Water sources are diminishing each day and will soon vanish if we will not make a move in saving the environment and eventually our water resources. An entry to the 2010 Skyscraper competition by Evolo called the Water Tower can possibly the answer to our worries. This skyscraper has the ability to pump water from [...]
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Green architecture has now really becoming a focus not only to modern houses and elegant architecture but also with the religious architecture as well. The Field Chapel is a wonderful retreat house built by the student from IITCA or Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture together with Ecker Architekten. The structure was entirely made [...]
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Restoring existing building and designing it into a new one is a great act of green architecture. This will prevent from entirely breaking those old buildings and eventually minimize the possible addition of landfills. The Vaeksthuset Botanical Garden by CEBRA is one great example of green architecture. Created fir a building competition, this building will [...]
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The dancing apartments by Unsangdong Architects will definitely call the attention of every passerby. Located in South Korea, the dancing apartment has oblique lines making it unique to any other apartment built today. The building houses various spaces like parks, leisure facilities, event space, library, media space, and performance space. The structure will also be [...]
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Answering Brazil’s housing deficit is the creation of the Solar Water Heating and Rainwater Tower. The sustainable water uses rainwater to supply drinking water and heated water that are clean and requires low maintenance. With the sustainable tower, low-income families can now have the chance to avail clean and safe water and cheaper access to [...]
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