Green architecture continues to get innovative and the Strata as the first skyscraper to have a built-in wind turbine is just one of the proofs that architects are dedicated enough in helping save the environment. The Strata is a latest addition to the London’s skyline and strikes many eyes with its three built-in wind turbine [...]
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Climate change has causes the sea level to rise that encourage architects and designers to create various floating residences. Today, another designer has created a wonderful architecture design that will help us sustain a living in this constantly changing world. Malaysian design Adre Bin Sarkum has designed the Water-scraper, an underwater architecture that has the [...]
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When we hear of tower, concrete materials instantly registered into our minds. However, designers from Institut fuer Konstruktion und Gestaltung (KoGe) have developed an eco-friendly tower for the Carton Plein exhibition in Paris made entirely of cardboard. With a height of 10 meters, the cardboard tower uses the simple folding principle. The reason behind the [...]
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To create an artistic architecture, you need not to have the most eye-catching first hand material or disposable art pieces just to build your structure. The Book Cell is a clear example of eco-architecture. Built entirely with books, the Book Cell is a building originally built in 2006 by artist Matej Kren. With the growth [...]
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Clean waterways are now in danger anywhere in the world is. With the aim to meet the needs of maintain a sustainable management of water resources especially in Europe, Vincent Callebaut Architectures designed the Physalia, a prototype of an amphibious garden. The Physalia is a floating agora that is designed to clean the waterways in [...]
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