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 to the existing building to bring order to the complex through... 

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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... 

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Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools in LA, United States

Located in LA, United States , Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools was Designed by Gonzalez Goodale Architects, the project marks a distinct shift in typology for California public schools, which have primarily been ‘one-off’ designs devoid of urban context. This campus aggressively embraces both urban history and urban fabric. Through design, the resultant grade differences within the site... 

Tags: Architecture, California, Construction, Engineering, Flooring, Floors, LAUSD, Linoleum, Louisiana, Low-energy building, Rubber, Separations, Sustainable Architecture, sustainable building, Sustainable development, United States, Ventilation

Green School in Prishtina, Kosovo

Located in Prishtina, Kosovo, Green School was designed by URBAN PLUS. This project is a joint effort of a multidisciplinary team to design a building that can operate in harmony with the natural environment. There are four green objectives intended to achieve: decrease the energy consumption, create an education polygon on sustainable buildings and renewable energy, promote a healthy learning environment,... 

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Medical housing compound in Salam Centre in Khartoum, Sudan

Designed by tam associati, Medical housing compound in Salam Centre is located in Khartoum, Sudan. The Salam Centre in Soba, Khartoum houses what could be used as a template for modern African development in its newly constructed Medical Housing Compound. Constructed using ninety five 20ft-containers for housing and seven 40ft-containers for a cafeteria, the integration of local materials and high... 

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