Posts Tagged ‘Sustainable Building’

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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March 6th, 2010 - 10:00 am § in Architecture

The OOoo Chair Uses Zero Materials

We love seeing new furniture ideas that implement used, discarded, eco-friendly and recycled materials, but it’s not often that we find a chair that uses zero materials in construction. The OOoo Chair is an innovative concept that presses us to consider all of the energy and material waste[...]

March 6th, 2010 - 1:41 am § in Architecture

PREFAB FRIDAY: Ideabox’s Fortino Prefab House Debuts in Portland

Last weekend, Ideabox debuted their newest prefab home at the Portland Home and Garden Show. The Fortino is meant for an urban lot and packs a lot in a small punch. The two bedroom house easily fits into a 50 x 100 foot space, with plenty of room around it for a yard and landscaping. [...][...]

March 5th, 2010 - 4:00 pm § in Architecture

Zendome: Gorgeous Geodesic Domes Create Flexible Green Spaces

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

Stacked Shipping Container Medical Complex in Sudan

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