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- LEED Gold-certified WE3 shows off its skin at Silicon Beach Thu, 18 Mar 21, 1:30amIn the rapidly developing area of West Los Angeles known as “Silicon Beach,” local architecture firm SPF:architects has recently completed WE3 at Water’s Edge, a 160,000-square-foot creative workspace with a striking,...
- 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...
- Lush Sky Green towers are the first of their kind in Taichung Thu, 9 Jan 20, 3:30amTaichung, Taiwan has taken yet another step toward becoming a greener, more livable city with the recent completion of Sky Green, a sustainably minded, mixed-use development...
- A chic, nature-filled office building in Tokyo boldly brings the outdoors in Tue, 28 May 19, 12:30amIn Tokyo, a new office tower stands out from the concrete jungle with its embrace of nature. Designed by prolific Japanese design studio nendo in the centrally located Kojimachi neighborhood, the Kojimachi Terrace is an 11-story...
- New images show greenery engulfing Singapores tropical skyscraper Fri, 31 Aug 18, 5:30amWhen we last saw local design practice WOHA Architects’ 30-story Oasia Hotel Downtown in Singapore, the tropical skyscraper had only begun to sprout the lush landscaping that would later overtake the building’s facade...
- Green-roofed wooden tower in Lagos maximizes daylight and natural ventilation Mon, 17 Apr 17, 11:00pmThis green-roofed wooden tower planned for Lagos features a perforated envelope inspired by indigenous cultures of the area. Hermann Kamte & Associates designed the experimental structure as an alternative to the massive...
- LEED Gold BBVA Bancomer HQ is a beacon of sustainability in Mexico City Fri, 12 Feb 16, 1:00amThe BBVA Bancomer project is the first completed project by LegoRogers, the name for the collaborative venture between the Mexican firm Legorreta + Legorreta and London-based Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners...
- LYCS Architecture unveils nature-filled urban high-rise in Hangzhou Thu, 21 May 15, 6:00pmThe 120,711-square-meter office headquarters’ placement and shape were influenced by the need to maximize building views towards West Lake and minimize shadows on adjacent residential buildings...
- Lush sky garden opens in Rafael Viñoly’s ‘Walkie Talkie’ skyscraper in London Thu, 29 Jan 15, 1:30amRafael Viñoly teamed up with landscape studio Gillespies, who were responsible for the garden design, and created a green space that looks like a mountain slope...
- Rafael Viñoly’s Walkie Talkie skyscraper in London gets a lush sky garden Thu, 29 Jan 15, 1:30amRafael Viñoly teamed up with landscape studio Gillespies, who were responsible for the garden design, and created a green space that looks like a mountain slope...
- Two Russian Climbers Scaled the World’s Second Tallest Tower and Captured These Amazing Photos Sat, 15 Feb 14, 6:30amVitaliy and Makhorov travel the globe capturing spectacular images from vantage points that few of us would venture to, and they do all this without the use of safety gear...
- The Slabs: Gorgeous Italian Pavilion Crowned with a Sky Garden Proposed for Milan Expo 2015 Wed, 8 May 13, 1:58amAlthough the glass and marble structure is something of an engineering feat, the materials aren't very soul-enriching, which is why MenoMeno Piu and BE.ST literally incorporated foliage into the design. This improves the...
- Urban Air To Transform Billboards into Wi-Fi Connected Bamboo Sky Gardens in LA Tue, 6 Nov 12, 1:43amRead the rest of Urban Air To Transform Billboards into Wi-Fi Connected Bamboo Sky Gardens in LA Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", Art, arup, bamboo billboard, bamboo garden,...
- UNStudio’s Scotts Tower is a Soaring Skyscraper Complete with Sky Gardens and a Green Roof Thu, 8 Dec 11, 6:20amRead the rest of UNStudio’s Scotts Tower is a Soaring Skyscraper Complete with Sky Gardens and a Green Roof Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: eco design, Far East Organization, green design,...
- Vincent Callebaut’s Zero Carbon Biotic-Arch Is a Self-Sufficient Skyscraper Wed, 14 Sep 11, 1:40amRead the rest of Vincent Callebaut’s Zero Carbon Biotic-Arch Is a Self-Sufficient Skyscraper Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "green wall", "solar energy", bio-energy, Centennial, green design,...