Sustainable Architecture Green Architecture
Sustainable design and solutions focusing on the environment, architecture with a “green” heart.
Curated by Christiane Burklein
14-10-2021 - Sustainable Architecture
MFLA Landscape Design Studio and the most sustainable winery in the USA
The designers from the Munden Fry Landscape Associates - MFLA studio have created, in collaboration with Piechota Architecture, the only "zero net water and energy" winery in the USA with the Alexander Valley Silver Oak Winery in California. The Silver Oak Winery has obtained both the LEED Platinum and Living Building Challenge certifications.
12-10-2021 - Sustainable Architecture
Building Natural Connections Webinars
Floornature is the exclusive media partner of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership - University of Cambridge and of the Future Spaces Foundation for the “Building Natural Connections” webinar series organised in the run-up to the "UN Climate Change Conference" COP26. In view of the third appointment of the series on the social value of architecture, here is a summary of the previous two appointments in the series.
29-09-2021 - Sustainable Architecture
Transformation in San Francisco by Buttrick Projects Architecture+Design
The Oakland-based Buttrick Projects Architecture+Design firm has designed the transformation of a multi-residential structure in San Francisco, known as the Filbert Cottages. The pre-existing structures dating back to the busy construction period that followed the devastating 1906 earthquake, have been recovered with technically updated and contemporary details and architectural elements.
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21-09-2021 - Sustainable Architecture
THISS at the Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism
The British architecture firm THISS, founded by architects Tamsin Hanke and Sash Scott, is present at the Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism 2021 (SBAU) with the Resilient Monument project. The installation in the Cities section of the SBAU investigates the meaning of monuments, examined from the point of view of resilience.
20-09-2021 - Sustainable Architecture
Sustainable transformation, D525 Barcelona designed by Sanzpont Arquitectura
D525 Barcelona is an office building located in Barcelona, the result of the conversion of a condominium dating back to the 1970s. The project was designed by Sanzpont Arquitectura, with the aim of reducing the environmental impact of the architectural gesture thanks to a sustainable renovation of the existing structure.
08-09-2021 - Sustainable Architecture
The sustainable design of ADDP Architects’ new Seaside Residences towers in Singapore
Award-winning studio ADDP Architects of Singapore has completed The Seaside Residences, a complex incorporating 841 residential units and two retail spaces in four 27-storey towers. The project reconciles seaside living with urban density in a highly sustainable project.
24-08-2021 - Sustainable Architecture
Best of Livegreenblog, commercial and industrial architecture
Being sustainable is also a prerogative for companies, so we dedicate this Best of Livegreenblog to the business world that has opted for environmentally friendly solutions in its architectural choices. We find projects involving the recovery and reuse of existing buildings, but also new constructions.
23-08-2021 - Sustainable Architecture
Saltbox Passive House by Atelier L’Abri
The Canadian firm L'Abri has built the Saltbox Passive House near Montreal. This family home has received LEED Platinum and PHIUS 2018+ certifications from the Passive House Institute US, becoming the third house in Quebec to obtain passive house certification.
18-08-2021 - Sustainable Architecture
Best of Livegreenblog, research and education
We continue with the summer version of the best of Livegreenblog. At a time of relaxation like this, why not look at the architecture dedicated to schools and research institutes? In this case, we can range from the Naturalis Biodiversity Center by Neutelings Riiedijk Architects in Leiden to Karim Nader's renovated schools in Beirut, from the American excellence Kendeda Building to the two university institutes designed by Coldefy in France.
