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MVRDV – THE VERTICAL VILLAGE

Folie Richter Montpellier Since the 18th Century, the follies of Montpellier have been markers for the architectural history of the city. The Follies helped to add new ways of living, new....

Q&A: Crystal ball gazing for 2015

Leading expert at Canada Green Building Council talks about what to expect in the year ahead by Greg McMillan As we head into a new year, Green Building & Sustainable Strategies....

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 –....

Making waves

Waterfront Toronto gaining international attention for green building, sustainable strategies By Greg McMillan While it’s likely a given that the main buzz about green building and sustainable strategies has only been picking....

A little bit of this, a little bit of that

Multi-use building in Jakarta combines need for green space with higher density development The developer of a site in Jakarta, Indonesia was confronted with a quandary. Wijaya Karya, of Benhil Property, wanted....

STUDIO CACHOUA TORRES CAMILLETTI

Should all skyscrapers have the same language? Should they always be cladded in glass? Studio CACHOUA TORRES CAMILLETTI started out by trying to envision what a skyscraper should be in the future....

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

chetwoods® architects 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....

Hands across the water

From the Netherlands to Canada, Parallel 52° reaches out to the sustainable building sector By Greg McMIllan Parallel 52° takes the art of networking to a whole new level. Concentrating on collaboration....

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