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Filed under: Style, Weird, Nature Everyone likes a nice view from their apartment window, especially of a majestic evergreen forest. Now, the forest can actually be part of the apartment. Designer Edouard Francois has come up with an elegant, simple eco-
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Eco Factor: Interior garden keeps your interiors away from peeps and provides fresh air.
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A 1950s house transformed by Argentinean architects Gustavo Dieguez and Lucas Gilardi of Estudio a77 is an example in itself. Constituting of all the recycled and...
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Designed for a building competition to restore existing buildings and design a new one on the Aarhus University campus, Danish architecture firm CEBRA has popped up...
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Filed under: News, Geek Out Looking for something to spend some of that $90m on when you win tonight’s OzLotto draw? Look no further. In 1924, Frank Lloyd Wright...
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Designed for a competition to build a 20-square-foot area in Atlantic City (New Jersey), the “Hydra House” by Craig Konyk is a single-room structure with bold red...
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Designed for the Miguel Hernandez University campus in Alicante (Spain), the “Media Island” by Moho Architects is a Wi-Fi pavilion that, other than offering a...
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Inspired by the Nature, formation of the clouds and the mountains (Mount Fuji found in Japanese woodblock prints of Hokusai), the Tokyo-based 16A Architecture Studio...
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Located at Spencer Dock, on the northern part of the Liffey (Dublin), the National Conference Center by the Irish-born Pritzker Prize winner architect, Kevin Roche, is...
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Beyond a unique typology and a revolutionary vision, The Germain Calgary Condos defines a whole new approach to design, lifestyle and comfort.
Proud of its success in...
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Daniel Libeskind, the Polish-born American architect, is a well-known name in architectural practice and urban design. He is quite popular for his modern creations,...
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We have witnessed some of the most amazing floating structures (on the water) in the past, but what about residing in an apartment that floats in the sky and moves...
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Slated to complete by next spring to compete for the European Capital of Culture 2016, the “International Culture Center” by veteran designer Oscar Niemeyer (101)...
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Urban areas might sound like a strange place for trekking or camping, but Belgian architects import.export turning improbable into probable has come up with a mobile...
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Filed under: Games, Style Coming in August 2009, you can sit at your desk and show off your incredible architectural talent. With Lego. It’s finally time to begin...
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Strengthening the infrastructure of Copenhagen, Danish company Møller & Grønborg (M&G) Architects teaming up with the COWI (an engineering company) has...
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Showcased at the recent crossing: dialogues for emergency architecture exhibition to commemorate the first anniversary of the Wenchaun earthquake, the “Room...
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Commissioned by Midlands Architecture & Design Environment and the Government office for the West Midlands, designer Sjolander da Cruz teaming up with Buro Happold...
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Honoring the current General Secretary of the United Nations Organization and native of Chungju, Ban Ki-Moon, the City of Chungju is set for the UN Peace Park project,...
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Eco Factor: A pavilion made up of recycled kitchen sinks.
The Sustainable Sky Box can be sighted as an example of inventive reclaimed work. The entire structure is...
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Designed by the Bangkok-based Aesthetic Architects GO Group, known for its innovative urban design and sustainable constructions worldwide, a new cactus may soon bloom...
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Eco Factor: A large-scale skyscraper will absorb and convert carbon emissions and other pollutants into oxygen.
Some decades ago we might have not thought of unusual...
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Eco Factor: Energy efficient geothermal heating and cooling system saves energy.
In present circumstances, every architectural project is expected to embrace as many...
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‘Green Building: First Zero Energy Classroom Debuts in Boston’
Planet Earth is in big need of a greener environment for thousands of reasons. Green...
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EcoFactor: Environmentally friendly building
The Cristalchile factory is an offshoot of the Chilean architect Guillermo Hevia. The building exemplifies a green...
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EcoFactor: Collaboration to promote green living.
HOK, a global architectural firm, just announced the formation of an alliance with the Biomimicry Guild to assimilate...
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India is flourishing in all aspects, except when it comes to building sustainable designs. That’s why Landmark Park, an IT hub in Gurgaon, designed by Christopher...
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While worldwide efforts are on to contain global warming, every global citizen can contribute in their own way in reducing the carbon footprints. Housing sector,...
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It is not at all a surprise that museums across the planet (unlike the ones in my home town) are opting to go the green way as they try and tell the curious minds that...
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Earlier we told you about the world’s first zero-carbon, zero-waste, and car-free city called the Masdar City. This $22 billion development in Abu Dhabi also requires...
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Intel, the world’s largest semiconductor maker will soon have LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified green building in Haifa, Israel.
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Taking another step forward, North Carolina has come closer to the dream of developing a green city.
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Green Exchange, a shopping center to be opened in Chicago, early in 2008 will be the first environment-friendly shopping center in the U.S. and hence a socially...
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