Sauder School of Business at University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada

Designed by Acton Ostry Architects, Sauder School of Business at University of British Columbia, is located in Vancouver, Canada. The $80m renewal and expansion of the Sauder School of Business includes the insertion of a five level addition and sky-lit atrium on the west side of the existing classroom block. The atrium links the addition [...]

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Savill Building, Windsor Great Park in United Kingdom

Savill Building, Windsor Great Park that located in United Kingdom, was designed by Glenn Howells Architects. The main feature of the building is its larch gridshell roof, which is clad with green oak. Both the larch and the oak are from The Crown Estate’s own sustainable sources from within the Windsor Estate. It was designed [...]

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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 [...]

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Sûreté du Québec Mlll District Regional Headquarters in Mascouche, Canada

The Sûreté du Québec Mlll District Regional Headquarters designed by Services intégrés Lemay et associés is located in Mascouche, Canada. The distribution in a cross shape, slightly off-centred, allowed the public entrance to be moved away from the secured entrances. The architects  proposed a compact volumetry, reducing the building’s footprint and envelope, maximising interior / [...]

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Dulux Trade Ecosure Light & Space in Slough, United Kingdom

Dulux Trade Ecosure Light & Space that located in Slough, United Kingdom, was designed by DULUX TRADE PAINTS. Although a revolutionary step for the industry, Dulux Trade continued innovating, and in July 2009 it launched Ecosure in the Light & Space colour range, which combines the environmental performance of the sustainable paint collection with the [...]

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