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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.
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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.
17-09-2019 - Sustainable Architecture
SERA designs Modera Pearl in Portland
Modera Pearl in Portland, Oregon, designed by SERA Architects is a nine-storey high-rise housing development that combines strategies for a responsible urban lifestyle with a design that connects to the industrial past of its location in the Pearl District.
05-09-2019 - Sustainable Architecture
Sustainable industrial architecture by derksen|windt architecten
The Dutch architecture firm derksen|windt architecten has designed a new industrial building in Rozenburg, near the port of Rotterdam, which defies the usual category stereotypes with the skilful use of exposed brick and translucent glass.
04-09-2019 - Sustainable Architecture
The Ecocapsule micro-home opens to the public in Bratislava
After the 2018 launch of the prototype of its mobile micro-home, the Slovakian company, also called Ecocapsule is now ready to get serious. The first micro-home is available for rent to the general public in Bratislava, providing the opportunity to live in a sustainable, autonomous housing pod.
30-08-2019 - Sustainable Architecture
The makeover of the Yule Mountain Boutique Hotel in China
The architects from the Chinese firm, Continuation Studio are the brains behind the renovation and extension of the Yule Mountain Boutique Hotel in the Tianmu mountains in Hangzhou province. Their project has made the landscape the focal point of the architecture.
20-08-2019 - Sustainable Architecture
The Spheres, Amazon Headquarters in Seattle
The Spheres designed by NBBJ is landmark architecture inspired by nature and forms part of the Amazon headquarters in Seattle, USA. Unlike classic offices, employees here can work and engage directly with nature at the same time thanks to more than 40,000 plants.
