Brandhorst Museum prepares to open in Munich, Germany

Designed by Sauerbruch Hutton, Brandhorst Museum  prepares to open  is located in Munich, Germany. The exterior consists of layers with different functions. On top of the building’s substructure and insulation there is a layer of horizontally folded sheet metal with fine perforations. In front of this, 36,000 ceramic rods have been fixed vertically. These are [...]

Tags: Brandhorst, Brandhorst Museum, Ceramic engineering, Ceramic glaze, Construction, Dielectrics, Engineering, folded sheet metal, Germany, Insulator, Munich, Physics, Pottery, Sauerbruch Hutton, Thermal insulation, Visual arts

micro-compact home (m-ch) in New York, United States

Designed by Five architects, micro-compact home (m-ch) is located in New York, United States. Selected from over 400 projects one of the five chosen architects Horden Cherry Lee Architects will be showing their award winning micro-compact home (m-ch) The micro-compact home is a revolutionary low energy lightweight prefabricated dwelling pioneered by Professor Richard Horden and [...]

Tags: 2nd millennium, Cherry Lee Architects, Horden, International Council, Jantzen, low energy lightweight, Michael Jantzen, Micro, Museum of Modern Art, New York City, Professor, Richard Horden, Technical University, Technical University Munich, The Museum of Modern Art Gallery, United States

Ener[gie]nger In Munich, Germany

Located in Munich, Germany, Ener[gie]nger, Germany, was designed by peterlorenzateliers,The spiral begins at entrance of the Gienger showroom at the east of the building by means of a wide open projecting roof. Opposite, at the west side, a similar opening is put to use for the cash and carry wholesale store. The slanting external surfaces [...]

Tags: Architect, Business/Finance, educational energy trail, energy, energy-saving sector, Germany, Gienger, Grid parity, metal and glass elements, Munich, Photovoltaic module, Photovoltaics

Mira München Nordheide in Munich, Germany, Munich, Germany

Designed by  Chapman Taylor, Mira München Nordheide is located in Munich, Germany, Munich, Germany. German Sustainable Building Council, (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen) has awarded Mira Munchen shopping centre, designed by Chapman Taylor, the Gold Award for sustainable design solutions at the Expo Real show in Munich earlier this month. What distinguishes this project from [...]

Tags: Building engineering, Chapman Taylor, Construction, energy, Energy conversion, energy efficiency, Engineering, Europe, geothermal cooling systems, Geothermal energy, Geothermal heating, German Sustainable Building Council, Germany, Green building, Heat exchanger, Heat pumps, Mira Munchen, Mira München Nordheide, Munich, stainless steel panels, Sustainability, sustainable design, sustainable design solutions

BMW Museum in Munich, Germany

Designed by ATELIER BRÜCKNER GmbH, BMW Museum is located in Munich, Germany. The BMW Museum had to be integrated into the existing structural fabric of the company’s headquarters in Munich. The task was to interpret the historic ‘Museum Bowl’ anew and lead its design into the 21st century. The original qualities of the previous museum [...]

Tags: ATELIER BRÜCKNER GmbH, BMW, BMW Museum, communicative media, Economy of Germany, energy, Germany, Karl Schwanzer, metal halide lamps, Munich, States of Germany, steel, Visual Symphony