Planning Korea tackles sustainable challenge and chips in with futuristic egg-shaped pods
When you hear the words futuristic sustainable architecture mentioned, it’s a safe bet that the name Vincent Callebaut will....
VINCENT CALLEBAUT ARCHITECTURES – 2050 PARIS SMART CITY
For a Sustainable, Dense and Connected City
Following the Climate Energy Plan of Paris aimed at reducing 75 per cent of the greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the 2050 Paris Smart City....
Energy efficiency on steroids
Silverado Custom Homes takes on state-of-the-art project in Toronto's Lawrence Park
By Greg McMillan
With a touch of secrecy and intrigue, Silverado Custom Homes is undertaking an ambitious project that should....
A fine line along the cutting edge
Centra Homes incorporates green features that blend newest techniques with consumer demands
Centra Homes may be a relatively “young” company, but its president has already learned a very valuable lesson –....
The ultimate in luxury
Man-made floating Orsos Island combines the mobility of a yacht with the comfort of a mainland home
By GREG McMILLAN
It’s not a stretch to admit that, at one time or another,....
The Transformer
Louie Santaguida makes it his business to take building development to another level
Luigi (Louie) Santaguida was looking at alternative building techniques and technologies long before his contemporaries. So it comes as....
Phoenix Towers
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The world’s tallest and super environmentally friendly structure to be built China
At 1km high, Phoenix Towers for HuaYan Group in Wuhan, The City of a Thousand Lakes, will be....
A cultural anchor
Exhibition centre and people’s park in China is shaped like a lotus flower
Located in the heart of Wujin, the burgeoning district of the city of Changzhou, in the southern....
Glimpse into a post-oil era
But Solar City Tower not expected to see the light of day for 2016 Rio Olympics
By GREG McMILLAN
You couldn’t say that Rafael Schmidt and his team from Zurich-based architecture and....
Made in Russia
Energy-efficient dome could provide disaster relief and be built on land or water
With climate change trends constantly drawing more and more attention around the world, it’s no coincidence that architects....
