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A LEED Gold-targeted office will enhance worker wellbeing

Milan-based firm Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel (ACPV) has unveiled plans for the sustainable renovation of energy...

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This sustainable district in Sweden features carbon-positive towers

Stockholm-based Kjellander Sjöberg Architects recently won a competition for Nacka Port, a new district between...

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Mecanoo unveils greenery-filled social housing for Kaohsiung

Hot on the heels of their recently completed National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, Dutch firm Mecanoo unveiled...

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Chophouse Row mixes modern and vintage in a trendy Seattle pedestrian haven

A recent act of adaptive reuse has produced one of the trendiest hotspots in Seattle. Graham Baba Architects and...

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The Skip Garden: a moveable urban veggie patch built with 90% reclaimed materials

The Skip Garden is located in the heart of the King's Cross redevelopment- an area of 67 acres of homes, offices,...

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Simbcity Zero-Energy Additions Revive Decaying Housing Estates in Spain

Taking inspiration from the natural phenomenon of symbiosis, Plateau Team proposes "the colonization of the roofs...

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Bioclimatic Rio Branco 12 Tower to Set New Standards for Green Offices in Brazil

The Rio Branco 12 office tower on Rio Branco Avenue will have 21 floors. Currently undergoing an urban revitalization,...

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Nail House: Chinese Home That Stood In Center of New Highway is Demolished

The iconic 'nail house'—whose owners stood firm as redevelopment swallowed up surrounding residences—has been...

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Urban Collage: An Energy Efficient Housing Development Made from Stacked Houses

With apartments opening on two opposite sides, the project meets the highest standards of energy efficiency. The...

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Matteo Cainer Architects' Busan Camellian Opera House is Enveloped by a Living Green Roof

Matteo Cainer Architects' Busan Camellian Opera House was carefully designed as an attractive and serene venue...

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Abandoned Beret Factory Transformed Into a Stunning Multimedia Center

A major deindustrialization movement occurred in Oloron Sainte Marie during the late 19th century. Dominated by...

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One Loudoun Place: A New Sustainable Mixed Use Community in DC

Developed in partnership by Seiksui House and Miller and Smith, One Loudoun has already managed to secure $30 million...

Forbes Park: An Exemplary Sustainable Community

The new Forbes Park residence in Chelsea, MA is giving new life to the old Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company,...

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