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Mirrored art complex in Bangkok seamlessly co-exists with the surrounding trees

A reflective facade and calculated layout blends Bangkok's new Naiipa Art Complex into the environment. Designed...

UniCredit Pavilion, aMDL Michele De Lucchi Studio, timber pavilion, Milan, pavilion, solar power, LEED Gold certification, green architecture, mixed-use building, multipurpose auditorium, public spaces, exhibition spaces

Milan's striking wooden UniCredit building is powered by the sun

You wouldn't expect it, but this radical solar-powered building in Milan is actually owned by a bank. aMDL Michele...

BIG Architects, mixed-use building, 670 Mesquit by BIG, concrete, Los Angeles, flexible spaces, green architecture, mezzanine, Bjarke Ingels, office spaces, retail spaces

BIG's first Los Angeles project is a massive modular hill topped with trees

BIG has recently unveiled an exciting new design for a mixed-use development in LA's Arts District. The design...

Sluishuis, Sluishuis by BIG and Barcode Architects, BIG, Bjarke Ingels, Bjarke Ingels Group, Barcode Architects, sustainable building, green building, mixed-use, mixed-use building, zero energy, zero energy homes, zero energy apartments, houseboats, living on the water, water, IJ Lake, Amsterdam

BIG and Barcode Architects unveil floating zero-energy apartments for Amsterdam

Just when you think green design has grown stagnant, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) comes around with a groundbreaking...

morris adjmi, morris adjmi architect, nomad, 3 East 28th Street, winter properties, modern redesign, building redevelopment, mixed use building, retail space, office building, building renovation

100-year-old NoMad building to get a modern facelift and verdant new rooftop terrace

The historic building at 3 East 28th Street in the NoMad district is getting a modern facelift thanks to local...

Termeh building, Iran, Farshad Mehdizadeh, Ahmad Bathaei, undulating roof, brick, mixed-use building, public space, green architecture, retail space

An undulating brick roof in Iran that's made for walking

The building houses a retail space on the ground floor and offices on the upper level. Its undulating roof meets...

mixed-use building, 2 Girls Building, Kavellaris Urban Design (KUD), Samantha Everton, Melbourne, Australia, art gallery, art exhibition

2 Girls Building in Melbourne blurs the line between art and architecture

The project explores the relationship between art, architecture and photography, blurring the line between two-...

Timmerhuis, BREEAM, BREEAM level of excellence, OMA, Timmerhuis by OMA, Rotterdam, Rotterdam city hall, modular building, mixed use building, mixed use architecture, modular architecture, most sustainable building in Netherlands, the Netherlands, building climate system, triple glazed curtain wall, translucent insulation

OMA completes the Netherlands’ most sustainable mixed-use building in Rotterdam

Commissioned by the City of Rotterdam, the 48,400-square-meter, €100-million Timmerhuis was conceived through...

Cloud City, Singapore, Union of Architects of Kazakhstan, World Architecture Festival, futuristic architecture, gren architecture, green tower, skyscraper, atrium, natural light, mixed-use building

Futuristic Cloud City skyscraper could bring the dream of living among the clouds to reality

The World Architecture Festival (WAF) recently announced the 338 projects that made its annual design awards shortlist....

Passive House Premium, House of Energy, Germany, passive house, bg architektur, AIROPTIMA, world's first Passive House Premium-certified building

Germany's remarkable House of Energy produces 2-3 times the energy it needs

The 900-square-meter building is officially known as the "House of Energy" and accommodates various functions-from...

South Creek Landing, Arno Matis Architecture, Vancouver, Canada, sun shading, solar shading, solar design, green architecture, mixed-use building, smart facade, concrete, natural light

Innovative sun-shading system tops Vancouver's sweeping South Creek Landing building

Combiningconcrete, metal and glass, the building evokes some of the expressionist principles of Erich Mendelsohn's...

MVRDV, OVG Real Estate, competition, highrise, vertical village, mixed use building, Amsterdam, green facade, bay windows, green architecture

MVRDV and OVG win competition to build a vertical green village in Amsterdam

MVRDV and OVG Real Estate won a competition to design the new high-rise complex in Amsterdam's Zuidas Business...

Foster + Partners, Cardiff Interchange, transport hub, bus station, green transportation, green architecutre, mixed-use building, public plaza, Cardiff, Wales

Foster + Partners picked to design an exciting new transport hub in Wales

The design aims to transform the area into a new transport hubfor the city and provide all the necessary facilities...

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...

nArchitects, New York architects, Canadian architecture, Calgary architecture, mixed-use building, riverfront architecture, sloping roof, M2 East Village Calgary, Bow River architecture

nArchitects New Zig-Zagging M2 Building Will be a Civic Landmark in Calgary

The 20,000-square-foot building occupying a quarter-acre lot east of the historic Simmons Building will contain...

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