Cybertecture Egg in Mumbai, India

Located in Mumbai, India, Cybertecture Egg was designed by James Law Cybertecture International. In the 21st Century, what we will build will not be the same as what we were building in the 20th Century. Buildings are no longer about concrete, steel and glass, but also the new intangible materials of technology, multimedia, intelligence and [...]

Tags: India, Information science, Interactivity, James Law Cybertecture International, Mumbai, steel

The Frame Hotel / Villamoda Galleries in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The Frame Hotel / Villamoda Galleries that located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was designed by IAD (International Architecture Development). The first step for this project consisted of defining a visual and constructive frame for the building. This frame would determine not only the exterior facade of the hotel but the physical limits of built-up [...]

Tags: Dubai, Frame Hotel, United Arab Emirates

The Peak in London, United Kingdom

The Peak is located in London, United Kingdom,  Victoria Station has a new neighbour. The Peak, a new 11,280 sq m commercial office and retail building situated adjacent to the mid 19th century rail station has been officially opened by the Mayor of London Boris Johnson, symbolising its significance to the historic South London district. [...]

Tags: Boris Johnson, Daylighting, energy, Environment, Grid parity, London, London Boris Johnson, Mayor, natural energy, Photovoltaic module, Photovoltaics, retail building, solar energy, South London, United Kingdom, Victoria Station

Green School in Prishtina, Kosovo

Located in Prishtina, Kosovo, Green School was designed by URBAN PLUS. This project is a joint effort of a multidisciplinary team to design a building that can operate in harmony with the natural environment. There are four green objectives intended to achieve: decrease the energy consumption, create an education polygon on sustainable buildings and renewable [...]

Tags: Building biology, Building engineering, Construction, Daylighting, energy, energy consumption, energy solutions, Engineering, Environment, Geothermal energy, Green building, Green School, HVAC, Kosovo, Low-energy building, overall calculated energy savings, Prishtina, Renewable energy, Solar architecture, Sustainable Architecture, sustainable building

Medical housing compound in Salam Centre in Khartoum, Sudan

Designed by tam associati, Medical housing compound in Salam Centre is located in Khartoum, Sudan. The Salam Centre in Soba, Khartoum houses what could be used as a template for modern African development in its newly constructed Medical Housing Compound. Constructed using ninety five 20ft-containers for housing and seven 40ft-containers for a cafeteria, the integration [...]

Tags: Construction, Containers, Environment, EUR, huge energy saving, Intermodal container, Khartoum, Nile river, Photovoltaic module, Salam Centre, Shipping, simplest solution, Soba, Studio M L.L.C., Sudan, Sustainability, Sustainable Architecture, sustainable building, United Kingdom