Sustainable city block in Hamburg goes for gold in energy-efficiency
In Hamburg’s HafenCity district, German architecture firm blauraum Architekten has recently completed the KPTN,...
Net-zero community planned for Hamburg will rely on geothermal and solar energy
The formerly industrial borough of Harbugh in Hamburg, Germany will soon get a strikingly modern and eco-conscious...
LAVA designs carbon-neutral LIFE Hamburg with an edible green roof
LAVA (Laboratory for Visionary Architecture) has teamed up with urban agricultural collective Cityplot to design...
Zaha Hadid Architects’ undulating riverside promenade doubles as a flood barrier in Hamburg
Zaha Hadid Architects has raised both the cultural cachet and the storm surge barriers in the German city of Hamburg...
David Chipperfield Architects reveal designs for Hamburg’s tallest tower
Hot on the heels of Herzog & de Meuron’s recently completed Elbphilharmonie, David Chipperfield Architects has...
VW unveils fully electric six-seater specifically for ridesharing
Uber, get ready for more competition. Volkswagen's mobility startup Moia just introduced a fully electric vehicle...
Herzog & de Meuron’s Elbphilharmonie Plaza is the highest public square in northern Germany
The Elbphilharmonie Plaza opening ceremony on November 4, 2016 marks the first of many ceremonies to come counting...
Herzog & De Meuron's stunning Elbphilharmonie to finally open in January
Set on the banks of the Elbe River on a historic port in Hamburg’s HafenCity, the massive Elbphilharmonie comprises...
Small Woodland Nursery in Germany has a light-filled atrium at its heart
Enveloped in rough-sawn larch boards, the volumes create a connection to the surrounding nature. The central atrium...
HafenCity’s flood-proof design in Germany can cheat rising sea levels
Hamburg, Germany is one of the world’s many cities threatened by rising sea levels, yet its development of the...
NPIRE Uses 55,000 LEGOs To Create a Funky Pixelated Wall
To make the striking dividing wall, staff at NPIRE brought their own childhood LEGO bricks and mixed them with...
Hamburg Announces Plans to Become a Car-Free City Within 20 Years
Hamburg is currently working on a plan that would eliminate the need for cars within the next 15-20 years, making...
Woodcube: Carbon-Neutral Five-Story Wooden Apartment Building Opens in Hamburg
The Woodcube was made for the International Building Exhibition, which Hamburg is hosting this year on the island...
Hamburg Transforming WWII Bunker Into Renewable Energy Power Plant
Construction on the bunker began at the height of the war in 1943, and in 1947 the British attempted to demolish...
Hamburg's WaterHouses Draw Geothermal Heat from Groundwater
The five buildings that comprise the WaterHouses are designed to demonstrate how residential developments of the...
