Flowers are soothing and refreshing. They have the ability to lighten you mood of the day. Having bunch of flowers in you house will make you feel better. However, flowers in the city I guess at this time are just a dream. City houses have very limited space to plant and maintain some flowers. Nevertheless, …
Category: Architecture
Eco-Friendly Dice House Concept
A new concept of architectural design is now out through the Dice House. Dice House can be used as a stand-alone house that is best for those who still love the traditional stand-alone houses but this time with a modern and unique design. It can also be used as part of an attached multiple dwelling …
The Chicago Spire in 2012 with Futurism Architectural Style
When the Chicago Spire will be competed on 2012, this high-rise building of 2000 feet high will be the second tallest building in the world. The building construction begun in 2007 and it has 150 floors with 81,470 square meter floor area. The buildingʼs 1,200 units can be used as a hotel, office and residential. …
Lilypads – Floating Ecopolis for Climate Refugees
The Lilypad is build by Vincent Callebaut that serves as a luxurious future retreat for 50,000 inhabitants seeking for refuge due to rising waters caused by global warming. This floating ecopolis structure is a dramatic display of the most modern and futuristic green innovations. Callebaut called the Lilypad as a “Floating Ecopolis for Climate Refugees†…
Eco-Luxury Resort at Caribbean Island 2009
A new five-star resort for Star Island in the Bahamas will be the new destination for eco-friendly traveler. The resortʼs energy is self-sufficient with their power coming from solar, wind and micro-hydro generators. Inside the resort, travelers can see LED lighting and geothermal HVAC, and they have the rainwater harvesting system that provides water for …
Burj Al-Taqa Will Generate 100% of Its Energy Needs with Wind and Solar Power
Burj Al-Taqa, self-sufficient skyscraper that produces 100% of its own power is a high rise building to be built in Dubai. It will be going to have a huge wind turbine on its roof of 197 feet in diameter, and solar cell arrays of 161,459 square feet in size. Burj al-taqa will be designed in …
Container Art for Mobile Art Exhibit
Many of the used containers are just being disposed off. But as time goes by, many more and more people have discovered the method of recycling used containers, and it includes artists that decided to put their masterpieces in shipping containers. Since moving arts exhibition is expensive, artists decided to put it that way with …
San Francisco’s Transbay Terminal Gets The Green Light
Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects has designed a beautiful and stunning green building for San Fransisco Transbay Transit Center. Constructed in downtown, this project consists of a graceful glass tower paired with an elegantly sweeping transit center topped with a five-and-a-half acre public park. The aim of Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects is trying to create the …
Eco-Technologies House in Cyprus by Iosa Ghini Associati
Designed by Italian architects Iosa Ghini Associati, these houses being developed alongside Pedieos River, near Nicosia, Cyprus, integrate easily into the Mediterranean landscape. These are four single family luxury units. It is joined by smog eating photo catalytic concrete and a flowing fusion of glass. Thus a series of separate yet structurally connected spaces is …
China Greenpix Zero Energy Gigantic LED Wall
Look at this giant LED display, all of those LEDs are using sun energy which is gathered each day. You can find this giant LED all near the site of the 2008 Olympic Games, the Xicui entertainment complex in Beijing, China. They plan to turn on and go live this month, it will display various …
