Europe’s tallest skyscraper main construction and installation works are completed
The RMJM-designed Lakhta Centre in St Petersburgis Russia and Europe's tallest building – standing 462 metres high. The twisted supertall skyscraper, is the 13th tallest building in the world. Developers Gazprom, a Russian gas company that....
Starbucks Greener Stores built from recycled containers
Starbucks Taiwan opened its first store in Asia Pacific built from recycled shipping containers. The new Starbucks is the first retailer to open a storefront in the yet-to-be opened Hualien Bay....
Karma Revero is a South Californian luxurious grand tourer like no other
In the last couple of years, electric cars have seen a major breakthrough thanks to major manufacturers introducing their zero emission cars. The green trend prompted boutique and smaller car....
The Blloku Cube is the first building project by Stefano Boeri Architetti in Tirana
Located in the heart of Tirana, in the same urban district as the historical residence of Albanian Communist Party leader Enver Hoxha, the Blloku Cube is the new multifunctional center....
BIG’S PLEATED SKYSCRAPER COMPLETES IN SHENZHEN
Images by Chao Zhang
The new home for Shenzhen Energy Company looks different because it performs differently: the building skin is developed to maximize the sustainable performance and workplace comfort in....
Brisbin Brook Beynon Architects bring Vertical Forest concept to Toronto
Vertical Forest is a model for a sustainable residential building, a project for metropolitan reforestation contributing to the regeneration of the environment and urban biodiversity without the implication of expanding....
FOREST CITY – the world’s first three-dimensional modern residential project
Forest City, situated on four man-made islands in Iskande, Malaysia is the largest mixed-used urban environment in Southeast Asia.
Designed by Sasaki Associates, the master plan for Forest City seeks....
Sustainable Living in ReGen Villages
ReGen Villages is a new visionary model for the development of off-grid, integrated and resilient eco-villages that can power and feed self-reliant families around the world.
ReGen stands for regenerative, where....
Safdie Architects completes its Eiling Residences in China
Located on a broad hillside site adjacent to Chongqing’s well-known Eling Park, the design for the Eling Residences grows out of and echoes the dramatic natural topography of the site.
The....
“Svart” – the World’s First Energy Positive Hotel Concept Above the Arctic Circle
“Svart” is the first building to be built after the energy positive Powerhouse standard in a Northern climate. Not only does this new hotel reduce its yearly energy consumption by....
