Low Carbon Performance Awards Winners

The Carbon Trust Scotland, in conjunction with Urban Realm, is now ready to receive entries for the fifth Carbon Trust Low Carbon Building Award, which this year comprises two categories: new build and refurbishment.

Maison Tropicale, London, Jean Prouve

Maison Tropicale Building, Design Museum Exhibition London, Jean Prouvé Design Maison Tropicale London ‘Jungle House’: Design Museum Architecture Information – design by Jean Prouvé 11 Feb 2008 Maison Tropicale Reconstruction Design: Jean Prouvé Design Museum Exhibition London 2008 Images by Luke Hayes: Maison Tropicale in London Shell rescued from Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, Africa … Read more

Royal Docks Business Park London, Building

Royal Docks Business Park London design

KCAP, in collaboration with Maccreanor Lavington Architects (KCAP-ML), selected to develop a masterplan scheme for a 20 ha site, 1.3 km long and 200 m wide in the docklands area of London – Royal Albert Dock

Science City Zurich Building, ETH Switzerland

Science City Zurich Building, Switzerland

Science City is the development vision for the university campus of the 21st century. The board of governors of the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule in Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, or ETH Zurich) formulated a strategic vision as the basis for current and future developments.

Owen Street Development Manchester

Owen Street Manchester Skyscrapers by Ian Simpson

Design: Ian Simpson Architects. The stunning Ian Simpson design will feature five towers from 13 to 49 storeys along with a new river walkway, ‘coffee pods’ and raised gardens suspended above shops, restaurants and offices. There are also plans for local amenities to include a dentist and a doctor’s surgery.

Philadelphia Urban Voids Designs, USA

Philadelphia Urban Voids US design by ecosistema urbano Architects

Philadelphia Urban Voids Design by ecosistema urbano Architects. The architects believe that the revitalization of urban life is not obtained merely by architecture alone, but by focusing on solutions which encompass all aspects of the city system

Shenyang building, China: Trinity Liaoning

Shenyang building, China Trinity Liaoning

The riverside (Hun river) location of the site is exploited as a landscape quality for the 3 new residential districts. A variety of different housing structures were developed for the village.