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Sustainable design and solutions focusing on the environment, architecture with a “green” heart.
20-05-2020 - Sustainable Architecture
The Carmen Hotel by sanzpont, a project inspired by the coral in the Caribbean Sea
The coronavirus pandemic is impacting our day-to-day lives, but we can still dream about travelling. The Carmen Hotel by sanzpont arquitectura in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Yucatan state, Mexico is exotic, sustainable and state-of-the-art, and it’s all inspired by the coral reef in the Caribbean Sea.
08-05-2020 - Sustainable Architecture
Weinstein A+U and the new fire station 22 in Seattle
The architects from Seattle-based studio, Weinstein A+U designed fire station 22 in their city. The building, on a small, narrow lot with drive-through access for the fire trucks, also achieved LEED Platinum certification.
01-05-2020 - Sustainable Architecture
Yongjiang Experimental School in Jiangbei District by DC Alliance
The Chinese architecture firm DC Alliance has completed the Yongjiang Experimental School in Jiangbei District, Ningbo, arranging the architectural volumes around a large courtyard that serves as the core of the school activities, also intended as student interaction and the pleasure of spending time together.
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02-01-2020 - Sustainable Architecture
Hoedemaker Pfeiffer, Hillside Sanctuary, San Juan Islands
US multidisciplinary architecture and interiors studio Hoedemaker Pfeiffer has designed Hillside Sanctuary on the San Juan Islands, an archipelago in the U.S. state of Washington. A retreat to get back to nature in architecture that responds to the lay of the land and local materials.
26-12-2019 - Sustainable Architecture
Casa E in Minorca by Gabriel Montañés Arquitecto
Casa E by Gabriel Montañés Arquitecto is a streamlined, geometric house on the island of Minorca. The design approach favours a flexible use of the house that gently fits into the Mediterranean landscape.
23-12-2019 - Sustainable Architecture
Clayton & Little for an AIA Award-winning, sustainable farm structure
The project by US firm, Clayton & Little for a small but elegant agricultural structure in California was recognised with a 2019 National Small Project Award from the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The simple, off-the-grid structure features repurposed industrial commodity parts for its structural parts.
17-12-2019 - Sustainable Architecture
The circular economy in a sustainable installation by Josep Ferrando Architecture
Circular economy and sustainability aren’t just buzzwords, they’re important issues that need to be addressed if we want to try and mitigate the climate crisis. The building industry has become increasingly aware of its impact, so for the Barcelona Building Construmat (BBConstrumat), Josep Ferrando Architecture developed a sustainable installation based on the criteria of the circular economy.
12-12-2019 - Sustainable Architecture
Sky Green, a green tower in Taichung, Taiwan by WOHA
WOHA is an architecture studio known for its green buildings long before green became more than just a colour. Now the team has completed the first example of high-density, mixed-use sustainable architecture with landscaped facades for the developer Golden Jade with Feng Chia University in Taichung, Taiwan.
10-12-2019 - Sustainable Architecture
The winners of the 2019 World Habitat Awards
The World Habitat Awards - organised in partnership with UN-Habitat - recognise innovative, outstanding and sometimes revolutionary housing ideas, projects and programmes for the homeless and disadvantaged. For the first time, they will be presented as Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards this year. Altogether, there are nine winning projects and programmes.
