Poetry Foundation in Chicago, Illinois, US, Chicago, United States

Designed by John Ronan Architects, Poetry Foundation is located in Chicago, Illinois, US, Chicago, United States. The garden is also the pathway by which visitor reach the building. Conceived as an urban sanctuary, the space offers a buffer between the street and the building as well as the public and private sections of the building. Upon entering the garden, visitors will see the double-height library... 

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FC Gabala Sports Complex in Gabala, Azerbaijan

The FC Gabala Sports Complex designed by AFL Architects is located in Gabala, Azerbaijan.  AFL’s design was inspired by the nearby ruins of ancient ‘Kabala’, as well as by the stunning mountainous landscape that surrounds it. As such, the designs include positioning of stone walls across the site, broken and deconstructed at key points to articulate the elevations. A striking tower – inspired... 

Tags: Azerbaijan, Brise soleil, FC Gabala Sports Complex, Gabala, Low-energy building, Retail

Radisson Blu Hotel in United Kingdom

Designed by Editorial, Radisson Blu Hotel is located in United Kingdom. The hotel will utilise a range of low energy technologies to reduce the energy demand of the building; supplemented by an on-site combined heat and power (CHP) engine with a pure plant oil (PPO) tri-generation energy centre; that will export electricity to the national grid outside of normal occupancy hours. The Radisson Blu Hotel,... 

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Spring, Nanterre in France

The Spring, Nanterre designed by BRE is located in France.  Spring in Nanterre was the first building to achieve an interim ‘Outstanding’ rating under BREEAM Europe Commercial 2009. The development by Bouygues Immobilier and Archon Group has achieved 90% – the highest ever score under BREEAM for a building at the design stage. Providing 35,200 sq m of office space spread over four floors,... 

Tags: Archon Group L.P., Bouygues, Bouygues S.A., BREEAM, Building engineering, Building Management System, Construction, Energy conservation, energy consumption, Engineering, Environmental design, France, Heating, Low-energy building, Sustainability, sustainable building

Madrid Design Centre in Madrid, Spain

Designed by IAD (International Architecture Development), Madrid Design Centre is located in Madrid, Spain. This project has been entirely conceived and optimised in close collaboration with ARUP within a framework of sustainable design, as the developer has sought a BREEAM rating of ‘Very Good’ from the outset. A clear yet flexible path is punctuated by surprises in the form of crossed-views... 

Tags: Arup, BREEAM, Building engineering, Construction, Energy conservation, Engineering, Environmental design, formal solutions, Low-energy building, Madrid, Madrid Design Centre, Spain, Sustainability, sustainable building