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 insulated and airtight with heat recovery... 

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

Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition in London, United Kingdom

The Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition designed by Royal Academy of Arts is located in London, United Kingdom.  The Architecture Room has become an essential constituent of this annual event, with high profile industry figures invited to lend a seasoned hand to its curation. This year it was the turn of CZWG architect and WAN juror Piers Gough and Alan Stanton of Stanton Williams, whose inventively... 

Tags: Alan Stanton, CZWG architect, Human Interest, London, Piers Gough, Royal Academy of Arts, Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy summer exhibition, Stanton Williams, United Kingdom, WAN

Reserved Commercial Facility Before Receiving AIANY Medal of Honor Dusseldorf in Germany

The Reserved Commercial Facility Before Receiving AIANY Medal of Honor Dusseldorf designed by Studio Daniel Libeskind is located in Germany. The concept for the retail and commercial office complex is decidedly un-Libeskind. Aside from irregularly positioned windows and diagonally slanting green panels, Kö-Bogen is free of the dramatically metaphorical artwork or poetical flourishes it’s architect... 

Tags: Architect, Architecture, Center for Architecture, Daniel Libeskind, David Childs, Deconstructivism, Design, Düsseldorf, Germany, Human Interest, Louis Skidmore, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Mies van der Rohe, New York City, Retail, Studio Daniel Libeskind, Visual arts

Williamstown High School in Victoria, Australia

The Williamstown High School designed by Spowers is located in Victoria, Australia. An emphasis on natural light and views connect the students to their local environment. Rainwater is collected via a highly visible system of pipes and tanks and used for toilet flushing and irrigation. Tactile materials such as timber and brickwork are exposed internally and the structure is expressed to give the students... 

Tags: Architecture, Australia, Australian Institute of Architects, Best Secondary School, Building, Building engineering, Construction, Education, energy efficiency, Engineering, Environmentalism, Green building, Human Interest, Premier, sustainable building

A practice committed to design excellence, innovation and the enhancement of the public domain in Sydney, Australia

Located in Sydney, Australia, A practice committed to design excellence, innovation and the enhancement of the public domain was designed by fjmt – Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp. Their work focuses on the spatial and organic interconnection of built form and site to embody values and aspirations. They strive to make buildings that are uncompromisingly modern, but also, in a sense, ancient. fjmt... 

Tags: Architect, Australia, Australian Institute of Architects, Australian Institute of Architects Awards, Francis - Jones Morehen Thorp, Human Interest, Sydney