Tag: Architects - Page 3

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  Zaha Hadid's Olympic Aquatic Center Is Breathtaking, As Long As You Have A Seat Where You Can See What's Happening

  July 26, 4:20 PM by Lloyd Alter in Green Architecture

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  "Martian Embassy" Opens in Sydney as Front for Creative Reading Centre

  July 26, 10:24 AM by Lloyd Alter in Interior Design

  Designed by LAVA to excite, inspire and awaken creativity in kids.

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  Radio Nacional de España's Headquarters Are Solar Controlled (Photos)

  July 26, 8:30 AM by Petz Scholtus in Green Architecture

  Here's a building that saves up to 50% CO2 by controlling the sunlight with screens on its facade.

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  Competition for the Ugliest British Building is Under Way

  July 25, 5:00 AM by Bonnie Alter in Urban Design

  Called the Carbuncle Cup, it's a race to the bottom to decide upon the ugliest new building in Britain.

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  Beat The Heat: Toronto's YWCA Elm Centre Keeps Cool With Careful Design

  July 24, 10:18 AM by Lloyd Alter in Green Architecture

  Ground source heat pumps help keep it comfortable without conventional air conditioning

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  Beat The Heat: If You Want A Cool House, Celebrate Thermal Mass

  July 20, 11:17 AM by Lloyd Alter in Green Architecture

  Your walls can act like rechargeable thermal batteries.

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  Tiny Apartment Hides Bathtub in a Drawer

  July 16, 9:37 AM by Sami Grover in Interior Design

  This architect's 258 square foot home uses some clever tricks, and a careful understanding of the owner's needs, to enable living large in a small space.

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  Tiny, Rotating "House" Is Only One Square Meter, and You Can Build Your Own

  July 7, 5:00 AM by Alex Davies in Green Architecture

  Perhaps the tiniest home we've ever featured.

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  Reborn as a Restaurant, a Berlin Building Overcomes its Dark History

  July 5, 5:00 AM by Alex Davies in Green Architecture

  A building that once housed a Jewish girls' school, shut down by the Nazis, is now home to a fashionable restaurant.

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  RoboChair Is A Flatpack With A Sense Of Humor

  July 4, 9:09 AM by Lloyd Alter in Eco-Friendly Furniture

  It's a foldable lounge chair that doubles as wall art.

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  Palm Leaf Architecture is Both Historic and Contemporary

  July 4, 5:00 AM by Bonnie Alter in Green Architecture

  Palm leaf architecture sounds obscure, but it is actually quite beautiful and environmental.

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  Clip-on Apartment Purifies Waste Water, Generates Its Own Energy

  July 2, 1:20 PM by Lloyd Alter in Green Architecture

  I don't think it would actually work, but it is an innovative way of reskinning buildings

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  Staircase Cinema Brings People Together in New Zealand

  June 30, 5:00 AM by Alex Davies in Urban Design

  A design studio set up a little movie theater in an outdoor staircase to get residents together.

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  Micro Compact Home Dropped By Helicopter Onto Site in Switzerland

  June 27, 7:53 AM by Lloyd Alter in Green Architecture

  You can't call an aluminum guest house dropped by helicopter green, but you sure can call it cute.

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  Biosecurity Facility In New Zealand Is Not What One Expects; Instead of a Bunker, It's Beautiful

  June 25, 1:58 PM by Lloyd Alter in Green Architecture

  Usually these kinds of buildings are built like bomb shelters. This one is a lovely shade of green.

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  Spiraling Tower Keeps a Tree Upright and Provides Amazing Views

  June 24, 6:35 PM by Alex Davies in Green Architecture

  A Guggenheim-inspired structure in Spain supports a palm tree and provides 360 degree views.

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  Simple Sliding Doors Create a Transformer Apartment

  June 20, 5:22 AM by Sami Grover in Green Architecture

  Inspired by Japanese homes, this apartment uses very basic sliding doors to create multiple configurations.

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  Casa Solare By Studio Albori Mixes Passive Design and Gorgeous Wood

  June 14, 8:58 AM by Lloyd Alter in Green Architecture

  Before there were passive houses to confuse everyone, there was passive solar design. Here is an example of it at its best.