Brisbane Airport with a new classy

Airports seem to grow larger, and some of them also turn greener. At least that's what the new Domestic Terminal at Brisbane, Australia aims to be. And for that the international design studio Urban Art Projects (UAP) have collaborated with artist Ned Kahn to give the Brisbane Airport Corporation an eight-storey kinetic public art project, which with replace their short-term multi-level car park. American artist Ned Kahn is will use natural elements...

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Taiwan’s railway station built by local government

TRA brings sunshine to the railway. The Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) will open a sparkling new station, its first to be powered by the sun. The solar powered station will open up to commuters on July 14 and is an attempt to improve public transportation for people who work in Tainan County's Southern Taiwan Science Park. Earlier set up as a temporary station for visitors to the 2008 Taiwan Lantern Festival at the science park, the Nanke Station...

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the H2Otel in Amsterdam by water

Amsterdam might just play host to a super green and luxurious hotel. This on uses neither the grid, nor the usual renewable energy sources we come across, like the wind and the sun. The H2Otel designed by Netherlands-based architecture firms RAU and Powerhouse Company is powered by water instead. This hotel is a prototype and an example for hoteliers around, using a very different system developed, that integrates the use of water as an energy source...

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Eco-Mosque home in Cambridge, UK

Cambridge, UK, will now have more than a University to show off on the globe. The city will play home to the first eco-mosque, designed by Marks Barfield. Yes you got that right; these are the same guys who came up with the London Eye and the Kew Gardens Treetop Walkway. The Eco-Mosque will be laid out on an area of 0.4 hectares, purchased two years ago. Costing £13 million, this mosque will be a one of a kind place of worship that will hopefully...

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Sma x Eco House with cell modules and lithium ion batteries

Well, the Japanese sure take their green energy seriously, so much, that homes will now be offered pre-fitted with lithium ion batteries out there. The Daiwa House Industry Co Ltd will soon start putting up homes with lithium-ion (Li-ion) rechargeable batteries and photovoltaic (PV) cell modules on the market starting spring 2011. Nothing gets better than powering up a home with solar power, with PV cells soaking in the sun during the daytime and...

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Sky scraper of the future by Misakyan

Sky scrapers of the future will be nothing like those silly boxy structures we see in metropolitan cities around the globe today. Judging by this design, we sure expect some pretty futuristic structures in the future, which would probably scare the life out of visiting aliens. The tower designed by Vahan Misakyan might just find its place in city of Yerevan in Armenia, and at first sight, it does look intimidating with that insect-like design. But...

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Green energy buildings in city skylines

In today’s cities, we have buildings sprouting up everywhere, with people choosing to live in them and work in them. And it obviously is necessary that if not all than at least the majority of these should have some green qualities to flaunt. Well, there are a few buildings in the world that have a lot more green in them, than the others standing around. These buildings find innovative solutions to keep the inhabitants inside with a pleasant weather...

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environmental impact with sustainable features

California’s Northern Sonoma Wine Country will now play host to a sparkling new hotel, with a water theme. David Baker + Partners working in collaboration designed which hopes to be rewarded with the LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. A short drive from San Francisco, the h2hotel stands four stories high and has 36 rooms. The building also integrates a living roof on its terrace, which takes up 75% of its top. This helps...

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The Strata Tower in London by inbuilt wind turbines

The Strata Tower in London is sparkling new and has made a point to take the breath away of people who come across it. Well, besides just looking great, the tower in the city of London is a green building too, incorporating the use of wind energy to power it up. And no, it doesn’t need any of those gigantic wind turbines set around it for its clean energy. The Strata Tower accommodates three in built turbines that grasp the way the wind blows and...

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Organically shaped metal building, a museum in Xiamen, China

The stuff we usually come across in a museum usually leaves us jaw dropped, be it rare pieces from history or wax statues. The experience gets better when the museum building itself is as awesome as the exhibits inside. The guys at MAD Architects thought the same probably, while designing this beautiful and stunning museum building for the city of Xiamen, China. At first look, the building does remind one of a bunch of poisonous mushrooms on which...

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Vertical garden on the surface of a children's library building in Southeast Spain

Now a passerby would probably hit himself on the head and pinch himself to make sure he isn’t dreaming, if he walks past this awesome structure for the first time. At least I would, if we hadn’t checked it out before hand. Anyways, what we’re talking about is a vertical garden is the southeast of Spain. This six-storey high garden has been sprouted up on the façade of a new children's library building, in the town square of San Vicente del Raspeig....

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The Ocean Imagination pavilion shows off the true beauty of nature

Is it a wheel? Maybe a giant-wheel! Hell no! It’s the Ocean Imagination, the Thematic Pavilion of Yeosu 2012 by Unsangdong Architects, a pavilion beautiful enough to be a wonder of the world. Looking great isn’t everything this one boasts. It’s green too! A viewer gets a closer look at the ocean’s ecosystems with this pavilion with various exhibits that relate to man-made nature. The pavilion also features the Ocean Gate, a type of vertical sea-shore....

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Sustainable skyscraper twins for Dubai

At first look, these towers looked more like the spiny spiky legs of an overturned spider. Those spikes protruding from its façade give it a somewhat alarming look. This one isn’t that bad at all though. Its green, clean and is a revolutionary design by the designers and architects at the ARXX Studio. These twin towers might just find their place in Dubai, and are self-sustaining. The twins, known as the Gullwing Twin Wind Towers, are unique. They...

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New green international airport-Hanimaadhoo Island

The island nation Maldives is in need of a new international airport, and has found UK firm Haptic Architects and Norwegian Narud Stokke Wiig Architects who have taken the mantle to help them out with it. This latest architectural wonder at Hanimaadhoo Island is actually a revamped version of the domestic terminal. Proposed to be a single terminal building, the airport building looks striking from outside thanks to its dramatic curving roof. Crafted...

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home by Robles Arquitectos in Playa Carate, Costa Rica

Beautiful is the word for this one, with a whole lot of green and eco-friendliness. We’re talking about a house built by Robles Arquitectos in Playa Carate, Costa Rica, which takes the whole concept of self-sufficiency to yet another level, boasting a full 100% of it. The house is located in Playa Carate on the Peninsula de Osa, home to 5% of the world's biodiversity and lacks access to water and electricity, taken that its so far flung and remote....

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The Boxel pavilion uses 2,000 beer crates for construction

The Boxel pavilion shows just how well recycling and design can go, hand in hand. Designed by students from the University of Applied Sciences in Detmold, Germany, the pavilion is made out of around 2,000 beer crates. Part of a course on how to develop structures from computer modeling to construction, this pavilion is the best place to hold a musical performance. Using computer modeling, the pavilion took shape, as the students figured out load...

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The Omega Center for Sustainable Living’s education facility by BNIM is clean and green

BNIM have come up with the Omega Center for Sustainable Living’s education facility, specially designed and integrated for them by the American design firm. As part of the project, the current wastewater disposal system for the entire 195-acre Rhinebeck campus will have a facelift, and will use biological methods of treatment via an eco machine. This will help educate visitors, staff and local community on innovative wastewater strategies too! The...

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Studio Shift’s World Sustainability Center, a green way to education

The World Sustainability Center created by Studio Shift is a perfect blend of flexible environments, making it just ideal for both researchers, as well as students. The complex, to find a home in Afsluitdijk, Netherlands, will accommodate the general public too. Geometric in shape and design, the building has enough space for varied educational requirements. Owing to the fact that the designing involves the use of a number of architectural forms,...

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Sofas corner or linear Swan Italy

The arrangement of sofas corner of the conversation area is often the most common and most practical, even for stays small. As for the sofa, it can accommodate two to 90 degrees linear, even of different sizes, or choose a modular composition which includes an element of elbow. In the first case is the space to add a shelf between the two sessions, with the modular solution is obtained instead of a seat more, but must then provide a plan of...

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Fitted wall exposed

Wall systems are called multi-functional compositions stay: and modular, you can now organize more personalized solutions. Open compartments or shelves for books and objects, large niches for television el'hi-fi, drawers or closed compartments to read: most of the available programs lead to practical solutions tailored. The design of the cabinet must take into account the practical requirements related to space available, but also balance the...

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Sofa: its many uses

In some cases, you can change the composition of upholstery, for example by moving back and armrests or otherwise providing the information. On structures prepared enough so few gestures to renew the furnishings of the room. Sometimes, however, the elements are interchangeable and can be integrated with tables and minilibrerie. Eos Feg You can compose at will, changing the location of bases, backs and arms, the sofa with structure in wood and...

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