Kaohsiung Port and Cruise Terminal in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Designed by HMC Architects, Kaohsiung Port and Cruise Terminal is located in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The design solution is purposeful – its form emerges from various environmental and programmatic factors. The undulating skin is carefully calibrated to the path of the sun and wind in order to minimise the solar radiation, and the building envelope achieves [...]

Tags: adaptive and sustainable design solution, Cruise Terminal, energy performance, Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung Port, Los Angeles International Airport, radiation, Taiwan, transportation hub

Wales Institute for Sustainable Education in Machynlleth, Wales, United Kingdom

Wales Institute for Sustainable Education that located in Machynlleth, Wales, United Kingdom, was designed by Pat Borer and David Lea. The WISE building is constructed of materials with low embodied energy: glulam timber frame, hemcrete walls, rammed earth, lime renders, slate, cork, home-grown timber flooring and finishes of natural paints and stains. It is well [...]

Tags: Architectural theory, Architecture, CAT, Centre for Alternative Technology, David Lea, Education, Glued laminated timber, heat recovery systems, Human Interest, low embodied energy, Low-energy building, Machynlleth, Pat Borer, Rammed earth, Sustainable Architecture, sustainable building, sustainable design, Sustainable development, United Kingdom, Wales, Wales Institute, Wales Institute for Sustainable Education, WISE building

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

Extension of Enfield’s Carnegie Library in Enfield, United Kingdom

Designed by Shepheard Epstein Hunter, Extension of Enfield’s Carnegie Library is located in Enfield, United Kingdom. This new two-storey building extends the 1912 Carnegie Library in Enfield Town Conservation Area, relocating the main entrance from Cecil Road to Library Green which has been remodelled as part of this project and now has a fountain, artwork, [...]

Tags: Architecture, Atrium, Carnegie library, Christmas, Education, energy, Enfield, Enfield Town, Enfield's Carnegie Library, Environment, Library Green, London Borough of Enfield, United Kingdom

Asynsis Architecture + Design, horizontal observation wheel in Hong Kong, China

Designed by Nigel Anthony Reading with Aedas and Arup, Asynsis Architecture + Design, horizontal observation wheel is located in Hong Kong, China. It is intended as an icon of sustainability because of its use of renewable wind, tidal and solar energy, and to be carbon neutral by virtue of carbon-offsetting the construction footprint through tree [...]

Tags: Action on climate change, Aedas, Arup, Carbon neutrality, Carbon offset, China, Climate change, Climatology, Eiffel Tower, Environment, Hong Kong, London, Natural Disaster, Nigel Anthony Reading, Paris, tidal and solar energy