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Sustainable design and solutions focusing on the environment, architecture with a “green” heart.
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
26-02-2019 - Sustainable Architecture
Yazdani Studio of CannonDesign in India designs a sustainable campus
The architects from Yazdani Studio of CannonDesign are behind the Tata Consultancy Services Software Development Campus in Kolkata, India.
19-02-2019 - Sustainable Architecture
The University of Nottingham, Make Architects completed the Teaching and Learning Building
Make Architects has completed the Teaching and Learning Building (TLB) for the University of Nottingham.
18-02-2019 - Sustainable Architecture
Espai Natura, a sustainable residential condominium by Bailorull
The Catalan architecture studio Bailorull with the construction project manager Marcove have completed the Espai Natura residential condominium not far from Barcelona.
11-02-2019 - Sustainable Architecture
Casa Lasso by Rama Estudio, sustainability and tradition
With Casa Lasso the Ecuador-based architecture firm, Rama Estudio has come up with a passive building based on traditional tradecraft and using local materials.
14-01-2019 - Sustainable Architecture
Panache by Edouard François in Grenoble, vertical sustainability
The architect, Edouard François has designed a residential tower in Grenoble, France that unites beauty, sustainability and social justice with a revolutionary approach that places the relevant outdoor spaces on the upper floors.
04-01-2019 - Sustainable Architecture
Robert Hutchison Architecture presents Fremont DADU
Investigating small, efficient buildings is the common denominator for many projects.
