Posted on 07 November 2008
Tags: Architecture, Cyprus, Cyprus House, Design, Eco Architecture, Eco-friendly, Eco-Home, Eco-House, Environment, Environmentally-friendly, Green, Green Architecture, Green House, Self-Sustainable, Solar Panels, Tech, Technology, Zero Carbon Footprint
No matter what would you do with your house, for the moment you cannot reduce your carbon footprint to zero. However, we’ve seen lots of homes of the future which will be self-sustainable thanks to the most futuristic technologies. In the future, all the things in the world will have to be green and the [...]
Posted on 31 October 2008
Tags: Anara, Anara Tower, Architecture, Design, Green, Green Tower, LEED, LEED Certification, Skyscraper, Tower
A new project consisting of a skyscraper has been unveiled by the British-based architecture firm Atkins, and you guessed, it’s going to be built in Dubai. I guess there is no point in reminding you that the current world’s tallest tower is the Burj Dubai, and the future world’s tallest tower, the Nakheel Tower will [...]
Posted on 27 October 2008
Tags: Architecture, Environment, Green, Green House, Green Tech, Green Technology, House, Solar Power, Tech, Technology, Walking House, Wind Power
Here is the coolest house of them all! Why? Because it’s the Walking House! This house of the future was designed by Copenhagen-based art collective N55 in collaboration with engineers from Massachusetts, U.S. The designers dubbed this house as the “ultimate property” because it’s the perfect solution against floods as it will walk away from [...]
Posted on 18 October 2008
Tags: Architecture, Dubai, Dubai City Tower, Masterplan, Skyscraper, Tallest Tower, Tower, World's Tallest Skyscraper, World's Tallest Tower
As you already know, world’s tallest tower can be found in Dubai, it’s the Burj Dubai. Once again, you already know that the upcoming world’s tallest tower will also be found in Dubai, the Nakheel Tower. But what happens when these towers will be just too small? Well, I’m really tired about this but those [...]
Posted on 13 October 2008
Tags: 1 Dubai, 1 Park Avenue, Adrian Smith, Architecture, Design, futuristic, Gordon Gill, Jumeirah Gardens, Masteplan, Park Gate, Sustainable, Sustainable Architecture
Those guys in Dubai are just crazy, it seems like they are thinking only at futuristic architecture as the city is planning on building a new masterplan called Jumeirah Gardens which will consist of three projects, 1 Dubai, 1 Park Avenue, and Park Gate.
The megaproject has been commissioned for Chicago-based architects, Adrian Smith + [...]
Posted on 08 October 2008
Tags: Architecture, Design, LAVA, Michael Schumacher, Michael Schumacher Tower, Michael Schumacher World Champion Tower, MSWCT, PNYG:COMPANY, Skyscraper, Tower
Here is a rather unusual building - the Michael Schumacher World Champion Tower. Well, it seems like now all you have to do to have a skyscraper named after you is to win seven Formula 1 championships so you better get started, the clock is running.
The MSWCT was designed by Joachim Swensson, the founder of [...]
Posted on 07 October 2008
Tags: Architecture, LED, LED Screen, Podium, Tameer Podium, Tower, World's Largest LED Screen
After what we’ve seen yesterday, meaning world’s tallest skyscraper and world’s first inner city harbor that are going to be build in Dubai, it seems like these guys won’t stop here as world’s largest LED screen will be built also in Dubai.
World’s largest LED screen will be build as the facade of a commercial tower [...]
Posted on 06 October 2008
Tags: Architecture, Burj Dubai, Dubai, Nakheel, Nakheel Skyscraper, Nakheel Tower, Nakheel Tower & Harbor, Nakheel Tower and Harbor, Skyscrapers, Tower, Woods Bagot, World's First Inner City Harbor, World's Tallest Skyscraper, World's Tallest Tower
It seems like the Burj Dubai will be dethroned from the “world’s tallest tower” position as (also) in Dubai will be built a one kilometer skyscraper. The tower was designed by Woods Bagot architects and it will be built by Nakheel, the same developer which has built those fancy state-of-the-art man-made islands in Dubai. The [...]
Posted on 02 October 2008
Tags: Architecture, Carbon Neutral City, CO2-Neutral City, Eco City, GRAS, Green, Green City, LogroƱo Montecorvo Eco City, MVRDV, Self-Sustainable
All the buildings of the future have to feature something green like solar panels or wind turbines as a good way of cutting down CO2-emissions is to build self-sustainable structures. However, architects don’t have to limit their creations at structures, why not building eco-cities?
There are lots of project involving eco-cities like Masdar City in Abu [...]
Posted on 24 September 2008
Tags: Architecture, Art, David Trautrimas, Design, Exhibition, Gallery, Habitat Machines, Household
Here is something different that caught my attention and deserves yours - “Habitat Machines” designed by David Trautrimas. The machines consist of architectural structures made of household objects like coffee pots among others.
You can check out the Habitat Machines as of tomorrow at Le Gallery in Toronto, Canada, until October 19th. There’s enough time to [...]