Building Envelope

Building Envelope

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’....

Tree Tower Toronto

Proposed project utilizing wood and plants seen as catalyst for future sustainable buildings Penda architects have teamed up with wood consultants from CLT-brand Tmber to propose a modular and natural high-rise....

Taiwanese twist

Vincent Callebaut’s historic Agora Garden Tower the ‘right symbiosis between humanity and nature’ It’s been a long time coming, but the spell-binding Agora Garden Tower, a masterpiece of sustainable design conceived....

Snaking into the future

Wadala Tower concept an avant-garde design driven by strong image of Indian snakes Mumbai, India – When completed, the mix-use Wadala Tower would be one of the tallest of its kind....

When less is more

  How Toronto Method quickly delivers well-insulated, air-tight healthy homes utilizing local trades, materials For their forward-thinking Risebrough Residence in North York, they wanted a home that would sip energy, endure for....

Orwellian nightmare or workplace nirvana?

The Edge, the world’s most intelligent smart building, turns a traditional office environment upside down The work day may start the same as anywhere else, but the minute employees enter The....

Above all else

Highest wooden building in the world to be built in Amsterdam Beginning in 2017, construction of the tallest timber tower in the world will get underway on the banks of the....

The straight goods on green building and energy-efficient home design

  By William Hirsch Green building is the catch phrase for the creation of houses that are energy-efficient and environmentally responsible in their design and construction. I’m old enough to remember the first Earth....

A glimpse of Toronto’s future

The Bjarke Ingels Group’s King Street West design melds suburban sensibilities with cityscape It’s not exactly a walk on the wild side, but standout architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has....

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