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Low-carbon building innovations are changing future architecture

Archinect

With rapid urban and economic development, energy consumption is increasingly posing threats to the natural environment while the quantity and intensity of energy use in buildings are growing. per cent of the carbon emissions from industry, building and transportation—the three main sectors in need of Green reform.

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Innovations in Sustainable Architecture

The Architecture Designs

Innovative Materials in Sustainable Architecture source: pinterest.com One of the key aspects of sustainable architecture is the use of innovative materials. Beyond solar, innovative heating and cooling systems are being developed to reduce energy consumption and carbon footprint. Can sustainable architecture be cost-effective?

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Future Bound | ReImagining Transportation

ArchiDiaries

Future Bound, ReImagining Transportation a challenge to visualize the transport infrastructure of a city set in 2100. We have already imagined multiple versions of futuristic cities and their modes of transport from the 70s till now in novels, movies and video games. Fig: 1 – Urban transport (Credits-Joey Kyber).

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Advertecture: 7 Stylistic Spaces Blending Branding with the Built Environment

Architizer

The built environment can be an integral part of this strategy. From a bustling stock exchange, a dynamic head office and a flagship store to an electric car charging station and a scientific symposium, discover how these seven outstanding projects, celebrated at the 11 th A+Awards , are fusing branding and the built environment.

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Adding a Touch of Dutch to Eugene’s Streets

SW Oregon Architect

The Dutch are renowned for their innovative and forward-thinking approach to urban design, and consequently their livable, sustainable, and safe cities. The corresponding impact upon the morphology of urban environments and streetscapes in the Netherlands is profound. A radical paradigm shift is necessary if U.S.

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Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc Hub

e-architect

Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc Innovation Hub Building, MSIP Property Images, Flagship Space. Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc Hub, Dundee. First Images of Flagship Innovation Hub at Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc. Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc Innovation Hub Dundee Building.

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Innovation Partnership School Buildings by OMA

aasarchitecture

The Amsterdam government has initiated the Innovation Partnership School Buildings program to build nine to thirty “highquality, flexible and sustainable” schools in ten years. Circlewood conceptualizes the schools not only as spaces for learning but also pedagogical tools that raise students’ consciousness of human impact on the environment.