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The American Institute of Architects Select the 2013 COTE Top Ten Green Projects

    Projects showcase excellence in sustainable design principles and reduced energy consumption The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment (COTE) have selected the top ten examples of....

Brooks + Scarpa

Yin-Yang House Location of Project:                 Venice, CA Total Square Footage:             4200 sq. ft. Total Cost:  $1.7 mil The Yin-Yang House is a net-zero energy single-family home in a quiet Venice, CA....

A benchmark in North America

Innovative sustainable home near St. Louis certified as industry’s first Active House An innovative sustainable building project near St. Louis, Missouri, has been certified as the first Active House in North....

Wood Solutions – Innovations and Opportunities for the 21st Century

By Adam Robertson, M.A.Sc., EIT When Gustave Eiffel, proposed building a skeletal steel structure for the Paris World Fair, he was ridiculed by professional engineers and most of high society in....

World’s largest wooden structure

Spain’s Metropol Parasol a magnet for tourists, with a honeycomb design featuring museum, farmers’ market, elevated plaza and panoramic terrace Its claim to fame – recognition as the world’s largest....

STUDIO NICOLETTI ASSOCIATI – The fleet of Putrajaya

Putrajaya residential waterfront development Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2008 – 2013 Under construction; International competition, first prize; Cityscape Dubai international award 2008; Cityscape Asia Singapore international award 2009. Project Studio Nicoletti Associati and Hijjas Kasturi Associates SDN. Client Putrajaya Holdings Ltd.,....

Aedas – Abu Dhabi Investment Council

New headquarters Al Bahr Towers PROJECT DESCRIPTION The design concept for Aedas’ innovative competition- winning design is derived from an algorithmic composition, influenced by Islamic principles of design, that has been supplemented by the application....

ATENASTUDIO – Landscape and Waterscape

At the heart of Atenastudio’s mixed use building complex in China Atenastudio, in collaboration with Archmaster studio, has developed a master plan for a new district in Wuxi, China. The plan would....

ONYX SOLAR

Building Integrated Photovoltaic   “Solar architecture is not about fashion, it’s about survival”  Sir Norman Foster Buildings are responsible for 40% of global energy consumption and the solutions proposed by this company are heading....

LAVA – Snowflake Tower

ARCHITECT LAVA - Laboratory for Visionary Architecture Chris Bosse, Tobias Wallisser, Alexander Rieck www.l-a-v-a.net Sydney – Stuttgart – Abu Dhabi – Shanghai NAME OF PROJECT Snowflake Tower LOCATION Abu Dhabi, UAE Europe, Asia, Middle East DATE 2007 CLIENT PNYG|Marasi STATUS Feasibility study/concept design SIZE GFA 106.550 m2;....

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