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Shanghai’s International Cruise Terminal to be Cooled By The River

In preparation for the Shanghai 2010 World Expo Sparch Architects has designed this master plan for the International Cruise Terminal. The Terminal includes a cruise welcome center, office space, courtyards, as well as a green corridor along the Huangpu River. Arup Engineering is responsible for the energy efficient design of the welcome atrium, which includes [...]In preparation for the Shanghai 2010 World Expo Sparch Architects has designed this master plan for the International Cruise Term...

PREFAB FRIDAY: Beautiful Green Roofed Affordable Housing In the UK

Read the rest of PREFAB FRIDAY: Beautiful Green Roofed Affordable Housing In the UKPermalink | Add to del.icio.us | diggPost tags: "solar energy", affordable housing, Birchway, Birchway Eco Community, Daylighting, eco design, green design, green roof, hillingdon, living roof, London, low income housing, photovoltaics, Prefab, Prefab friday, sedum, Sustainable Building, UK Read the rest of PREFAB FRIDAY: Beautiful Green Roofed Affordable Housing In the UK Permalink | Add to del.icio....

Will London 2012 be ‘The Green Olympics’?

The Winter Olympics are over and amongst the medals and trouncing the US at hockey, Vancouver was praised for hosting the “greenest Olympics ever” with LEED certified buildings, the use of recaptured gas and the construction of a hydrogen highway. However, London looks set to raise the bar even higher with plans to blow Vancouver’s [...]The Winter Olympics are over and amongst the medals and trouncing the US at hockey, Vancouver was praised for hosting the “greenest Olympics ever” with LEED c...

READER TIP: Bent and Sliced House by Hufft Projects

Designed by Hufft Projects, the “Bent and Sliced House” puts an innovative idea – bending a home to accommodate the curving slope of the site – into action. In addition to bending the house, slicing and unfolding it in a manner similar to Japanese Origami is introduced to create clerestories allowing opportunities for daylighting and [...]Designed by Hufft Projects, the “Bent and Sliced House” puts an innovative idea – bending a home to accommodate the curving slope of the site – into action....

Hufft Project’s Beautiful Butterfly House

Inhabitat readers huffprojects recently wrote in to tell us about this green office complex they designed for their clients R. B. Murray and Co. Here at Inhabitat we have been referring to this beautiful building as the Butterfly House because it features a distinguished butterfly roof that opens to allow a maximum amount of daylight [...]Inhabitat readers huffprojects recently wrote in to tell us about this green office complex they designed for their clients R. B. Murray and Co. Here at Inh...

Studiodosi’s Henge Adds a Radical, Modern Look to Leeds City Waterfront

Italian firm Studiodosi’s proposed building for the waterfront in Leeds, UK definitely packs a radical punch with its bright green facade, but its sustainable features are just as notable. Named “The Calls Henge,” the design was developed for the 36 Calls competition, which challenged architects to submit proposals for a site by the same address. [...]Italian firm Studiodosi’s proposed building for the waterfront in Leeds, UK definitely packs a radical punch with its bright green facade, but ...

10 MW Dubai Skyscraper Makes 10X More Renewable Energy Than It Needs

Read the rest of 10 MW Dubai Skyscraper Makes 10X More Renewable Energy Than It NeedsPermalink | Add to del.icio.us | diggPost tags: "wind power", 10 MW tower, dubai, eco design, eco skyscraper, green design, renewable energy, robert ferry, skyscraper, solar concentrating, Solar Power, solar updraft, solar updraft tower, studied impact, Sustainable Building Read the rest of 10 MW Dubai Skyscraper Makes 10X More Renewable Energy Than It Needs Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post ta...

READER TIP: Birdhouses Upcycled from Discarded Shipping Pallets

Olson Lewis Dioli & Doktor Architects recently shared their appreciation of upcycling with youngsters at the Brookwood School Sustainability Fair by teaching them how to turn trash into treasure. The firm taught children at the elementary school how to save simple wooden pallets from the incinerator and craft their very own bird abodes!The children were [...]Olson Lewis Dioli & Doktor Architects recently shared their appreciation of upcycling with youngsters at the Brookwood School Su...

Tower City is an Ecotopia Stacked Upon Stilts

Tower City, another concept from the 2010 eVolo Skyscraper Competition, re-envisions the city of Marseilles as a stacked skyscraper that sits on stilts above the water. Rather than letting cities spread out as population increases, a the design calls for a new city to be created out on the water, complete with work, housing, transportation [...]Tower City, another concept from the 2010 eVolo Skyscraper Competition, re-envisions the city of Marseilles as a stacked skyscraper that sits on stilt...

Underwater Skyscraper is a Self-Sufficient City at Sea

Ocean levels are rising around the globe, so rather than tethering our buildings to the sinking shoreline why not suit them for a life at sea? That’s the approach behind the Water-Scraper, a futuristic self-sufficient floating city. A special mention in this year’s eVolo Skyscraper Competition, the design expands the concept of a floating island into a full-fledged underwater skyscraper that harvests renewable energy and grows its own food. Read the rest of Underwater Skyscraper is a Self...

The Hague’s International Criminal Court Aims for BREEAM Excellent

The International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, will soon have a permanent new home close to the North Sea. Danish firm Schmidt Hammer and Lassen won the rights to design the new building, which will be built to be environmentally sustainable as well as sensitive to the bordering natural environment. The new International Criminal [...]The International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, will soon have a permanent new home close to the North Sea. Danish firm Schmidt Hammer ...

One & Ortakoy: A Sustainable Mixed-Use Complex in Istanbul

Inhabitat reader e_meliss tells us that Global Architectural Development (GAD) is on its way to constructing a mixed-use complex that will be a reflection of technology, sustainability and aesthetics in Istanbul. Dubbed the “One & Ortakoy,” this project is under construction in the neighborhood of Ortakoy.  The developers have planned two buildings – one which will [...]Inhabitat reader e_meliss tells us that Global Architectural Development (GAD) is on its way to constructing a mixed-use...

Water Purifying Skyscraper Cleans up Jakarta’s Rivers

Read the rest of Water Purifying Skyscraper Cleans up Jakarta’s RiversPermalink | Add to del.icio.us | diggPost tags: "eVolo", 2010 evolo skyscraper competition, affordable housing, ciliwung recovery project, eco design, eco skyscraper, evolo skyscraper competition, green design, jakarta, low income housing, Pollution, skyscraper, Sustainable Building, water issues, water purification Read the rest of Water Purifying Skyscraper Cleans up Jakarta’s Rivers Permalink | Add to del.icio.u...

Bubble Shaped Skyscraper is a Fresh Water Factory

Design Crew for Architecture have created an incredible water purifying skyscraper that looks like dozens of soapy bubbles stacked one on top of another. According to the design brief, “There is only about 1% left of liquid freshwater and the UNO and the World Water Council estimates there might be a crisis affecting half the [...]Design Crew for Architecture have created an incredible water purifying skyscraper that looks like dozens of soapy bubbles stacked one on top of another. According ...

Ecobuild video: David Strong on greening existing housing stock

Chief executive of Inbuilt talks to Building about the government's Pay as You Save initiative