Bagley Classroom Building in Duluth, United States

Located in Duluth, United States, Bagley Classroom Building was designed by Salmela Architect. The nature reserve where this building is located is a contiguous natural area, 55 acres in size, deeded to the University which charged the architect with designing a facility to serve eight different departments for the nature portions of their teaching. The [...]

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Nissan Americas in Franklin, Tennessee, United States

Nissan Americas that located in Franklin, Tennessee, United States, was designed by Gresham, Smith and Partners. The building incorporates many sustainable elements, most noticeable is the inclusion of 6 ft deep aluminum sunshade outriggers which extend around the perimeter of each floor to reduce solar heat gain and improve energy efficiency. Additional energy efficient details [...]

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Sparkling Hill Health and Wellness Resort in Vernon, Canada

Sparkling Hill Health and Wellness Resort, was designed by Cannon Design, that located in Vernon, Canada. Specialising in whole-body wellness, Sparkling Hill Resort and Wellness Hotel is an exceptional European-inspired resort located on a 188-acre mountaintop site overlooking Okanagan Lake in Vernon, BC (approximately 4-1/2 hours northeast of Vancouver) – a region recognised for its [...]

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Beorma Quarter in Birmingham, United Kingdom

Designed by TREVOR HORNE ARCHITECTS, Beorma Quarter is located in Birmingham, United Kingdom, The client’s brief called for a multi-use scheme that would create a gateway project in line with Birmingham’s Big City Plan. The site contains the city’s last surviving medieval property lines. The scheme pays tribute to this history by expressing the original [...]

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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 [...]

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