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Sustainable design and solutions focusing on the environment, architecture with a “green” heart.
16-08-2023 - Sustainable Architecture
MVRDV’s Matrix ONE in Amsterdam, a circular construction
Matrix ONE, an innovative building designed by Dutch architectural practice MVRDV to contain laboratories and offices in the Amsterdam Science Park, is a structure that can be completely taken apart to reuse the elements in similar high-quality constructions: a building combining the principle of circularity with a strong focus on users’ well-being.
05-07-2023 - Sustainable Architecture
Luca Gnizio‘s Forsoultree sculpture for reconnecting with nature
Eco-social artist Luca Gnizio transformed a fallen tree in Fiesole’s Monte Ceceri Monumental Park into a circular artwork. True to the principle of the three „R’s“, reduce - reuse – recycle, Forsoultree is a sculpture that invites people to enter into contact with nature in the womb of a tree.
10-05-2023 - Sustainable Architecture
IAAC builds FLORA, an observatory in the Barcelona forest
FLORA, an acronym for Forest Lab for Observational Research and Analysis, is a facility in the Collserola Natural Park (Barcelona) developed by a team of students and researchers from IAAC's Master’s in Advanced Ecological Buildings and Biocities (MAEBB). Built from sustainable, locally-sourced materials, it allows researchers to monitor the forest from within.
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11-03-2022 - Sustainable Architecture
Hacker’s Ledding Library in Milwaukie
The perfect combination of nature and culture: the new Ledding Library on the outskirts of the town of Milwaukie, Oregon, located between natural wetlands, a city park and the town hall, is a sustainable construction that meets the requirements of the 2030 Challenge and follows the site’s topography to blend into its surroundings.
10-03-2022 - Sustainable Architecture
IAAC’s Solar Greenhouse produces both food and energy
IAAC, the Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, has built an advanced ecological prototype of a Solar Greenhouse made using natural zero-kilometre materials and digital construction techniques in the Natural Park of Collserola, producing food and energy in cities.
09-03-2022 - Sustainable Architecture
East India Hotels Corporate Headquarters by Architecture Discipline
Architecture Discipline, a multidisciplinary architecture firm based in New Delhi, India, has designed the project for the East India Hotels Corporate Headquarters in Gurugram, in India's Haryana state. The offices, designed to maximise flexibility and well-being within the new Oberoi Office Tower, are LEED Platinum certified.
01-03-2022 - Sustainable Architecture
Edwin M. Lee Apartments, affordable living in San Francisco
The Edwin M. Lee Apartments are the first building in San Francisco to combine supportive housing for both homeless veterans and low-income families. The collaboration between Eddy Maytum Stacy Architects, Saida + Sullivan Design Partners, Swords to Plowshares and the Chinatown Community Development Centre in San Francisco's Mission Bay neighbourhood is a prime example of social and environmental sustainability.
17-02-2022 - Sustainable Architecture
Sustainable office building designed by Hacker Architects
First Tech Federal Credit Union's new corporate office building in Hillsboro, Oregon, designed by Hacker Architects, blurs the line between inside and outside and connects people with nature. As one of the largest examples of a CLT construction in the United States, the building is LEED Gold certified, as well as compliant with the 2030 Challenge standard.
07-02-2022 - Sustainable Architecture
Civic Park in Eugene, Oregon designed by Skylab with Robertson Sherwood Architects
The Civic Park in Eugene, Oregon, designed by Skylab in collaboration with Robertson Sherwood Architects, is the new sports and community hub that replaces the Eugene Civic Stadium, destroyed in a fire a few years back. The complex will also house the first facilities for the non-profit KidSports after-school organisation.
