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Close up of the triangular perforations in the VERTO air purification tower

Tackling air pollution in New Delhi through VERTO towers

Estimates show that over 99% of individuals living in urban areas are exposed to extremely poor air quality standards....

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Brink Tower in Amsterdam is a pillar of sustainable design

Brink Tower is a new high-rise building set to make a big impression on Amsterdam, Netherlands. It’s an example...

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This O-shaped tower will reduce solar gain by 52%

Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), the new headquarters building for Chinese electronics company OPPO will...

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An urban farm tops a LEED Gold-targeted health education tower in Toronto

Global design practice Perkins and Will has raised the bar for sustainable campus design with the award-winning...

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Gardens grow on all floors of Saint-Gobain’s crystalline HQ

On the outskirts of Paris, French architecture firm Valode & Pistre has completed a new headquarters — a...

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This bold, tiny retreat in Ontario measures just 100 square feet

When you want to keep a building footprint small, sometimes the only way to go is up. The Red Tower tiny retreat...

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Studio Gang’s Solstice tower in Chicago is shaped by the sun

In Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood rises Solstice on the Park, a 26-story residential tower with an angular...

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Striking LEED Silver-targeted tower to rise in the heart of Philadelphia

The heart of Philadelphia will soon be transformed with Schuylkill Yards, a $3.5 billion masterplanned neighborhood...

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Zaha Hadid Architects unveils designs for sculptural Maltese tower

Zaha Hadid Architects is bringing its modern, sinuous designs to Malta, a nation renowned for its historic sites....

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This Taiwan hotel draws inspiration from "glittering sea foam"

Taiwanese firm Emerge Architects has created a beautiful hotel in a remote coastal area of Yilan in northeastern...

On the left, the building topped out. On the right, rendering of what the completed building will look like.

Studio Gang’s 40 Tenth Avenue "Solar Carve" tower tops out near NYC’s High Line

New images reveal 40 Tenth Avenue — formerly called the Solar Carve Tower — has officially topped out near...

Generali Tower by Zaha Hadid Architects

New images revealed for Zaha Hadid Architects’ LEED Platinum-seeking Generali Tower in Milan

Zaha Hadid Architects just revealed new images of their soon-to-be-completed Generali Tower, a twisting glazed...

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This "boat" on wheels turns city dwellers into urban adventurers

Urban adventurers, prepare to set sail: A temporary installation in Utrecht, the Netherlands is transforming its...

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BIG and CRA break ground on greenery-infused Singapore skyscraper

Bjarke Ingels Group and Carlo Ratti Associati have broken ground on a new nature-infused skyscraper that’s bringing...

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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...