Michael Green Unveils ‘Tall Wood’ Tower for Vancouver Along With Instruction Manual for Building Wooden Skyscrapers
A wooden skyscraper may seem like far-fetched idea to those who live in cities built from concrete and steel, but...
Oasia Downtown by WOHA Places the Tropics in the Heart of Singapore
The glass high-rises in Singapore’s commercial district will soon get a neighbor of an altogether different color....
Kengo Kuma & Associates’ Outdoor Training Center Melds Into the Japanese Hillside
[gallery_extend] The 45-degree roof of the Ando Momofuku Centre makes not only for a more rural feeling...
True North Log Homes Unveils a New Wall System That Doesn’t Leak Air
Log homes are much beloved for their nostalgic appeal but one downside is that they typically form leaks between...
Foster and Partners’ Towering Hermatage Plaza in Paris Gets the Green Light
[gallery_extend] Foster + Partners’ massive Hermatage Plaza will be placed right on the Seine River...
Hand-Powered Machine Transforms Plastic Bottles into Thatched Roofs for Tropical Climates
Thatch roofs are a traditional building technology in Ecuador for good reason - they keep a home cool and the...
‘Mountain Band-Aid’ Transforms Strip-Mined Mountainside Into a Vertical Eco Village
Mountain Band-Aid is a plan for a sustainable city designed to help mitigate mining damage in southern China while...
NRJA Proposes to Renovate Historic Latvian Police Station With Pop Up Modern Addition
A police station built in the early 20th century in Riga, Latvia is hosting a competition to renovate the site,...
18th Century Romanian Bastion Transformed Into Green-Roofed Public Center
[gallery_extend] The complex was initially in a state of disrepair, and the architects took great care...
Disturbing Headless Chicken Solution Aims to Raise Poultry Birds Without Suffering
[gallery_extend] Ford's proposal involves surgically removing the animal’s cerebral cortex but maintaining...
Harvard Creates Self-Assembling Miniature Bee Robots from Pop-Up Parts
Harvard researchers recently created a miniature mechanized bee called the Monolithic Bee or MoBee using a new...
CASE and SOM’s AMPS Living Green Wall Promises to Reduce Air Pollution and Energy Costs
[gallery_extend] The modular wall system provides habitat for multiple types of plants including English...
Solar Power Heavyweight Sunpower Sues SolarCity Over Stolen Data
Two solar power giants in the US are embroiled in a legal face off which has industrial espionage and intrigue...
AROA’s Second Solar Tulip Power Plant Springs Up in Spain
[gallery_extend] AROA's Solar Tulip is firstly a unique, if not elegant looking concentrated solar...
Gehry’s Eisenhower Memorial for Washington D.C. is Controversial For How It Depicts Ike
Frank Gehry isno stranger to controversy, sometimes wrongly and sometimes for good reason, but the rejection of...
