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Studio Gang’s highly anticipated US$155 million Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (AMFA) project has finally opened to the public, following a painstaking renovation and extension of the aging museum, including an interesting pleated roof that helps reduce … Continue reading Ambitious renovation treats Arkansas museum to energy efficient upgrade
Commissioned to design a new bar for a whiskey distillery, Roomoo Design Studio came up with the clever idea of incorporating discarded whiskey barrels into the design. Rather than simply stack the barrels, the firm has painstakingly dismantled them an… Continue reading Discarded whiskey barrels used to form stunning one-of-a-kind bar
The prestigious American Institute of Architects (AIA) has revealed the finest new sustainable architecture in the USA for its Committee on the Environment (COTE) Top Ten Awards. Highlights this year include a park that offers lessons on water usage an… Continue reading Superlative sustainability: AIA reveals USA’s greenest new buildings
UNStudio recently completed an extensive renovation of a former bank headquarters in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. The firm has vastly improved the aging building’s energy efficiency while rearranging its interior layout to be suitable for use as a moder… Continue reading Radical renovation upgrades aging bank HQ into energy efficient office
Apple has opened its first retail store in India. Located in Mumbai, Apple BKC incorporates sustainably sourced and local materials, and features a light-filled interior that’s defined by an impressive handcrafted timber ceiling.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading India’s first Apple Store topped by complex 450,000-piece timber ceiling
Looking like some kind of strange alien spaceship has landed in China, the Yichang Grand Theater is the latest head-turning project from OPEN Architecture, the firm behind the Chapel of Sound and Sun Tower. Its unusual exterior boasts a flowing design … Continue reading Otherworldy theater expected to land where the Yangtze meets Huangbai
Prestigious British firm Heatherwick Studio has revealed plans to create an unusual new tower in the Netherlands. Designed in collaboration with Barcode Architects, it will be defined by an eye-catching exterior made up of stacked cylindrical cog-like … Continue reading Mixed-use tower defined by eye-catching cog-like exterior
Heatherwick Studio has revealed plans for its first public library. The building showcases a similar design language to previous projects by the high-profile British firm, such as Maggie’s Leeds and Little Island, and will be defined by an eye-catching… Continue reading Greenery covered library invites visitors to walk all over it
As AI technology looks set to make a huge impact in the coming years – for better or worse – the German municipality of Heilbronn hopes to get in on the action and position itself as Europe’s answer to Silicon Valley. To help kickstart this vision, it … Continue reading High-tech circular AI campus pitched as Europe’s Silicon Valley
Architect Michael Quirk designed this charmingly simple micro-cabin to demonstrate the efficacy of sustainable building practices. Named the Magnolia Eco-Cabin, it was built with locally sourced and recycled materials and runs off-the-grid with solar p… Continue reading Forest micro-cabin explores simplicity and sustainability