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Steven Holl Architects, colors of humanity, Rüssli Architekten, geneva dwb office, doctors without borders office, office design, photovoltaic glass buildings, solar power, geneva architecture, energy-efficient building, energy efficiency, green design, sustainable design, solar powered buildings,

Steven Holl unveils office clad in colorful photovoltaic glass for Doctors Without Borders

Steven Holl Architects just beat out a slew of other firms with plans for the new Doctors Without Borders headquarters...

BigWhaleTinyHouse, wildlife biologists, mobile house, tiny home, green expedition, Atlas Roofing, Mingan Island Cetacean Study, eco-friendly building materials, sustainable living, energy-efficient building, lightweight, water-resistant building, fire-resistant building

Wildlife biologists take a tiny house research base on expedition

The tiny living unit will function as research base and home to wildlife biologists led by Katy Gavrilchuk and...

Playa Vista Recreational Center, Los Angeles, energy efficient building, recreational center, LEED Platinum certification, fitness facility, Rios Clementi Hale Studios, Los Angeles Business Council (LABC), green architecture, passive cooling, natural ventilation, internal courtyards, solar panels, drought-tolerant plants, green roof, swimming pool

Solar-powered recreational center in LA boasts a 7,800 square foot planted roof

The building is broken up into public and private areas by a large corridor that runs diagonally through the structure....

farm school, vietnamese farm school, farm school in vietnam, farm kindergartening, farmig school, farming kindergarten, vietnamese farm school, Vo Trong Nghia Architects

Green-Roofed Farming Kindergarten Teaches 500 Vietnamese Children How to Grow Their Own Food

Built in a tropical climate, the spiraling green roof can stay lush year round and provides more than enough food...

GO Logic, maine cabins, little house on the ferry, passive home design, CLT Construction, green design, sustainable design, factory-cut buildings, prefab construction, cross-laminated timber, energy efficient building, green building, sustainable design, green design, timber design, timber cabins

Three-in-one Maine cabins take separate bedrooms to a whole new level

The main cabin contains the living and dining areas and the bedrooms are located in the two smaller cabins. All...

Mithun, Architecture at Zero competition, zero net energy, energy efficient building, San Francisco, green campus, green architecture, residential towers, natural cooling, daylighting

Mithun's zero-net-energy campus proposal in San Francisco honored at Architecture at Zero National Competition

The Architecture at Zero design competition, now in its fifth year, honored a Seattle-based design studio Mithun...

archimania, Memphis, Nashville, sunken courtyard, inner courtyard, courtyard building, underground building, natural light, energy-efficient building, salvaged wood, recycled materials, green materials

archimania's Conservation Hall is a sunken extension that preserves a historic governor's mansion

The sunken courtyard receives an abundance of natural light and is filled with greenery. It is surrounded by 15,000...

STGM Architects, headquarters, Quebec, Canada, office space, natural lighting, water management, energy-efficient building, wooden facade, timber facade, solar wall, green architecture, prefab building, open-plan office, LED lights

Daylit STGM Head Office uses reclaimed wood, solar power and a green wall to create a truly sustainable work environment

The STGM head office is located in in the Beauport borough of Quebec City, in the near vicinity of the Estimauville...

Muzeiko children's museum, museum design, Bulgaria, Sofia, green roof, geothermal energy, curtain walls, LED lights, LEED Gold certification, energy-efficient building, green architecture, A&A Architects, Lee H. Skolnick Architecture + Design Partnership

Muzeiko Museum: Bulgaria's First Kids' Museum Set to Open in June

The project was commissioned in part by the Sofia-based America for Bulgaria Foundation (ABF) and aims to provide...

The American Institute of Architects, AIA Award, sustainable architecture, green roof, office building, water management, solar design, solar power, solar panels, passive sustainability, irrigation, energy-efficient building, green skyscraper

The American Institute of Architects announces their top 10 best green buildings of 2015

The Bullitt Center, designed by The Miller Hull Partnership, is an office building in Seattle that is also the...

TreeHouse Memorial City, LEED Platinum, Texas, Houston, green office building, green building, solar panels, rainwater harvesting, energy-efficient building, green roof, roof garden

TreeHouse Memorial City becomes the highest rated LEED Platinum Core and Shell Building in Texas

The 14,700-square-feet building was design in collaboration with Acumen Design. The building exterior is clad with...

Tchoban Foundation, Energy efficient building, green architecture germany, sustainable building berlin, architectural photography berlin, architectural drawing museum, SPEECH architects, NPS tchoban voss, concrete facade

Berlin's Tchoban Foundation Museum shelters architectural history within an energy-saving, hand-drawn concrete facade

Architects Sergei Tchoban and Sergey Kuznetsov created a form that complements the neighbouring historical buildings...

Samoo Architects & Engineers, South Korea, vertical louvers, cross-ventilation, natural ventilation, sustainable building, auditorium, energy-efficient building

Samoo Architects & Engineers reveal plans for Ulju Government Complex in South Korea

The architects designed the project as an attempt to combine history, nature and accessibility and create diverse...

KAMJZ, Kurylowicz & Associates, energy efficient building, solar panels, Gdańsk Central Business District Development, Poland, mixed use building, Gdańsk, green roofs, rainwater recycling, office building, sustainable building, acoustic barrier, sun shade,

KAMJZ and Kurylowicz unveil designs for green-roofed, energy-efficient Polish office building

Gdańsk’s new Central Business District Development will be located along the city’s main axis roads and rail...

French Alps, Mas Architecture, Saint-Egrève, France, community arts enter, youth facility, BBC energy efficiency standards, energy efficiency, energy efficient building, locally sourced materials, rainwater collection, green roof, intensive green roof, Batiment basse consommation

Green-roofed community arts center sinks into the landscape to preserve views of the French Alps

Flanked by the mountains l’Aiguille de Quaix and the col de la Charmette, the community arts center was designed...

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