Theory and Computing Sciences Building in Argonne (Chicago), Illinois, United States

Theory and Computing Sciences Building was designed by a n i m a t e, located in Argonne (Chicago), Illinois, United States , U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory recently opened a world-class interdisciplinary research centre which is dedicated to large-scale computation and builds on Argonne’s strengths in high-performance computing software, advanced hardware architectures... 

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ICON Solar House in Minnesota, United States

Here’s a great way to reduce household energy-costs – have a home powered by the sun. The University of Minnesota is selling the a student-designed home for U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 2009 Solar Decathlon. The 550-square-foot home took fifth place out of 20 teams inn October’s Solar Decathlon, a DOE-sponsored contest where universities from around the world design and build the most... 

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