The Original Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living Portal (since 2009)
green space, Tag
- Climate Islands brings nature and community into the city Wed, 18 May 22, 2:30amBarcelona landscape and architecture firm SCOB created seven architectural-landscape "interventions" called Climate Islands. They created inviting, green urban environments in inner city spaces that help mitigate the effects...
- Community center project allows people to play with triangles Thu, 6 Jan 22, 3:30amThe Center for Culture and Community, a research project by network of architecture (noa*), stands as a model for any community building anywhere in the world...
- Art foundation in Oregon is a green space for creating Wed, 8 Dec 21, 5:30amSandy Bodecker founded the N M Bodecker Foundation in 2017 to create a collaboration and presentation space for creatives and artists in Portland, Oregon...
- 100-year-old railway yard turned into a green space Thu, 25 Nov 21, 6:30amParco Romana is an urban-scale redevelopment project in Milan’s Porta Romana district. The international team behind it includes OUTCOMIST, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, PLP Architecture, Carlo Ratti Associati and Arup. They...
- Forest Pavilion blends nature with residential development Fri, 12 Nov 21, 3:30amSometimes, there is a distinct line between where the forest meets the urban fringe. Other times, the two are interconnected seamlessly through planning with a focus on quality of life and engagement with the outdoors. Such...
- Indeed Tower in Austin earns LEED Platinum for green features Sat, 11 Sep 21, 5:30amA new office tower stands tall in Austin, and its sustainability features are breaking records. Indeed Tower, a recently completed AA office tower, earned 82 points toward a LEED v4 Core & Shell (CS) Platinum Certification....
- Jade brings green space and passive design to Kuwait Fri, 27 Aug 21, 5:30amJade is a multi-level residential building located in a high-density area of Salmiya, Kuwait, where architects on the project say existing multi-unit housing suffers from “lack of identity, insufficient natural lighting,...
- Nelson Mandela Park adds a breath of fresh air to an industrial part of Rotterdam Tue, 3 Aug 21, 2:30amRotterdam is known for skyscrapers and modern architecture. Now, a new masterplan promises to transform an underused harbor site into an urban green space for a neighborhood that could really use more parks. The Nelson Mandela...
- Redevelopment project brings major green space to Tokyo Tue, 13 Apr 21, 4:30amSet for completion in 2023, the Toranomon-Azabudai Urban Redevelopment Project is a collaboration between urban landscape developer Mori Building Co. and luxury hotel operator Aman. Apart from boasting 24,000 square...
- Green terraces intersect a mixed-use tower in Shenzhen Fri, 26 Feb 21, 3:30amIn southeastern Shenzhen, Beijing-based architecture firm Clou Architects has completed Shenzhen Shuiwan 1979 Life Plaza, a mixed-use development interwoven with green terraces and a “secret garden” to provide visitors...
- Barcelona to transform Eixample streets into car-free zones Wed, 2 Dec 20, 4:30amThe city council of Barcelona has laid out a plan that will transform some of the streets in the Eixample district into car-free zones. According to the city council, the plan entails restricting cars from one in every...
- Brussels train station transformed into wooden shopping and event center Wed, 18 Nov 20, 2:30amThe Gare Maritime railway station in Brussels has seen a huge transformation. The building, formerly one of Europe's largest railway stations for goods, has been renovated into a new city district shopping and event development...
- Architects propose a massive forest park to be the Green Lungs of Hanoi Sat, 31 Oct 20, 2:30amAir pollution has become a major problem in Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam, that was ranked the seventh capital city with the highest average annual PM 2.5 concentration by the 2019 World Air Report. In a bid to improve...
- This villa in India is made up of cascading floating terraces Fri, 18 Sep 20, 1:30amCurrently under construction in Hyderabad, India and designed by Studio Symbiosis, the Floating Terraces Villa will measure 11,840 square feet on one acre of natural landscape...
- Girl Scouts Camp Trivera combines STEM and sustainable architecture Thu, 10 Sep 20, 4:30amFocusing on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education, with an architectural emphasis on integral sustainability, Camp Trivera is the first Girl Scouts campground of its kind...