The proposed Solar Tower for Chicago by Zoka Zola Architects features an active solar array mounted to the façade which maximizes solar gain throughout the day. Read More »
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Spiraling Wind Tower Produces Energy for 2000 Homes
The Wind Tower is a spiraling mega-structure designed by British architects David Arnold and Alexa Ratzlaff as a twisted steel and concrete diagrid aerodynamically shaped to take advantage of the prevailing wind currents. Read More »
MVTP: metropolitan vertical theme park
Architect Ju-Hyun Kim from New York is wondering what if we have ‘vertical-urban-amusement park’ (for sustainable future and for more fun). Read More »
Lotus-Shaped Singapore Museum Collects Rain and Light
The newly opened over-the-top Marina Bay Sands Casino and Resort in Singapore will soon host a slightly more down-to-earth museum focused on the fusion of art and science. Read More »
The Gullwing Towers as Bold Urban Wind Turbines
The “Gullwing Twin Wind Towers,” designed by architects Minervini Vittorio and Sanna Giacomo of Rome with designers Delzotti Carlo and Lombardi Fabio, Ph.D., is an idea for how to generate clean energy in an urban setting – in a manner aesthetically pleasing to the eye. Read More »
Green Towers for Abu Dhabi
Philippe Arnihac and Nicolas Gervais, architects from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emerites, have designed “Green Towers,” a mixed-use, double-skyscraper complex that houses a mall, offices, a hotel and individual apartment units, as well as multiple levels of hanging gardens. Read More »
Masdar Institute campus by Foster + Partners
Foster + Partners have completed the first of a cluster of buildings entirely powered by solar energy at Masdar City, a sustainable urban quarter in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Read More »
Blooming Skyscraper Collects Dew and Generates Energy
Like a plant that opens its petals to collect dew, the Blooming Tower by Mekene Architecture responds to environmental changes with a kinetic facade that opens and closes throughout the day. Read More »
Taiwan Tower Honorable Mention
This is the Taiwan Tower proposal by Steven Ma from University of Applied Arts Vienna, postgraduate program. It was one of the five Honorable Mentions in the competition. Read More »
TAIWAN TOWER Competition won by DSBA
DSBA (Dorin Stefan Bureau of Architecture) from Romania with joint Participant Mihai Bogdan Craciun from USA, wins first prize for the international competition for +300m TOWER IN TAIWAN. Read More »
Los Angeles Auto Show Unveils Eco Cars of the Future
The 9th Los Angeles Auto Show recently unveiled an amazing lineup of futuristic concept cars designed by some of the biggest names in auto manufacturing. Read More »
First Project of Foster + Partners in Vietnam
The first project in Vietnam for British practice Foster + Partners, the VietinBank Business Centre in Hanoi, has broken ground with a big ceremony last Friday. Read More »
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