Materials Green Architecture
Innovative, sustainable materials and ideas that make a difference in architecture.
10-01-2020 - Materials
Restaurant Avocado Gang in Prague by Mimosa architekti
Czech firm Mimosa architekti has designed Avocado Gang, the first “avocado” restaurant in Prague. The intense colour of the avocado and food made here inspired the venue’s interior design, with the multicoloured dining table standing in the middle underscored by the shades of grey in the rest of the restaurant.
01-01-2020 - Materials
Sabine Marcelis at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion, Barcelona
Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis crafted No Fear of Glass, a site-specific art installation in one of the most iconic spaces of the 20th century, the German Pavilion, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich for the 1929 Barcelona International Exhibition. A material connection between art and architecture.
24-12-2019 - Materials
Connecting with the history of Vienna, Renngasse 10 by 3XN
The Danish architecture studio 3XN designed the Renngasse 10 apartment building in Vienna’s first district. A contemporary design that adapts to the surrounding historic buildings in a way that complements its neighbours, at the same time retaining its own identity.
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26-06-2018 - Materials
Blouin Orzes Architectes, Nunavik cultural centre
Blouin Orzes Architectes, which has been in business for many years now in the northern part of Quebec, has created a collective architecture with the new Nunavik cultural centre, closely interacting with the natural context, and inspired by the forms of the icebergs.
20-06-2018 - Materials
2018 Architecture Biennale. Mexico, Echoes of a Land
Our journey continues through the national participations at the 16th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia with the Mexico Pavilion, curated by Gabriela Etchegaray and entitled “Echoes of a Land”.
15-06-2018 - Materials
WDA William Duff Architects and the renovation of Big Ranch Road
WDA (William Duff Architects) has won the American Institute of Architects San Francisco (AIA SF) Merit Award for Big Ranch Road, a project to convert an old barn in the Napa Valley into a family retreat.
28-05-2018 - Materials
A landmark by NBJ Architectes in Blagnac
With their project for the Technical Centre of Blagnac, the architects from French firm NBJ Architectes show that a commercial building can become an important part of the urban fabric if it connects with the environment.
17-05-2018 - Materials
Ibenergi Headquarters in Toledo, by Taller Abierto
Spanish architecture firm Taller Abierta designed the Ibenergi headquarters in Toledo.
09-05-2018 - Materials
Petra Gibb at the Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm
Swedish architect Petra Gibb is a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Sweden.
