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Sustainable Suburban Expansion: How Architects Are Reawakening Dormant Developments

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Addressing the ecological, economic and social challenges caused by urban sprawl underscores the urgent need for a sustainable approach to suburban expansion. Further, this forward-thinking approach embraces sustainable design practices, including green building techniques and energy efficiency.

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Sustainable Interior Design: 6 Thought-Provoking Projects Prioritizing the Planet

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Leading the field, these six remarkable spaces recognized in the Sustainable Interior Project category of the 11 th A+Awards showcase the best eco-conscious design — and offer valuable blueprints for the industry. The cardboard units and stands are formed with mortice and tenon joints, an ancient technique dating back more than 7,000 years.

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Sustainable Architecture: How Green Building Practices are Reshaping the Industry

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In the fast-paced architecture world, wherein buildings rise and cities expand rapidly, enforcing sustainable practices must be prioritized. However, a sustainable building goes beyond bricks and mortar. Architects are pivotal in executing these sustainable routines, affecting how buildings are designed, built, and utilized.

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The Importance of Sustainable Landscaping: Tips for Eco-Friendly Gardens

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Sustainable landscaping is a way of gardening or landscaping that prioritizes environmental sustainability. It refers to residential and commercial gardens and includes organic gardening techniques, contributing to ecological well-being by reducing negative impacts on the local ecosystem.

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How Ice Cubes by Zone of Utopia + Mathieu Forest Architecte is Changing the Skyline of Northern China

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In this commercial environment, our cultural center says “I am here!“. Architizer chatted with Mathieu Forest, Founder of Mathieu Forest Architecte, and Qiang Zou, Design Principal at Zone of Utopia, to learn more about this project. You can see it everywhere, day and night. The city is conceived from landmarks and vanishing points.

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Alsar Atelier and Oscar Zamora create Bogotá fog catcher

Deezen

It uses a construction fabric to collect water "Transforming into a semi-industrialized construction context since the early 2000s, this material was introduced within the Colombian construction system relatively recently, and it is rarely used in the informal environments of the country," Alsar Atelier founder Alejandro Saldarriaga told Dezeen.

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Greenpoint’s New Library Connects Community, Education, and the Environment

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Beyond serving as a site for discovery, information access, and community support, it was imperative that this branch demonstrate sustainable design principles, meeting LEED Gold Certification. The greatest design challenge faced during the project was the potential limitations imposed by a particular portion of the zoning resolution.