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

Apartment Blocks in Rozemaai, Antwerp, Belgium

Located in Rozemaai, Antwerp, Belgium , Apartment Blocks was designed by Atelier Kempe Thill. The site, located next to the nature park ‘de Oude Landen’, calls for an intensification of the relationship with the environment on the one hand, on the other hand to deal with the noise from the highway and the harbour. By [...]

Tags: Antwerp, Atelier Kempe Thill, Belgium, City, energy performance, Environment, Osar

Visitor Centre and Open Air Theatre for the Iron Gates National Park on the Danube in Berzasca, Romania

Designed by Andreescu & Gaivoronski, Visitor Centre and Open Air Theatre for the Iron Gates National Park on the Danube is located in Berzasca, Romania. The Visitor Centre and Open Air Theatre for the Iron Gates National Park on the Danube designed by Andreescu & Gaivoronski is located in Berzasca, Romania.  The Theatre has 250 [...]

Tags: Andreescu, artist, Banat, Berzasca, Bodies of water, Danube, energy consumption, Entertainment/Culture, Geography, Iron Gate, Romania, Stefan Calarasanu

Mary M. Gates Learning Center at United Way Worldwide in Alexandria, VA, United States

Designed by TPG Architecture, Mary M. Gates Learning Center at United Way Worldwide is located in Alexandria, VA, United States. The renovation began with removing approximately 40% of the original pre-cast concrete panels from the exterior of the annex building and replacing them with an energy efficient glass curtain wall system. The lobby entrance housed [...]

Tags: Alexandria, Alexandria Virginia, Architecture, Building engineering, Construction, Curtain wall, energy, Learning Centre, Mary M. Gates, Potomac River, Royal Ontario Museum, United States, United Way Worldwide, Virginia, Visual arts

Town Hall Bronckhorst in Bronckhorst, Netherlands

Designed by atelier PRO, Town Hall Bronckhorst is located in Bronckhorst, Netherlands. Two office wings project slightly outwards and have been placed next to each other on a wedge-shaped site between the Elderinkweg and a brook near the Rondweg that runs past the village of Hengelo. The wings are of different heights, and the highest [...]

Tags: Bronckhorst, energy consumption, Geography of the Netherlands, Hengelo, low-energy-consumption, Netherlands, Provinces of the Netherlands, spire of Hengelo, Town Hall Bronckhorst