eco-city
Imagining The City 2.0 Wins the 2012 TED Prize!
The TED Prize has just announced its 2012 winner, and it turns out to be not a person, but an idea. Cities 2.0 will be the recipient of the annual $100,000 prize, in an unusual move on TED’s part
Newest US City to Be Built Just for Testing Green Technologies
Up to 20 square miles of virgin desert in New Mexico will soon be home to the nation’s newest town, only with a twist — no one will live there. Developer Pegasus Global Holdings (a communication,
Fujisawa Smart Town Planned for Japan to Be Most Advanced Eco City in the World
By 2014, Japan may be home to the most advanced eco town in the world. A group of 9 companies announced that they will partner in the Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town, a breakthrough development of 1000
SOM Unveils Golden Hills Eco Village for Danang, Vietnam
SOM was just awarded the master plan commission for Golden Hills, a major new sustainable city that dovetails with their recently revealed FTP City in Danang, Vietnam. The green development is set to
Kevin Kennon Architects’ Tian Fang Tower is a Sustainable Skyscraper for Tianjin
Kevin Kennon Architects is designing a new landmark building for Tianjin Eco-City in China. This 120,000 square meter, 44 floor office tower and luxury shopping center, developed by Tianjin Real Estate
HOK and Woods Bagot’s Langfang Eco-Smart City Master Plan Wins AIA Urban Design Award
The Langfang Eco-Smart City Master Plan was recently honored with the only 2010 Merit Award for Urban Design by the AIA Hong Kong chapter of the American Institute of Architects. The urban plan for
SOM to Create Amazing Green Tech City for Hanoi, Vietnam
Hanoi, Vietnam awarded the commission for its own Green Tech City to SOM, Inc. The winning design integrates two existing villages to create a sustainable city for 20,000 people that will reduce carbon
Foster + Partners Inaugurate Solar-Powered Masdar Institute!
Today Foster + Partners officially inaugurated the solar-powered Masdar Institute, the first phase of their ambitious carbon-neutral Masdar City. The net energy-positive institute represents Abu Dhabi’s
Wuhan’s Lily-Shaped Zero Carbon Energy Center Set to Bloom in China
A new Calla lily-shaped research center for Wuhan University is set to bloom in China as one of the most sustainable buildings the world. Netherlands-based firm Grontmij, in collaboration with Soeters
Sub Biosphere 2: A Self-Sustaining Underwater City
Biosphere 2 never lasted too long, but there were certainly many lessons to be learned about living self-sufficiently, and even sustainably. UK-based designer Phil Pauley envisions another biosphere set
Crazy Mushroom Inspired Enoki Eco City
Spotted over at designboom, OFL Architecture‘s Enoki Eco City is a fantastical, sustainable model for Rome. Possibly inspired by fungi sprouting up from the ground, the city is a series of
Eco Towers for Hamburg by Greeen! Architects
With a focus on connecting workers and visitors to nature and providing a green ambiance, this proposal for an office building in Hamburg talks the talk and walks the walk. Designed by Düsseldorf-based
Songdo IBD: South Korea’s New Eco-City
Every country needs their own master-planned eco city. Germany will have aptly named ECO CITY Hamburg, the UK has Hanham Hall, Sweden has Super Sustainable City in Gothenburg, Spain has Logroño
Foster + Partners Unveil Sustainable Super City for South Korea
South Korea recently announced plans to construct a sustainable super-city that stands to eclipse the size of Masdar in the UAE. Designed by Foster + Partners together with PHA and Mobility in Chain, the
LAVA’s Winning Design for Masdar’s City Center
Australia-based LAVA Architects recently won the bid to design the City Center for super sustainable eco-city Masdar in the UAE. LAVA imagined an outdoor city center based on traditional European public
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
KKA Recreates Gothenburg as a Sustainable Ecotopia
Addressing the urgent need to green our built environment, Kjellgren Kaminsky Architects have conceived of a Super Sustainable City that re-envisions Gothenburg, Sweden as a future-forward ecotopia.
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