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Yearly Archives: 2017

WOHA ARCHITECTS – Living green tower in downtown Singapore

Oasia Hotel Downtown Offers a Living Prototype for Commercial High-Rise Development The Oasia Hotel Downtown, designed by Singapore-based WOHA Architects, presents a radically different face to the world than its glassy....

Fast forward

Flexibility of Flexsola design key to creating sustainable and environmentally-friendly housing Nicholas Varias is an innovator, plain and simple. The president of Flexsola International Development Corporation has a lengthy cutting-edge track record....

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Going the extra mile

An architectural backstory at the heart of a glorious Kensington Market renovation This is a story behind the story about the metamorphosis of a century-old property in Toronto’s Kensington Market district. The....

Qatar to build a fully modular, demountable World Cup stadium made from shipping containers

THE FIRST EVER TRANSPORTABLE AND REUSABLE STADIUM IN THE WORLD Spanish firm Fenwick Iribarren Architects (FIA), led by architects Mark Fenwick and Javier Iribarren are the visionaries behind this venue's bold....

Making deserts bloom

Hybrid tower using Milessa Modules accommodates layers of vertical gardens Carlo Milessa isn’t one to rest on his laurels. In great detail, just a few short months ago, Milessa drew attention to....

The first edition of the virtual Green Building Expo has been a success.

Canada’s premier virtual trade show for green building Virtual Trade Shows are quickly gaining popularity among exhibitors and event marketing professionals due to their relatively low cost and high rate of return.....

THE 5 FARMING BRIDGES. Architect Vincent Callebaut proposes reconstruction model for Mosul using high-tech 3D-printing technology involving spider-like robots and drones.

Recyling (and upcycling) debris helps historic, war-torn Mosul emerge from ruins On July 9, 2017, after nine months of fierce battle, the Iraqi army, backed by an international coalition, defeated the....

ZAHA HADID ARCHITECTS

KAPSARC (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia KAPSARC (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre) is a non-profit institution for independent research into policies that contribute to the....

KILLA DESIGN – Office of the Future

World’s first fully functional 3D printed office building Located at the foot of Emirates Towers, the Office of the Future is the world’s first fully functional and permanently occupied ‘3D printed’....