Being the largest geothermal installation in North America, these Google campus buildings feature solar roofs boasting a unique, textured coating that collects the solar rays. This state-of-the-art campus also boasts plenty of other creative, energy-saving aspects. Named the Dragonscale, this building is already catching worldwide attention. This 1.1 million square […]
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Talented Hong Kong Architect Builds Affordable Housing from Concrete Pipes & Helps Young People
Hong Kong has been the most expensive city for homebuyers for the past seven years, according to data by the Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey. One Hong Kong-based architect, James Law, believes his micro-homes may help reduce the housing crisis in this big city. His tiny home designs are anything […]
Innovative: University Building Helps Beat the Heat by Installing this Cooling Green Roof
Sanjay Puri Architects’ new project is a wonderful building that every college campus dreams of. It’s designed for Prestige University in Indore, India and this new academic building has a stunning green roof that steps down five floors and meets the ground. Every modular square of the roof is accessible […]
The World’s Longest 3D Concrete Bridge Erected in the Netherlands
With a length of 29 meters, Nijmegen in the Netherlands now has the world’s longest 3D-printed concrete bicycle bridge. The uniqueness of this project lies in the complete freedom of form, thanks to the research done at the Eindhoven University of Technology and the ongoing development of 3D concrete printing […]
Our Hope: High School Students Are Building Tiny Homes to Help Out Homeless Veterans
The students from Summer Creek and Kingwood Park High schools in Texas joined their forces for a project named Students Helping Veterans: Big Heroes, Tiny Homes. On each campus, these students worked hard to build two tiny homes for homeless veterans and in the meantime, they’ve managed to raise thousands […]
Moroccan Students Built Off-Grid Hemp House Made of Hemp & Solar Panels
Sustainable and eco-friendly ideas are always welcoming and encouraging. And, a great example of it is this eco-building designed by students with Moroccan hemp. This design actually entered in an international Solar Decathlon and it works without an electrical grid and uses all-natural materials for its construction. Meet the Sunimplant […]
Architects Design Eco-Friendly Building Inspired by Rainbow Eucalyptus Trees
Named the Rainbow Tree, this innovative condominium tower built in Cebu City in the Philippines has gotten its name from the iconic rainbow eucalyptus tree which is local to this area. This plant is popular for its rainbow effect that happens when the bark begins to peel off and unravels […]