city of Marseilles as a stacked skyscraper that sits on stilts above the water. Rather than letting cities spread out as population increases, a the design calls for a new city to be created out on the water, c[...]

March 9th, 2010 - 4:00 pm § in Architecture

The Hague’s International Criminal Court Aims for BREEAM Excellent

The International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, will soon have a permanent new home close to the North Sea. Danish firm Schmidt Hammer and Lassen won the rights to design the new building, which will be built to be environmentally sustainable as well as sensitive to the bordering natura[...]

March 9th, 2010 - 5:05 am § in Architecture

Water Purifying Skyscraper Cleans up Jakarta’s Rivers

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March 9th, 2010 - 5:04 am § in Architecture

Bubble Shaped Skyscraper is a Fresh Water Factory

Design Crew for Architecture have created an incredible water purifying skyscraper that looks like dozens of soapy bubbles stacked one on top of another. According to the design brief, “There is only about 1% left of liquid freshwater and the UNO and the World Water Council estimates there mi[...]

March 8th, 2010 - 4:00 pm § in Architecture

Gorgeous Green Roofed High School Rises in France

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