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Snøhetta has completed work on an ambitious new skyscraper in Hong Kong named Airside. Built on the site of the Kai Tak Airport district, the building incorporates an impressive degree of sustainable design, including solar power and rainwater collecti… Continue reading Hong Kong skyscraper is tailor-made for energy efficiency
Whether motivated by the environment and sustainability, the rising price of eggs, or how the pandemic profoundly changed home life for many families, it’s estimated that more than 17 million US households now have backyard chickens, with the numbers r… Continue reading Smart coop AI ‘Albert Eggstein’ can now translate your chickens’ chatter
Following its work creating Europe’s largest green facade, Ingenhoven Associates has once again produced a building that showcases impressive sustainability. This time, the firm has topped a large health resort nestled into some dunes on a German islan… Continue reading Europe’s largest thatched roof crowns island health resort
Austin Maynard Architects is adept at transforming dilapidated homes into attractive modern residences, such as the King Bill and Mills, the toy management house projects. The firm recently performed similar magic with its Helvetia, which breathed new … Continue reading Tired old house goes green with masterful modern renovation
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has revealed plans for a new cultural district in China. The project will be arranged around a large cultural center that showcases the firm’s trademark style and will be defined by an eye-catching series of curving layered … Continue reading Curving cultural center’s layered roofs form “sails in a sea breeze”
Vincent Callebaut Architectures (VCA) has revealed plans for a new “eco district” in Switzerland. As we’ve come to expect from the visionary Belgian architect, the project is defined by an ambitious approach to sustainable design, including a remarkabl… Continue reading Lush “eco district” showcases ambitious approach to sustainability
OPEN Architecture has made a habit of designing extraordinary projects, such as the rocky Chapel of Sound and sundial-like Sun Tower, and this is set to continue with its newly revealed Space Crystal. Likened to an extraterrestrial-like object that’s l… Continue reading “Extraterrestrial” Space Crystal set to land in China
Brazilian architectural firm Estudio Guto Requena has recently completed an innovative pop-up store for Nescafé. Located in São Paulo, the Dolce Gusto Neo store has been constructed using algorithmic 3D printing, and is built using biodegradable materi… Continue reading Nescafé’s 3D-printed store is a step towards regenerative architecture
Following its mountain-inspired Chaoyang Park Plaza and cloud-shaped Aranya Cloud Center, MAD Architects once again draws on the natural world for inspiration for its newest project. The sprawling arts and culture center will be defined by an unusual w… Continue reading Sprawling cultural center unified under “bamboo leaf” roof
The MOT (Module of Temporality) offers an interesting take on shipping container-based design. The project cleverly plays to the strengths of the metal boxes by creating a temporary art gallery that can be packed up and moved to a new location when req… Continue reading Shipping container-based art gallery is made to be moved