Tag: Architecture - Page 10
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2012 AIA COTE Awards Announced
The big green building awards are out, and as usual, they are a mixed bag of goodies.
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Huge Biomimetic 'Supertrees' Taking Root on Singapore's Waterfront (Video)
These towering, tree-like vertical garden structures are designed to collect sunlight, water, regulate temperatures and "breathe" for the buildings below.
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Paper Geodes Add Life and Surprise to Old Buildings
Call them urban treasures, what is going on in the corner of this building....
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Beautiful, Tiny Shed Office Uses Clever Tricks to Maximize Space
By carefully designing for usability, natural light and storage, this architect's tiny home office feels much bigger than it actually is.
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House Made of a Billion Euro Notes Opens to the Public
It's a house made out of a billion euro notes, but you can't spend any of them.
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Another Paul Rudolph Might Bite The Dust: Orange County Government Center Under Threat
The Replacement is a lovely Tea Party Colonial That is....efficient.
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Book Review: London 2012 Sustainable Design, Delivering a Games Legacy
This book has to be the definitive guide to sustainability at London's 2012 Olympic Games.
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Rustic Prefab Shipping Container House Wraps Around Two Trees
This country house keeps it simple by using two recycled, prefab shipping containers, while respecting the growth and preservation of two existing trees.
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Best of Green: Design
From the cutest shed, to the best design tumblr, single family house, prefab, and more, the results are in for our 2012 Best of Green Awards in Design.
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Five Things you Should Know Before you Start your Next LEED Project
The LEED rating system has dominated green building over the last decade. With LEED 2009 as the only option you can use now, and LEED 2012 around the corner, here are 5 things you should know before you decide to go green with the USGBC.
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How Biophilia Can Improve Our Lives - Part IV
Biophilia is the Therapy of the Future
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The Week in Pictures: Rolling Homes, a Self-Destructing Fountain, and More
In 1934, rolling homes were proposed, to make life more mobile than ever. Plus, a cardboard mockup of Rome's Trevi Fountain will be destroyed by nature, trash sculptures make wild shadows, and more.
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How Biophilia Can Improve Our Lives - Part III
Our mental and physical health is directly connected to biophilia so why aren't more people using it to shape society?
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How Biophilia Can Improve Our Lives - Part I
Biophlia is showing us that loving nature is deeper than our emotions, it's genetic.
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Award-Winning German Development Aims To Be 'The World's Most Sustainable Neighborhood'
Energy efficient, pedestrian friendly, conveniently located, and full of green innovations, the eco-city Arkadien Winnenden makes a pretty good case for the title.
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The Week in Pictures: Kite Skiing Across Antarctica, "Spaghetti with Balls," and More
Two men broke three world recorlds on a kite skiing trip across Antarctica, cheeky recipes from a vegan cookbook, microfarms pop up in NYC, and more.
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Nice Shades: Brise Soleil Are Making a Comeback
The sun-breakers favored by Le Corbusier stop the sun before it gets in, and are a nice architectural feature as well.
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More Breezy, Tree-Hung Nests Inspired by Birds & Made for Humans
Taking some lessons from weaver birds, here are more amazing human-sized nests made out of natural materials.
