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Zaha Hadid Architects completes dune-like Beeah Headquarters in Sharjah

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It is powered by a solar array and meets LEED Platinum standards – the highest certification awarded by the green building certification program – setting "a new benchmark for future workplaces". Structure, facade, acoustic, transport and civil consultant: Buro Happold. Its sinuous form is intended to evoke sand dunes.

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How Green Are Smart Cities, and How Smart Are Green Cities?

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The Benefits of a Sci-Fi City Self-driving cars, smart buildings, data-driven infrastructure… The smart city of the future will be a complex, interconnected network, bringing the Internet of Things to life on a grand, urban scale.

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BEEAH Group’s new headquarters by Zaha Hadid Architects

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The headquarters is the latest milestone for BEEAH Group as it continues to pioneer innovations for Sharjah and across the globe, establishing a base of operations for the group to diversify into new, future-critical industries. Smart building technologies by Microsoft, Johnson Controls and EVOTEQ, a BEEAH Digital venture.

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Back to Basics: Bioclimatic Design, Learning from History to Build For The Future

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The innovative vertical garden building merges nature with urban living, using passive strategies like cross ventilation, large sun-shielding terraces, fractured light parasols and rainwater harvesting for self-sustaining irrigation. Weitblick Innovation Campus by Sehw Architektur , Augsburg, Germany. Photos by Parham Taghioff.

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BEEAH Headquarters by Zaha Hadid Architects

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The headquarters is the latest milestone for BEEAH Group as it continues to pioneer innovations for Sharjah and across the globe. With their new headquarters, BEEAH demonstrates how technology can scale sustainable impact and ultimately serve as a blueprint for tomorrow’s smart, sustainable cities. The 9,000 sq. Photo © Hufton+Crow.

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The next phase of sustainability in luxury hotels

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For example, as hotels look to curating elegant spaces for guests, opportunities arise for energy savings in guest bedrooms using smart building controls. There is an increasing opportunity to create systems that allow a guest’s smart device or room key to help regulate temperatures for energy savings.

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100 Women to Watch in Architecture

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This article aims to highlight some of the world’s most innovative minds, and celebrate their success in an evergreen format that can inspire the AEC community year-round. The London-based studio empowers industry and institutions with innovative design solutions and R&D for an impactful transition towards sustainable futures.