Architecture
Dartmoor Treehouse Inspired By Weaver Birds
Even the birds can inspire you while making a perfect tree house. If you are not convinced, take a look at the Dartmoor Treehouse. Jerry Tate Architects, who believe in creating sustainable low-energy architectural solutions, worked alongside a group of students to create this beautiful piece in just 5 days. Locally sourced wood and some inspiration was all that Jerry Tate ...
Emirates Green Building to House DEWA Base
Emirates’ first sustainable building will soon serve as a base for the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority. The construction of this building dedicated to the water and civil division of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) is scheduled to be complete in a few months time. The project coming up at Shaikh Zayed Road in Al Quoz is nothing short ...
Casa em Movimento is a Self-Sustaining ModularHome
Portugal is holding the Solar Decathlon 2012 and students from across the Europe and Egypt are giving final touches to their projects. However, the central piece of attraction of the Solar Decathlon is Casa em Movimento. Known as CEM in short, it is a modular home covered with photovoltaic panels. The uniqueness of this solar suite is that it has the ...
Portland International Airport Goes Green
Portland International Airport, Oregon welcomes you with all its vibrant greenness. The airport boasts of a well-kept, maintained and manicured vertical garden which breathes in fresh air into the place. Portland is one of the greenest cities in the world and the airport authorities are quite successful in reflecting the green nature of the place in setting up the airport. Well, ...
Morrow Royal Pavilion in LA Is Made from 500,000 Beer Bottles
When we say 'a house made from beer bottles', don't think of it as brittle as card castles, or as small as sand castles. Morrow Royal Pavilion in Las Vegasis the world's biggest building made from beer bottles. Surely, this is an innovative way of utilizing the bottles left over from the casinos of Las Vegas. Almost 500,000 beer bottles were ...
Magnolia is British Columbia’s First Energy Star Building
What you see in the picture posted alongside is British Columbia’s first ever building to achieve Energy Star certification. Well, as you thought, it not only fulfils those standards for energy efficiency but also stands out with a beautiful design. We are talking about the building called the Magnolia 2300, designed by Mandala Homes run by Lars Chose and Rachel ...
An Aircraft House in the Woods
Imagine this. An airplane lands in the middle of the woods and is left unattended to. This is not any situation from any of the movies nor did it actually happen. In fact, what you see in the picture alongside is the design of the house of Oregonian gentleman Bruce Campbell. His passion for aircraft has resulted in in such ...
Self-Sustaining Solar Floating Resort is Absolutely Green
It looks exuberant; a blend of ultra-modern design with the best of the facilities. Above all, the icing on the cake is that it would be the best option if you are looking for an eco-retreat this summer. We are talking about the Solar Floating Resort (SFR). It promises a great drifting experience. This self-sustaining floating resort, designed by Michele Puzzolante, ...
Antwerp’s Badboot is World’s Largest Floating Swimming Pool
Recreation, fun, amazement and eco-friendliness- all meet in this world’s largest floating swimming pool. Known as Badboot, this floating swimming pool would be installed in Antwerpin this summer. Designed by Sculp(IT), the pool is of 120 meters in length and it is made from an old ferry boat. The whole facility that accommodates the pool can host 600 people. Apart from ...
Green Topped Campus Complex in Seoul Looks Like a Canyon
Imagine a green park on the roof of a building where you can walk through. What would you call this building - a park or a sculpture, or both? Okay, let’s cut the suspense. This amazing masterpiece building, located in Seoul, Korea, is the new campus complex for EWHA Woman’s University. Significantly, it is also Korea’s first educational institution for ...
