A Directory of Great Architectures
A Directory of Great Architectures
Press Release (July 16, 2010): Decatur Georgia’s “RainShine” House Continues to Garner Recognition and Awards The aptly-named RainShine House, one of the healthiest single-family houses in the United States, which achieved the highest level of “green architecture” possible through the…
Park City, UT – DesignBuildBLUFF is kicking off a new semester with a team of student architects from the University of Colorado (CU). With CU’s participation, DesignBuildBLUFF has expanded into a year-round program, designing and building two sustainable homes per…
Made of Rammed Earth, the St. Bartholomew’s Chapel is one of the recently completed projects by Kevin deFreitas Architects. See below for full description from the architects. Context + History: Located in the picturesque back country of northern San Diego…
From Henning Larsen Architects: The discovery centre has a unique location in the heart of Damascus. The building comprises exhibition, library, education and administration space. The centre will be an integrated main attraction within a new 170,000m² public realm on…
O2 is the conversion underground plaza for a parking lot into a garden restaurant with a new approach and ingenious sustainable ideas. When we were confronted with the challenge of designing a restaurant in an overcrowded and concrete-saturated area, we…
the Green Building Initiative (GBI) recognized the MeadWestvaco Corporation’s (MWV) headquarters building in Richmond, VA, for achievements in sustainable design and construction that were identified using the Green Globes environmental assessment and rating system for commercial buildings.
Brookhaven Green Estates announces the opening of a new 84-Unit community of Green homes. It offers green smart living where every resident lives in a 1200 sq. ft. corner unit and shares a central private secured entrance with elevators.
Designed by Seattle-based LMN Architects, in collaboration with Vancouver-based MCM and DA, the Vancouver Convention Centre West (VCC) has just been awarded LEED® Canada Platinum certification, the first convention centre project in the world to earn what is the program’s…
