Green Building
Prefab Bornego College is a Sustainable School Made With Recycled Bricks in The Netherlands
Bornego College commissioned HVDN and Studioninedots to design and build a new facility for their first year students in a spot adjacent to the school. The goal of the new building, besides providing
Book Mountain: MVDRV Unveils Massive Monument to Reading in the Netherlands
MVRDV's Book Mountain is a new eco library that proudly stands in the heart of Spijkenisse and is surrounded by the old town and a new housing project. In an area with 10% illiteracy, this new library is
Blu Homes Introduces The Sidebreeze, Their Largest Prefab Yet
Blu Homes' Sidebreeze is a 2,600 sq ft prefab home with 3 or 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms in a stacked configuration attached to the spacious central Breezespace™. The living room has 12 ft ceilings and
SOM’s Pre-Certified LEED Gold Zuellig Building Opens For Business in Manila
The Zuellig Building is a 160 meter tall building with up to 65,000 square meters (700,000 square feet) of Class-A office space. Also included in the project is retail space, an underground parking
Shade & Shelter is a Lightweight Flexible Dwelling That Responds To Its Desert Environment
Ohad Lustgarten was inspired by the natural forms of the oasis, caves and trees when he designed his temporary shelter for his thesis project at Shenkar College of Design in Ramat Gan, Israel. All are
Nest Box Combines Passivhaus and Prefab for Low-Cost Green Housing
When you combine Passivhaus with prefab you get one of the greenest buildings possible. Designers Vanda Holescakova of Architectonica and Katarina Husarova Volekova of DSU have conceived the Nest Box, a
Lowe’s Pavilion is Transparent Metallic-Skinned Art Shelter at North Carolina’s Museum of Art
Lowe's Pavilion is an outdoor classroom and component of the North Carolina Museum of Art’s Sculpture Park. The two-story structure is built from steel beams with wood decks and is wrapped in varying
Renzo Piano’s Daylit Astrup Fearnley Museet Opens In Oslo
The Astrup Fearnley Museet is a new contemporary art museum on the edge of the water in Oslo, Norway and part of a larger development called the Tjuvholmen Icon Complex. Genoa-based Renzo Piano Building
Haustrift is a Series of Modular, Minimalist and Affordable Rowhouses in Vienna
Haustrift is a series of rowhouses centered around a large, shared green space and located near the Danube river. Superblock's design of the housing project focusses on quality materials, thoughtful
The Indlovu Centre is a Fireproof & Bulletproof Community Building in South Africa
Reconstruction of the Indluvo Centre began in 2009 when Architects Without Frontiers went to assess the community's needs. They worked with Zvi Belling and Lani Fender to design the project pro-bono to
Construction To Begin on Chicago’s Elevated Bloomingdale Trail Next Summer
Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates presented the team's latest renderings and plans for the Bloomingdale Trail and park to the public last week. This was the last chance for public comment before final
Stripe House is a Brightly Lit Urban Live/Work Townhouse in The Netherlands
Stripe House by GAAGA is located in a new urban planning area of Leiden where clients can develop their own houses. Sited on a corner lot near a park, the home does its best to make the best of the
Jones Studios’ Sculptural Lacey Residence is a Rammed Earth Home in the Arizona Desert
At first glance the home looks like a single, level mass playing off the gently sloping landscape with the backdrop of Papago Peak. The home is actually a series of smaller offset buildings lined closely
Kohn Pedersen Fox’s Hysan Place is Hong Kong’s First LEED Platinum Pre-Certified Building
Hysan Place is a mixed-use retail and office tower located in the heart of Hong Kong’s prime shopping mecca, Causeway Bay. The tower was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and it features 17 floors of retail
Grow Community is a Prefab Net-Zero Housing Development on Bainbridge Island
Grow Community is an 8-acre net-zero housing development near Winslow on Bainbridge Island. Just a five-minute walk to downtown Winslow, the community is aptly situated to enjoy both the urban and rural
Mecanoo Architecten Completes Green-Roofed Amsterdam University College
Amsterdam University College sits at the entrance to Science Park close to Amsterdam’s historic seventeenth-century city centre. Francine Houben explains: “Amsterdam University College was designed as
Prefabricated Southend Pier Cultural Centre Sits At the End of the World’s Longest Pleasure Pier
Southend Pier Cultural Centre opened in the summer of 2012 to provide gathering space for visitors to Southend-On-Sea. The project was designed by <a href="http://www.white.se/"
MVRDV Chosen to Create Green Garden Paradise in the Netherlands for Floriade 2022 Horticultural Expo
As the current Floriade 2012 expo wraps up in Venlo, Almere and MVRDV are excited to begin with their plans for the next expo site, which will be the greenest event yet. Almere, which is a suburb of
The Louvre’s Golden-Roofed Department of Islamic Arts Opens This Weekend
Plans for the new Department of Islamic Arts where unveiled in 2005 when Mario Bellini and Rudy Ricciotti won a competition to design the new gallery. The two level gallery is sunken into the the Visconti
Spain’s Caja Badajoz Savings Bank Mitigates the Sun With Impressive Metal Louvers
Caja Badajoz is a new bank headquarters for the Estremadura region and serves as a powerful representation of the community's economics. Located in Badajoz, the bank sits proudly on a plot located on the
Sustainable Keast Park Community Pavilion is the Ultimate Lawn Sports Haven in Australia
The original community facility was in disrepair and badly in need of an update, so Jackson Clements Burrows worked with the city and local residents to design a multi-purpose space for everyone. The
Switzerland’s Solar-Powered Islas Office is an Energy-Storing Battery Building
The Islas Office Building is located in Samedan between the Inn River and Kantonal Road. Mierta & Kurt Lazzarini Architekten took inspiration for the building's facade from the nearby riverbed and the
The Adapted Ochre Barn is a Modernist Retreat with an Open Floor Plan in Norfolk
The long, low brick barn had long since fallen into disrepair when Carl Turner and Mary Martin snatched the farm up. They wanted to create a simple getaway that spoke to the essence of the farm and the
Oficina Vidre Negre is a Sculptural, Energy-Efficient Office Building in Italy
Oficina Vidre Negre is a three-story office building located in Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy. The sculptural, prismatic design is a reflection of the client's dynamic business, and the angular volume is seen on
Arkadien Winnenden is a Family & Earth Friendly Eco Village Near Stuttgart, Germany
Arkadien Winnenden was designed to provide families with affordable, sustainable and healthy housing. The densely developed neighborhood allowed the project to be built more economically, thus providing
National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Net-Zero Energy Test House is Inhabited by a Virtual Family
Researchers will use the house to test energy-efficiency technologies and alternative energy systems. NIST Director Patrick Gallagher believes that the facility will “allow development of new design
INTERVIEW: We Talk to Artist Benjamin Jones About His Incredible Sustainable TreeHouse
Some of us were lucky enough to have moms or dads build treehouses for us - for the rest of us, there's Benjamin Jones. The artist recently brought his colorful TreeHouse made of sustainable materials to
6 Amazing Sun-Powered Homes Competing in the 2012 Solar Decathlon Europe!
Designed by the Technical University of Denmark, the Plus Energy FOLD House is a versatile modular home that can be configured in a variety of different ways depending on how its site is laid
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