2019 | Green Building

Yearly Archives: 2019

WATER BUILDING RESORT – De Urrutia Partners

WATER BUILDING RESORT – De Urrutia Partners The design of the building allows integrating renewable energy as uptake and energy optimization. The façade facing the sun is covered by photovoltaic crystals latest....

Heatherwick Studios – 1,000Trees

Following the success of the UK Pavilion for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, the studio was invited to design a large mixed-use development in Shanghai, set on a former industrial....

Shadi’s story: The making of a community builder

As a 7-year old girl, Shadi Aghaei remembers riding the school bus along the Boulevard Carnot and Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France, and marveling at the majestic Colline du....

Safdie Architects’ Monumental ‘Raffles City Chongqing’ Begins Phased Opening on Historic Chaotianmen Square

Following eight years of design, development, and construction, Safdie Architects is nearing completion on its latest project in China: Raffles City Chongqing, a vibrant complex which combines office, residential, hotel,....

SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE AND PEACEFUL SANCTUARY MEET ON A TRANQUIL ISLAND

When architect Nick Troubetzkoy came to St Lucia Island on assignment, he had no idea of the labour of love before him. Or the challenge of creating a green masterpiece on a....

THE GREEN ARK, FIRST PRIZE WINNER Belgian Pavilion, World Expo 2020 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The Belgian Pavilion finally unveiled ! During the next World Expo in Dubai in 2020, Belgium will show the world its technological progress to connect minds and create the....

Jade Mountain Achieves Prestigious Travelife Gold Re-Certification

Jade Mountain Achieves Prestigious Travelife Gold Re-Certification Nick and Karolin Troubetzkoy, owners of Jade Mountain and AnseChastanet, St Lucia, are delighted to announce the hotels’ have been re-certified for the internationally....

Stefano Boeri Architetti unveils Smart Forest City in Cancun, Mexico

The new city will host, on a land area 557 ha, 130.000 inhabitants, giving back to nature a large area where it would have been built a shopping district. 400 hectares of....

Cairo vertical forest

Stefano Boeri Architetti signs the project of the three green architectures designed for the new capital (the new administrative city) under construction in the south east area of Cairo. The three "green cubes"....

AQUA – The Balance of Design & Technology

Sinot Yacht Architecture and Design’s 112m Hydrogen-Powered Superyacht Concept Makes Waves At The Monaco Yacht Show Sinot Yacht Architecture & Design presented yet another groundbreaking concept at this year’s edition of....