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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
24-10-2018 - Sustainable Architecture
909 Walnut Street, Boulder, by Arch11
Architecture firm Arch11 has designed a sustainable building in Boulder, Colorado that is a perfect fit in the historical context of the early 20th-century Walnut Street.
18-10-2018 - Sustainable Architecture
LEED Gold and Silver for the Apple R&D Center by Yashar Architects
Compliance with the LEED Silver and Gold certification levels for the Apple research and development facility in Herzliya, Israel.
11-10-2018 - Sustainable Architecture
Living and working in stylish simplicity. La Comuna in Huaquillas, Ecuador
The latest project by Natura Futura Arquitectura with Frontera Sur Arquitectura in the town of Huaquillas, Ecuador is a virtuous example of the social role that architecture plays both for whoever uses the house and for the entire community.
04-10-2018 - Sustainable Architecture
SALT of Palmar, a hotel complex reborn in sustainable key
The relaunch of an existing hotel complex reinterpreted by the architect Jean Francois Adam and the designer Camille Walala in terms of architecture and content paves the way for a new take on your holiday experience for tourism that focuses on the surroundings and the local population.
01-10-2018 - Sustainable Architecture
La Crique, housing that connects with its environment
Paris-based firm PietriArchitectes has built a residential complex of 145 apartments a stone's throw from the Calanques near Marseille, France, inspired by - and harmoniously blending into - the surroundings.
27-09-2018 - Sustainable Architecture
First certified passive house in Asia is by JPDA
US-based Jordan Parnass Digital Architecture (JPDA) has completed the first Certified Passive House project in South Asia, proving that ultra-high-performance efficiency standards are achievable for buildings in any climate.
