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Design: Stefano Boeri Architetti. The first Chinese Forest City by Stefano Boeri Architetti is turning into reality. A city where offices, houses, hotels, hospitals and schools are entirely covered by plants and trees
Architect: Sigurd Larsen
The Light House is the second of Sigurd Larsen’s typologies to be developed in the area and consists of a simple plan arrangement that allow for low construction costs while offering generous living spaces.
Design concept to re-assess how vacant space can provide a sustainable approach to affordable living in city centres. A pod made of Smartply, lamb’s wool insulation, and recycled polycarbonate can be constructed in a single day to provide secure and sustainable accommodation in otherwise abandoned properties.
World first biophilic design research project connects buildings with nature: a live office refurbishment providing quantified evidence on the benefits of biophilic design on health, well-being and productivity of office occupants.
Lithuanian architects’ proposal based on a simple concept: recreate the link that once existed with a spatial structure. The architectural design is “atmospherically reminiscent to a pictorial passage” through the two discontinued mountain peaks.
A programme to install green roofs in the City of London has wins at prestigious planning awards. Over 60 green roofs have been created in the Square Mile as part of a City of London programme to help address flood risk, mitigate climate change, improve biodiversity and provide new green spaces for people to enjoy.
Day Bukh Architects believe that a green home’s success can be determined as a measure of receptiveness and contribution to its local and wider environment.
Evergrande awarded BREEAM ‘Very Good’ Certificate for this residential development located on the bank of the ancient Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. The project incorporates a large trade centre, a passenger transportation centre and metro hub.
Architects: HEIM Design. The Chongqing delegation to the National People’s Congress suggested that the city of Chongqing be the start of the Silk Road economic belt and the hub of a 21st century maritime Silk Road, connecting the Chinese interior with the rest of the world.
“Solar Architecture is not about fashion – it is about survival”, Lord Norman Foster. “The sun doesn‘t send us a bill – the energy revolution is possible.” German journalist and activist Franz Alt
The UK’s dramatic population growth projection – 11 million more people by 2035, equivalent to 22 more Manchesters, already Europe’s most overcrowded country, will have damaging consequences for everyone.
Pioneering new housing solution for cities joins BRE Innovation Park’s family of trailblazing buildings: clever solution to the challenges of building affordable city homes where land is scarce or expensive.
Architects: HofmanDujardin
Oamsterdam Sustainable Urban Strategy will create new connections within the urban fabric, leading to a larger city-centre. The bridges, already under discussion, will be rooted in a more extensive plan for the city.
Design: Tengbom, Architects. Envac’s waste collection station in the district of Stora Ursvik, just north of Stockholm, has become the first industrial building in Sweden to secure BREAAM certification after it received the coveted ‘Excellent’ rating.
Design: Mecanoo architecten. The redevelopment of the Soestijk estate has a social purpose in creating a more sustainable society. An educative journey will touch all the visitors’ senses, triggering them to become more aware and conscious of the earth’s fragility.
Design: BURO II & ARCHI+I, architects. Comprehensive upgrade of a social housing company outdated buildings. Emphasis was put on healthier homes, rational and more efficient use of space, lower energy consumption and low maintenance costs.
Global Founders unveiled for a new online platform developed by sustainability charity Bioregional that will make going green easier. It will provide free tools for the sustainable design of buildings.