Brandon Firehall No.1 in Manitoba, Canada

Located in Manitoba, Canada, Brandon Firehall No.1 was designed by CIBINEL Architects Ltd. A dramatic hose tower stands proud in the landscape and acts as an urban marker for people entering the City along the neighbouring street. Through a series of walls and fire separations, the tower also acts as a training facility and exit stair connecting the apparatus floor with the dorms on the second level.... 

Tags: Brandon Firehall, Canada, Cibinel Architects Ltd, Environmental chemistry, Environmental soil science, Hydrology, Irrigation, Manitoba, Prefabrication, Soil contamination, Surface runoff

Cathedral Hill Hospital in San Francisco, United States

The Cathedral Hill Hospital  designed by SmithGroup is located in San Francisco, United States.  A tower and podiums constitute building massing. Hierarchy between the structures create a building silhouette which relates to both the immediate neighbourhood context and the broader urban core. The building skin is primarily metal and glass, supporting a vision of a sophisticated, modern healthcare... 

Tags: Cathedral Hill Hospital, Earth, energy use, Environment, Environmental soil science, Green roof, healthcare facility, Landscape, Nature, Roofs, San Francisco, SmithGroup, SmithGroup/F&S, Stormwater, Surface runoff, sustainable building, United States, Water pollution

The New Water in The Hague, Netherlands

The New Water that located in The Hague, Netherlands, was designed by Waterstudio,NL, designed a masterplan called The New Water in which housing, ecology and water storage will be combined in a multifunctional zone. This new approach to urban development fits wet and threatened Dutch polder landscape. The client is the public-private partnership ONW consisting of the waterboard, city and bank. The... 

Tags: bank, Environment, Environmental soil science, Floating island, Geography, Greenhouse, Holland, Land reclamation, Netherlands, New Foundland and Labrador, Polders, Rotterdam, The Citadel, The Hague, Waterstudio, Zuiderzee Works

Broadwater Parklands in Gold Coast, Australia

The Broadwater Parklands, designed by Whitearchitecture, located in Gold Coast, Australia, will serve as an iconic gateway for the Gold Coast and rejuvenate a popular destination, where events, history and water combine to create an active green waterfront. The Parklands contemporary, sustainable built forms were designed by Whitearchitecture and include the Pier Pavilion, which houses a rooftop function... 

Tags: Australia, biofiltration, Bioretention, car parks, constructed wetland, Earth, energy, Environment, Environmental engineering, Environmental soil science, Gold Coast, Gold Coast Queensland, Hydrology, Nerang River, Pier Pavilion, play equipment, Southport Pier, Stormwater, Water, Water pollution

Queens Botanical Garden Visitor & Administration Center in New York, United States

The Queens Botanical Garden Visitor & Administration Center designed by BKSK Architects located in New York, United States is an ambitious new building for this New York City institution. Looking to the future, the Garden has propelled itself into its field’s front rank as the first botanical garden in the country devoted to sustainable environmental stewardship. The project team sought to integrate... 

Tags: Bioswale, Biotope, Ecology, Environment, Environmental engineering, Environmental soil science, Garden, Geography, Land management, Landscape, New York, New York City, Queens Botanical Garden, Queens Botanical Garden Visitor & Administration Center, sustainable building, United States, Water pollution