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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
06-08-2019 - Sustainable Architecture
CTA, Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
CTA | Cushing Terrell architecture firm has designed the Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center in Alamo, Nevada, USA. The project achieved LEED Silver accreditation and Net Zero Energy (NZE), combining sustainable solutions with functionality and performance.
01-08-2019 - Sustainable Architecture
Champalimaud refurbishes Su Casa resort in Puerto Rico
Designed by Anna Beeber and Elisabeth Rogoff from internationally renowned and celebrated design firm Champalimaud, Su Casa Dorado Beach in Puerto Rico, badly damaged by Hurricane Maria that ravaged the island in 2017.
22-07-2019 - Sustainable Architecture
Let’s Go Fetch Water, Luz Interruptus in Washington D.C.
Spanish-based art collective Luz Interruptus has come up with yet another of their signature installations, this time in Washington D.C., exploring the right for all human beings to have access to water. An increasingly hot topic that the Spanish creatives have addressed with standout visual impact while keeping the environmental impact to an absolute minimum.
18-07-2019 - Sustainable Architecture
Eco-Resort by Bourgeois Lechasseur Architects
Like to enjoy all the comforts of a geodesic dome as you sleep in the middle of a forest? You can do just that at Dômes Charlevoix, a luxury eco-resort designed by Bourgeois Lechasseur Architects located in the mountainside of Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Quebec.
08-07-2019 - Sustainable Architecture
OPEN Architecture and UCCA Dune Art Museum, bringing together art and nature
The UCCA Dune Art Museum in the sand dunes of Qinhuangdao on the Bohai sea, designed by the Chinese firm OPEN Architecture, stands out because it is such a part of nature, almost disappearing under the sand.
04-07-2019 - Sustainable Architecture
Innovation Curve Technology Park in Silicon Valley by Form4 Architecture
The building designed by Form4 Architecture is located at Stanford Research Park and is just the latest in a series of buildings that the studio has completed in Silicon Valley.
