Star-shaped Schneider Electric building in South Africa aims for LEED Gold certification
The Midrand Waterfall Development in South Africa will soon receive a couple of world-class, energy-efficient additions...
SOM's elliptical Agile Corporation Headquarters has strategically-placed fins to mitigate solar gain
The design features of the elliptical Agile Corporation Headquarters Tower in Guangzhou, China, make it perfect...
Energy-Efficient Statoil Headquarters boasts an energy class B rating in Norway
Back in 2009, A-Lab won a competition against 40 other entries to design Statoil's new offices. Located in a park-like...
MVRDV's Pushed Slab Hyper-Efficient Office Opens in Paris
Pushed Slab is a 19,000 m2 office building with communal spaces located in south Paris. The concept emerged from...
Lucasfilm's New Singapore Headquarters is a Giant Glass Sandcrawler!
Dubbed The Sandcrawler (after the huge mobile treaded fortresses used by Jawas in the famous film franchise), the...
UNStudio to Renovate Seoul's Hanwha Headquarters With Photovoltaic LED Facade
Hanwha Group manufactures photovoltaic panels and environmental technology and they felt their office tower no...
OIKOS Completes “Unbuildable” Davos Hotel With Scale-Like Façade
Located amidst the subalpine forests of Davos, the InterContinental Davos Hotel is an oval-shaped building wrapped...
Most 'Outstanding' BREEAM One Angel Square Officially Opens in Manchester
One Angel Square is a 500,000 sq ft, 14-story building right in downtown of Manchester. Now the largest building...
HASSELL's Palm Island Uses Surrounding Pools to Keep Cool in Chongqing, China
The recently completed hospitality and restaurant complex is built on an isthmus between two man-made pools. Water...
Beautifully Renovated Hispasat Office is Wrapped in a Space-Age Solar Facade
Rather than building a brand new office, Spanish communication satellite company Hispasat chose to renovate their...
Perkins+Will Completes UW School of Medicine with an Undulating Glass Facade
The latest phase completed at the UW School of Medicine adds a 183,000 sq ft research facility with laboratories...
Leadenhall Building: London's 224-Meter-Tall "Cheesegrater" Tower Reaches Full Height
Half of the curtain walling of “the cheesegrater” tower is now complete, with 51% of the structure already...
Pelli Clarke Pelli Breaks Ground on the Transbay Transit Tower in San Francisco
[youtube width="537" height="410"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtJVaTs14Qk[/youtube] The new 60-story tower,...
OMA Unveils Plans for Essence Financial Building with High Performance Facade in Shenzhen
The Essence Financial Building will be located in the Financial Development Area of Shenzhen with views overlooking...
Italy's Vertikale Climbing Gym is Clad in an Intelligent Facade That Eliminates the Need for Cooling
Vertikale Climbing Gym is located in a prominent location adjacent to Brixen's town square and a municipal park....
