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Belgium's new timber community center centers modular design

Marc Koehler Architects designed Edegem, Belgium's newest community center, as a symbol of sustainable design to...

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Virtual pavilion looks into the future of sustainable design

The built environment is responsible for consuming over one-third of global energy and produces 40% of the world's...

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AICT shows off 3D printing technology's power for the construction industry

Advanced Intelligent Construction Technology (AICT) has just announced the founding of a robotics-based intelligent...

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Seoul green city has food within a 10-minute walk anywhere

Hyundai Development Company hired UNStudio in 2019 to design a green, mixed-used neighborhood in Seoul, Korea,...

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Biophilic Belgian Pavilion features futuristic sustainable design

The theme of Expo 2020 Dubai is "Connecting Minds, Creating the Future." In line with this, the Belgian Pavilion,...

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Old New York school will be re-used into a community center

A team of professionals, including architects, designers and construction contractors, have been selected by the...

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Bamboo Pavilion brings people together with natural design

Lin Architecture has created a structure that puts humanity, social life and interaction at the core. Bamboo Pavilion...

A basketball court with a graphic neon green, gray, and white designing on its court

Nike playground is made of 20,000 upcycled sneakers

Legendary sports company Nike has dominated the headlines for its dedication to a zero carbon and zero waste future....

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Czech Republic sports hall maximizes passive energy

Encircled by a deciduous forest, the Sports Hall by OV-Architekti provides a space of gathering and leisure for...

A massive pavilion with a green-color roof and a curtain-like facade.

This futuristic design uses recycled bottles, coffee and oranges

Dubai Expo's Italian Pavilion is a futuristic, sustainable creation. The 38,000-square-feet (3,500-square-meter)...

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Multifunctional award-winning site built on underused land

Les Ateliers Cabot is the winning project for C40 Reinventing Montreal 2021, which is part of the Reinventing Cities...

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Coral-like architecture in the Philippines is stackable

Architecture can reflect the culture of the area and showcase sustainable design. The Cagbalete Sand Clusters,...

An old barn building next to a modern home.

This apple factory turned artist ranch is a budding community

This is the story of how a decommissioned apple processing facility became a modern rural retreat. Created by Best...

A bird's-eye view of a highway being repurposed as an urban farm.

Morgenfarm proposes vertical farms to replace Berlin’s Autobahn

Costing 200,000 euros per meter to construct, the 3.2-kilometer (1.9-mile) extension of Berlin’s motorway ring...

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Third Space proposal imagines accessible education programs

Studio Saar has teamed up with Dharohar, a non-profit that runs science workshops and school programs, to...

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