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Australian firm Kennon has revealed plans for an ambitious new project in Melbourne. Named 550 Spencer, the eight-story office building will produce more electricity than it requires using a cutting-edge solar facade made up of 1,182 solar panels.

SOM has revealed its new headquarters for Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. Featuring a chunky form meant to resemble a cloud, it will boast some carefully considered sustainability features and will be flexible and future-proof.

You don’t always need a big desktop rig covered in RGB LEDs – decent specs can come in tiny packages. The Pix Nii is one of the smallest and lightest mini PCs we’ve seen, which along with its dual 4K HDMI ports could make it a great media center.

Rising to a height of 300 meters, Foster + Partners' eye-catching National Bank of Kuwait skyscraper features a tapering overall form and distinctive exterior fins designed to help shade its interior from the harsh Middle-Eastern Sun.

Construction work is currently underway on a new artificial intelligence research laboratory designed by PLP Architecture. Located in Shanghai, China, the building's overall form is inspired by a computer motherboard and CPU.

Google's new Silicon Valley HQ is designed by BIG and Heatherwick Studio, with input from Google's own designers. The eye-catching building has impressive sustainable design features, including a "dragonscale" roof with integrated solar panels.

With its huge amount of greenery, Kengo Kuma's Park Habitat will offer a more pleasant workplace than the average office building. It will also feature sustainable design, including an interesting cooling central atrium named the "Green Lung."

SOM's 800 Fulton Market boasts brains and brawn: the tower has high-tech building management systems and sustainability features, while its exterior is defined by X-shaped supports engineered to ensure stability in harsh winter weather.

C.F. Møller Architects recently completed work on a new Lego Campus in Billund, Denmark, that boasts impressive sustainability features. The building references the toymaker's products with a facade that sports oversized Lego bricks.

Taking its place exceptionally well in the desert landscape, Zaha Hadid's Beeah Headquarters is now finally complete. It combines eye-catching looks with sustainable design features to help keep its occupants comfortable and its energy use low.

BIG's new neuroscience center in Denmark will bring together psychiatry and neuroscience research under one roof. The building's light-filled interior will feature a clever layout that it likens to the folds of the cerebral cortex.

Folding bicycle maker Brompton has commissioned a new HQ and factory complex in England that will feature impressive sustainable design, and will also include a network of bike paths, allowing visitors and staff to ride right up onto its roof.