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- Biophilic design drives this home topped with a green roof Sat, 26 Feb 22, 3:30amSingapore-based design firm A Solid Plan created The Envelope House as an experiment in biophilic design and microclimates. The result? A landscaped "double-skin" design that explores new ways to create tropical architecture...
- Solar-powered Zamasport HQ produces over half of its energy needs Sat, 10 Apr 21, 12:30amAfter 3 years of development, Italian architecture firm Frigerio Design Group has completed fabrication engineering company Zamasport’s new headquarters, a fabric-inspired building that is mostly powered with solar energy...
- Wellesleys Global Flora greenhouse can generate all of its own energy Fri, 3 Jul 20, 1:30amBoston-based architecture firm Kennedy & Violich Architecture has flipped the script for energy-intensive greenhouses with the net-zero energy Global Flora, a sustainable botanical facility for Wellesley College in Massachusetts...
- Cooling breezes blow straight through a low-energy brick house in Indonesia Fri, 10 May 19, 2:30amIn the city of Depok in West Java, Jakarta-based architectural firm DELUTION architect has completed the Flick House, a two-story home with a brick facade and a contemporary design that stands out from its more conventional...
- A rainforest-like green heart grows within Singapores Marina One Fri, 10 Nov 17, 9:30pmSingapore’s new title “City in a Garden” is evident in Marina One, a stunning energy-efficient cluster of four high-rises clustered around a spectacular “Green Heart.” Designed by ingenhoven architects in collaboration...
- Spectacular rainforest-like green heart grows within Singapores Marina One Fri, 10 Nov 17, 9:30pmSingapore’s new title “City in a Garden” is evident in Marina One, a stunning energy-efficient cluster of four high-rises centered on a spectacular “Green Heart.” Designed by ingenhoven architects in collaboration...
- Henning Larsen Architects unveils zero energy-targeted civic center for Toronto Wed, 10 May 17, 7:07pmHenning Larsen Architects has won a competition for Toronto’s new 500,000-square-foot Etobicoke Civic Centre. Designed in collaboration with Adamson Associates Architects and PMA Landscape Architects, the winning proposal...
- BIG Unveils Plans for BSN7 Mixed-Use Neighborhood in Aarhus Fri, 3 Oct 14, 11:00pmBIG's decision to design the public realm first deviates from the norm, which usually starts with developing private residences and then activating the remaining landscape after residents have settled in...
- BIG Unveils Designs for BSN7 Mixed-Use Neighborhood in Aarhus Fri, 3 Oct 14, 11:00pmBIG's decision to design the public realm first deviates from the norm, which usually starts with developing private residences and then activating the remaining landscape after residents have settled in...
- What are Microclimates, and Why are They Beneficial? Wed, 2 Jul 14, 5:30amAre there really places on the earth where the elements magically combine to provide idyllic climates? Although the concept might seem a bit fantastical, microclimates do indeed exist, and are far more common than you might...
- 3D Printed Sand Pods Create Cooling Microclimates Wed, 1 Dec 10, 6:58amRead the rest of 3D Printed Sand Pods Create Cooling Microclimateshttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed Permalink | Add...