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27-12-2023 - Sustainable Architecture
Tarabot by theOtherDada: Biodiversity and sustainability at the Jameel Arts Centre for COP28
Tarabot: Weaving A Living Forum, inspired by an idea by architect Adib Dada of studioOtherDada in Beirut, is a sustainable pavilion inaugurated during COP28 at the Jameel Arts Centre in Dubai. Made with locally sourced materials such as clay, mycelium, date palm waste and upcycled fabric, the pavilion incarnates a circular, ecological ethic and promotes biodiversity.
13-12-2023 - Sustainable Architecture
The Pyramid of Tirana: transforming a historic monument
Dutch architectural practice MVRDV has completed an important project transforming an old monument in the Albanian capital. A facility opened in 1988 as a museum about the dictator Enver Hoxha has now been given new life as a vibrant cultural centre and educational facility in the heart of Tirana, demonstrating the great potential of historic constructions in Brutalist style.
15-11-2023 - Sustainable Architecture
Helvetia, Austin Maynard Architects’ sustainable home in Fitzroy, Melbourne
Located on the edge of Melbourne’s CBD or Central Business District, Fitzroy used to be a degraded suburb but has evolved into a trendy district first made popular by artists, combining history with urban chic. In this eclectic neighbourhood stands Helvetia, a Victorian terraced home renovated by Austin Maynard Architects. After being converted into a boarding-house with a fragmented layout, Helvetia has undergone a new metamorphosis incarnating the ideals of sustainability, practicality and beauty.
RECENT PROJECTS
10-12-2019 - Sustainable Architecture
The winners of the 2019 World Habitat Awards
The World Habitat Awards - organised in partnership with UN-Habitat - recognise innovative, outstanding and sometimes revolutionary housing ideas, projects and programmes for the homeless and disadvantaged. For the first time, they will be presented as Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards this year. Altogether, there are nine winning projects and programmes.
05-12-2019 - Sustainable Architecture
Meet Point Cumbres, a sustainable mall in Cancun by Sanzpont Arquitectura
The architecture studio Sanzpont designed the Meet Point Cumbres shopping centre in Cancun, Mexico, located between the airport and the city centre. The complex is a response to the neighbourhood’s steady growth and includes a wide range of services for its users, including shopping and office areas as well as an important urban corridor.
02-12-2019 - Sustainable Architecture
Kenmore Hangar by Graham Baba Architects
The Hangar Kenmore Town Green by Graham Baba Architects and the adjacent Town Square provide a year-round focal point and a symbolic living room in and for the city. Conceived as a pavilion, the project is designed to morph depending upon weather or functional requirements.
21-11-2019 - Sustainable Architecture
Drawing the drought by Luzinterruptus
Luzinterruptus, the Spanish creative collective was in Sierra de Guadarrama, where they created a small environmental lighting installation that they call an act of artistic guerrilla warfare. A creative, temporary action resulting from the observation of this drought-ridden landscape, interpreted with the use of light.
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.
