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- A 17th-century Spanish hospital gets transformed into a cozy library Fri, 6 Jul 18, 2:00amWhen Madrid-based design practice Murado & Elvira Architects won a competition to turn the ancient Sancti Spiritus Hospital into the Public Library and Historic Archive for the Spanish city of Baiona, they wanted the...
- Scottish Power owner: ditch 'moonshot' green technologies Mon, 2 Jul 18, 3:00pmHead of Spanish Iberdrola welcomes UK’s scrapping of £1.3bn Swansea tidal project
- Eco-group faces imprisonment after reviving an abandoned Spanish village Sat, 9 Jun 18, 7:00amLike many countries around the world, Spain is struggling to address the problem of rural inhabitants abandoning villages to migrate to urban areas. However, there seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel for Fraguas....
- Balearic Islands bank on their sun to kickstart power drive | Adam Vaughan Sat, 5 May 18, 1:16amLocal government wants to convert totally to renewables by 2050 but plan will not be easy
- Incredible glass home stays comfortably snug even in extreme temperatures Tue, 6 Mar 18, 9:30pmOFIS Architects tackles the ultimate indoor-outdoor living experience with Glass Pavilion, a retreat with full-height glass structural walls that provides total comfort even in extreme desert conditions...
- Neanderthals, not homo sapiens, responsible for 64,000-year-old cave art Sat, 24 Feb 18, 2:50amResearchers have discovered that Neanderthals, not homo sapiens, created a series of 64,000 year-old cave drawings in Spain. Published in the journal Science, this study marks the first time that Neanderthals have been...
- Spectacular aerial sculpture hovers above a plaza in Madrid Tue, 20 Feb 18, 8:30pmA symphony of color has taken to the air above Plaza Mayor in Madrid. The aerial sculpture is the work of none other than American artist Janet Echelman, who the City of Madrid commissioned to help celebrate the plaza's 400th...
- Spectacular aerial sculpture hovers above a Madrid plaza Tue, 20 Feb 18, 8:30pmA symphony of color has taken to the air above Plaza Mayor. The instantly recognizable aerial sculpture is the work of none other than American artist Janet Echelman, who the City of Madrid commissioned to help celebrate...
- Balearics launch pioneering plan to phase out emissions Thu, 15 Feb 18, 10:30pmGreen manifesto for 2050 includes measures for transport and clean energy but could put islands on a path to confrontation with Madrid
- As the lobbying gets louder, coal power stations may not go quietly Sun, 26 Nov 17, 3:38amEnergy companies in Italy and Spain have faced unexpected local opposition to their own plans to shut polluting plantsEurope’s race to quit coal has hit a speed bump as energy companies face local political resistance to...
- This candy-colored school in Spain disappears into the sky Tue, 7 Nov 17, 12:08am[...]
- Monumental inverted pyramid home in Spain will blow your mind Mon, 4 Sep 17, 11:41pmJust when you thought you've seen it all when it comes to home architecture, along comes one of the most imaginative homes yet. This inverted pyramid cutting into a hill in rural Spain is a mind-bending villa that offers...
- Self-taught designer builds a secret studio under a bridge in Valencia Mon, 21 Aug 17, 10:35pmSelf-taught designer Fernando Abellanas built a studio bedroom in a very unusual place – the underside of a bridge in Valencia, Spain. This tiny moveable workspace has everything he needs - including shelves, a chair and...
- 100% solar-powered winery keeps naturally cool with cork-insulated roofs Mon, 10 Jul 17, 7:56pmAn off-grid Spanish winery is harnessing the full power of the sun to ripen grapes and turn the fruit into wine. Local studio Munarq Arquitectes designed Son Juliana’s winery that’s entirely powered by renewable energy...
- Barcelona set to double tree population in major urban greening push Thu, 18 May 17, 11:47pmYou may think there isn't much space for a centuries-old, built-out city like Barcelona to radically greenify itself with double the amount of trees and expanded green space...