sustainable design
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With concrete being a major contributor of carbon emissions, a team led by the Eindhoven University of Technology is researching whether flax could be used as a greener building material, and to this end has completed a sensor-packed footbridge.
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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."
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Woods Bagot and the Miller Hull Partnership have revealed plans to expand the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with a sustainably-designed extension that will be defined by a stunning timber interior made from locally sourced Douglas fir wood.
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Henning Larsen Architects continues its enthusiastic use of sustainable timber construction with a new experience center designed for automaker Volvo. World of Volvo takes the form of three tree trunks embedded into a heavily landscaped plot.
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Populous has been commissioned to design a new multipurpose events arena in Munich. Described as Germany's first climate-neutral arena, it will integrate significant greenery on its exterior and will get power from thousands of solar panels.
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As concerns about rising sea levels grow, the idea of people living in climate-resilient floating cities is gaining traction. UN-Habitat, BIG, SAMOO, Oceanix and others have joined forces on a plan to build a prototype floating city in South Korea.
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Foster + Partners recently revealed a new NYC skyscraper that combines supertall stature with significant sustainability features, rising to a height of 1,388 ft and incorporating recycled materials, natural ventilation and water-saving design.
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Back in 2020, Ikea revealed plans for a remarkable car-free store in Vienna, Austria. The project is now complete and features an eye-catching design that's conceived as an oversized bookcase covered in greenery.
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The world's tallest hybrid timber tower – that is, primarily made from wood but with concrete reinforcement – is slated for South Perth, Australia. Assuming it goes ahead as planned, the building will rise to an impressive height of 183 m.
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Slow Studio has recently completed a compact sustainable family home in Madrid that boasts a ventilated facade. Dubbed Casa en Cerros de Madrid, the residence is built on a slim plot of land with a narrow south-facing frontage.
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BIG has revealed plans for an ambitiously sustainable new scientific research center in Spain. Drawing inspiration from Seville's shaded plazas, it will provide respite from the Spanish heat with a "cloud" of solar panel-covered canopies.
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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.
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