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World’s Most Sustainable Broadcasting Studio Unveiled in the UK
Architectural design firm Arup Associates recently completed work on BSkyB‘s headquarters, which has been hailed as the greenest broadcasting studio in the world. The massive new facility at the
World’s First Double Helix Pedestrian Bridge Opens in Singapore
This weekend the world’s first double helix bridge will open, closing the loop on a 3.5 kilometer pedestrian path around the Marina Bay development in Singapore. Inspired by the helicoidal structure
World’s Largest Earthquake-Proof Building Completed in Istanbul
Istanbul’s brand new Sabiha Gökçen International Airport airport terminal opened on October 31st of this year and is now the world’s largest earthquake-proof building. Named after the
UNstudio Wins Challenge to Revitalize Beijing with Their Creative Zone
A recent competition to design a creative zone in Beijing yielded this fascinating proposal to incorporate open space and an economic zone on the edge of the Beijing River. The winner of the competition
Germany Unveils World Class Sustainable ECO CITY
Today Germany’s historic Hamburg-Harburg Harbor announced the development of a sustainable ECO CITY that combines industry, entertainment and pedestrian life into one super green package. Designed by
The Watercube Wins Australia’s Highest Architecture Award
The Chinese National Aquatic Center, better known as the Watercube, recently won the most prestigious architecture award from the Australian Institute of Architecture! Although not officially a cube, the
PERMA KARPO LIBRARY: Good Green Design in the Himalayas
Green design is good design – or so we like to say here at Inhabitat – and it is always great to see a beautifully executed example that encompasses this philosophy. The Perma Karpo Library,
GIANT SOLAR POWER FLOWER: London Urban Oasis
Visitors to the recent Chelsea Flower Show in London were no doubt pleasantly surprised to stumble across the London Urban Oasis, a solar-powered urban art installation showcasing an array of clean energy
WATAIR: Turning Air Into Water
With an estimated 5,000 children dying daily due to dirty drinking water, Joseph Cory and Eyal Malka’s award-winning WatAir design for Arup and WaterAid’s drawn water challenge might be the
WORLD’S FIRST SUSTAINABLE CITY?
British engineering and design consultancy Arup has signed a contract with Shanghai Industrial Investment Corporation (SIIC) to plan the world’s first sustainable “eco-city” – at
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