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- Energy-Efficient Statoil Headquarters boasts an energy class B rating in Norway Sun, 5 Apr 15, 11:11pmBack in 2009, A-Lab won a competition against 40 other entries to design Statoil's new offices. Located in a park-like setting in Fornebu, Bærum, Norway, the office is composed of five rectangular volumes stacked on top...
- Cellular Morphology Facade uses design to allow buildings to adapt to different climatic conditions Sat, 4 Apr 15, 5:30amThe building's facade retrofitted with a new skin consists of multiple hexagonal components controlled through an algorithm that alters its density and attraction...
- MVRDV’s Pushed Slab Hyper-Efficient Office Opens in Paris Sat, 29 Nov 14, 12:00amPushed Slab is a 19,000 m2 office building with communal spaces located in south Paris. The concept emerged from a slab that was pushed in the center until it broke and created a void, and the different levels pushed out...
- Lucasfilm’s New Singapore Headquarters is a Giant Glass Sandcrawler! Thu, 14 Aug 14, 5:00amDubbed The Sandcrawler (after the huge mobile treaded fortresses used by Jawas in the famous film franchise), the building is clad in a state-of-the-art multi-layered glass façade which allows natural light to penetrate...
- UNStudio to Renovate Seoul’s Hanwha Headquarters With Photovoltaic LED Facade Fri, 25 Apr 14, 3:00pmHanwha Group manufactures photovoltaic panels and environmental technology and they felt their office tower no longer reflected their values or met their needs, so they asked for proposals to renovate their Seoul headquarters...
- OIKOS Completes “Unbuildable” Davos Hotel With Scale-Like Façade Sat, 29 Mar 14, 2:36amLocated amidst the subalpine forests of Davos, the InterContinental Davos Hotel is an oval-shaped building wrapped in an envelope that reflects the magnificent natural surroundings...
- OIKOS Completes “Unbuildable” Scale-Like Façade of the InterContinental Davos Hotel in Switzerland Sat, 29 Mar 14, 2:36amLocated amidst the subalpine forests of Davos, the InterContinental Davos Hotel is an oval-shaped building wrapped in an envelope that reflects the magnificent natural surroundings...
- Most ‘Outstanding’ BREEAM One Angel Square Officially Opens in Manchester Fri, 22 Nov 13, 2:20amOne Angel Square is a 500,000 sq ft, 14-story building right in downtown of Manchester. Now the largest building in the city, it is part of a larger effort to redevelop the core and is strategically located to Victoria Station,...
- HASSELL’s Palm Island Uses Surrounding Pools to Keep Cool in Chongqing, China Sat, 3 Aug 13, 4:30amThe recently completed hospitality and restaurant complex is built on an isthmus between two man-made pools. Water is central to the design of the project and the pools seep into the pedestrian courtyard and visitors can...
- Perkins+Will Completes UW School of Medicine with an Undulating Glass Facade Fri, 28 Jun 13, 1:30amThe latest phase completed at the UW School of Medicine adds a 183,000 sq ft research facility with laboratories and offices that will house more than 400 employees...
- Leadenhall Building: London’s 224-Meter-Tall “Cheesegrater” Tower Reaches Full Height Fri, 21 Jun 13, 12:00amHalf of the curtain walling of “the cheesegrater” tower is now complete, with 51% of the structure already pre-leased to companies Aon and Amlin. The Leadenhall Building is owned by British Land and Oxford Properties...
- A-Lab Completes Stacked Energy-Efficient Statoil Headquarters in Norway Thu, 11 Apr 13, 3:00pmBack in 2009, A-Lab won a competition against 40 other entries to design Statoil's new offices. Located in a park-like setting in Fornebu, Bærum, Norway, the office is composed of five rectangular volumes stacked on top...
- Pelli Clarke Pelli Breaks Ground on the Transbay Transit Tower in San Francisco Thu, 4 Apr 13, 3:20amRead the rest of Pelli Clarke Pelli Breaks Ground on the Transbay Transit Tower in San Francisco Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", boston properties, eco design, eco skyscraper,...
- KPF Transforms a Boring Suburban NJ Office into a Shining Sustainable Building Thu, 28 Mar 13, 3:00amRead the rest of KPF Transforms a Boring Suburban NJ Office into a Shining Sustainable Building Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", centra at metropark, centra metropark,...
- OMA Unveils Plans for Essence Financial Building with High Performance Facade in Shenzhen Thu, 7 Feb 13, 6:30amRead the rest of OMA Unveils Plans for Essence Financial Building with High Performance Facade in Shenzhen Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", china, eco design, eco skyscraper,...