A Directory of Great Architectures
A Directory of Great Architectures
Designed by Renzo Piano, the California Academy of Sciences has been opened for public since 27 September 2008. Mr. Piano designed this building with green and sustainability in mind by adopting solar panel, recycled building materials, and natural light and…
Going green is good for everyone, and nowadays a great architecture must be green. Talking about green architecture, the key point is energy resource, that’s why solar-solution system becomes popular. Beside all the benefit of going green, the solar solution…
Designed by ADD+ Arquitectura, the Garden House 0.96 has spent US $627,000 for completion since 2003. It’s located in Igualada, Spain and covering 200 sqm of constructed area. As you can seen in the picture, its roof has a mini…
Located in the Swiss Alps, the Monte Rosa-Hut was designed with sustainability in mind. Its surface filled with photovoltaic panels and a spiral-shaped glass band to collect energy from the sun. In splendid isolation, on the edge of a glacier…
Located within a wonderful water-filled quarry in the Songjiang, China, this hotel covers 400-bed room plus underwater public areas and guestrooms. The design adopting sustainable concept by utilizing green roofing and geothermal energy extraction. “An aquatic theme runs through the…
The $40 million COR Building is expected to be completed in 2009. Located in Miami, this green building will host mixed-use residential (113 units), office space (20,100 square feet), and commercial space (5,400 square feet). A new high rise is…
Designed by HOK Sport and Peter Cook, the new planning application of the London 2012 Olympic Stadium including the details of the stadium’s layout, scale, appearance and the external materials to be used have been revealed for the first time.…
Designed by Foster + Partners, The Bow tower located in Calgary, Canada and scheduled for completion in 2010. The tower is built for the new EnCana headquarters and will be the first significant mixed-use development east of Centre Street in…
