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Sustainable design and solutions focusing on the environment, architecture with a “green” heart.
08-11-2019 - Sustainable Architecture
New sustainable Exploration Centre in Laval, Canada by Cardin Julien
The Parc de la Rivière-des-Mille-Îles Exploration Centre by Cardin Julien brings a number of different services under the one roof. The sustainable building is targeting LEED Gold certification and was designed with the goal of helping people understand and appreciate the Mille Îles river, a true gem in Laval, Canada.
07-11-2019 - Sustainable Architecture
Aman Kyoto: resort in an old forgotten garden
Far from the city centre, the Aman Kyoto resort designed by Australian firm Kerry Hill Architects sits at the foot of the Hidari Daimonji mountain, close to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the golden Kinkaku-ji temple. The resort architecture is a contemporary tribute to the traditional Japanese Ryokan inns.
05-11-2019 - Sustainable Architecture
LMCC Arts Center by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners opens in New York
The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) opened its new Arts Center at Governors Island in New York Harbor. The pro bono project by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners is the latest piece in the ongoing transformation of the island, a former military base, into a vibrant cultural destination.
RECENT PROJECTS
28-10-2019 - Sustainable Architecture
The Miller Hull Partnership, new living spaces in Seattle
The Miller Hull Partnership completed 8th & Republican Mixed-Use Development in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighbourhood. A project that balances public and private interests with an urban space in a community setting.
14-10-2019 - Sustainable Architecture
Bio21 Nancy Millis Building by DesingInc in Melbourne
DesignInc’s Melbourne studio recently completed the Bio21 Nancy Millis Building in Parkville, one of the largest biotechnology research centres in Australia. Architecture that exemplifies the significance of collaborative practice and healthy work environments for researchers and office workers and of improving results and targeting a Green Star rating from the Green Building Council of Australia.
10-10-2019 - Sustainable Architecture
Henning Larsen Architects, The Lindner College of Business Cincinnati
Danish architecture practice Henning Larsen has just completed its first built work in North America. The building for the Lindner College of Business in Cincinnati, completed in collaboration with Cincinnati-based KZF and Buro Happold, connects classrooms to the campus and community, encouraging a social, collaborative approach to learning.
03-10-2019 - Sustainable Architecture
The Green Isle, a sustainable restaurant in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Taiwanese designer Keng-Fu Lo from Chain10 Architecture & Interior Design Institute has created the third restaurant in the successful Tan Zuo Mali chain. This time he created not just an excellent restaurant experience but also a public space for people to relax and have a good time, a one-of-a-kind space where customers can leave the congested hustle and bustle of the city behind them and get closer to nature.
01-10-2019 - Sustainable Architecture
A sustainable project for the science complex at the MIL Campus of the Université de Montréal
The project team formed of Menkès Shooner Dagenais LeTourneux | Lemay | NFOE Architects designed the new science complex at the MIL Campus of the Université de Montréal. The project has social and environmental sustainability goals.
23-09-2019 - Sustainable Architecture
Lemay Net Positive: The Phenix
With the transformation of an abandoned warehouse in Montreal into their own offices, Lemay, one of Canada’s leading architecture, planning and design firms, has developed the Phenix as a testing ground for new best practices in sustainable architecture. It is already Fitwel-certified and is also targeting LEED-Platinum and Zero Carbon certification.
