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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.
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03-12-2018 - Sustainable Architecture
Mirasol House by JiA-Jose Isturaín Arquitectura, a renovation in Panama
In the stunningly beautiful backdrop of a mountainous zone, architecture firm JiA-Jose Isturaín Arquitectura Panama has refurbished the guesthouse on the Mirasol estate.
30-11-2018 - Sustainable Architecture
EstudioHerreros and ÁGORA-BOGOTÁ at the Colombian Architecture Biennial
Spanish architecture firm EstudioHerreros continues to add to its national and international awards, the most recent one being the “Best Project” prize at the Colombian Architecture Biennial.
26-11-2018 - Sustainable Architecture
Leopold Banchini Architects and Casa CCFF, an eco-friendly house
With Casa CCFF in Lancy, Geneva, the architect Leopold Banchini explores the possibility of fully sustainable construction, including building materials and energy performance.
16-11-2018 - Sustainable Architecture
The Red Arrow, a playful makeover in Shanghai by 100architects
The creative architects from 100architects, founded in Shanghai in 2013 and currently led by two partners, Marcial Jesus from Chile and Javier Gonzalez from Spain, have renovated the lobby of a historic building in Shanghai and turned it into a public place.
12-11-2018 - Sustainable Architecture
Wayne Turett's passive house, Turett Collaborative New York
In celebration of the 15th annual International Passive House Open Days, architect Wayne Turett, principal of the Turett Collaborative, opened up his personal home located in the village of Greenport, NY on the North Fork of Long Island.
30-10-2018 - Sustainable Architecture
BIOTOPE, the new project by SHJWORKS
Biotope is a new project by SHJWORKS in Copenhagen, a three-year-long experiment with a microcosm of plants and insects in an exposed part of the city - a small green lot on a busy intersection, where the Danish studio has crafted a corner of self-sustaining life.
