City Centre Campus at University of Wales in Newport, United Kingdom

BDP has create a new visual identity for Newport region through Glazed volume for University of Wales’s City Centre Campus that located in Newport, United Kingdom. Read more details below: The University of Wales, Newport commissioned a masterplan to create a new campus for the schools of Art, Media, Design, Business and Technology on the [...]

Tags: Architecture, carbon technologies, Energy conservation, Environmental design, Low-energy building, Sustainability, sustainable building, University of Wales

Shanghai International Design Center in Yangpu, China

The Shanghai International Design Center designed by Lompreta Nolte Arquitetos, Nanda Eskes Arquitetura & Architecture for Humanity is located in Yangpu, China.  The new complex consists of a structure divided into green superimposed terraces, which will host, amongst others things: a hotel, a museum, a library, commercial and office spaces. The landmark building is represented [...]

Tags: Asia, China, City, Exploration, Galleria Matteo Ricci, Marco Polo, Matteo Ricci, Ricci, Shanghai, Shanghai International Design Center, Yangpu

U,S, Embassy, Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea

Located in Papua New Guinea, U.S. Embassy, Port Moresby was designed by Karn Charuhas Chapman & Twohey (KCCT). The vision for the compound echoes a marine theme to reflect the coastal region of Papua New Guinea’s maritime culture. The site is designed with two distinct zones; a representational front lawn and entry plaza and a [...]

Tags: Environment, Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, U.S. Embassy, zero emissions energy source

Boldrewood Campus, University of Southampton in Southampton, United Kingdom

The Boldrewood Campus, University of Southampton designed by Grimshaw is located in Southampton, United Kingdom. Demolition is now well underway and enabling works complete, including the installation of a new access junction to Burgess Road. The construction of a Technology Centre for the Lloyd’s Register Group will follow together with an Engineering Building for the [...]

Tags: Biology, Boldrewood, Boldrewood Campus, Centre for the Lloyd, Counties of England, Grasslands, Grimshaw, Hampshire, Lawn, Local government in England, Maritime Institute, Southampton, United Kingdom, University of Southampton

Johnson Controls, Inc. in Glendale, Wisconsin, United States

Designed by Gensler, Johnson Controls, Inc is located in Glendale, Wisconsin, United States. The entire JCI campus achieved LEED Platinum status; the highest number of LEED Platinum buildings in one location. To do that, every LEED point had to be addressed, including daylighting and landscaping. Restored 13 acres of native prairie on the site and [...]

Tags: Building engineering, Construction, Daylighting, Department of Energy, Energy in the United States, energy usage, Environment, Environment of the United States, Glendale, JCI campus, JOHNSON CONTROLS INC., Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, Low-energy building, sustainable building, United States, Wisconsin