Multicultural firm receives critical acclaim for its design projects and altruistic endeavours in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

The Multicultural firm receives critical acclaim for its design projects and altruistic endeavours designed by OUT-2 Design is located in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The company is the first design firm in Asia to receive WWF Green Office Certification; it is a member of the UN Global Compact (a global UN initiative of businesses committed to ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human... 

Tags: Asia, Ho, Ho Chi Minh, Ho Chi Minh City, Politics, Socialism, Southeast Asia, United Nations, Vietnam, Vietnam Green Building Council

New Street Station in Birmingham, United Kingdom

The New Street Station designed by Foreign Office Architects is located in Birmingham, United Kingdom.  Plans for the grand redevelopment of New Street station in Birmingham, England, have been unveiled. Foreign Office Architects were the winners of the international design competition coordinated by RIBA on behalf of the funding partners. The final design was chosen out of the 48 entries by a panel... 

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Nanjing International Conference and Exhibition Center in Nanjing, China

Nanjing International Conference and Exhibition Center that located in Nanjing, China, was designed by Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates. Construction of the first phase of the Nanjing International Conference and Exhibition Center has completed and is now open to the public. Located in the vibrant commercial heart of the city’s new Hexi downtown district, the Nanjing Conference... 

Tags: China, HEXI, Jiangsu, Nanjing, Nanjing Conference and Exhibition Center, Nanjing International Conference and Exhibition Center, Nanjing Road, Retail, Thompson & Associates, Treaty of Nanking, United Nations, Yangtze River Delta

New Amsterdam Pavilion in New York, United States

New Amsterdam Pavilion designed by UNStudio is located in New York, United States. UN Studio’s Ben van Berkel was present on Wednesday to gift New Yorkers with a symbol of friendship celebrating 400 years of New York and The Netherlands collaboration. The New Amsterdam Pavilion opened in Battery Park’s Peter Minuit Plaza and will be the centrepiece for regeneration of the Battery district.... 

Tags: Amsterdam, Architect, Battery Park, Battery Park's Peter Minuit Plaza, Ben van Berkel, Berkel, Europe, Geography, Manhattan, Netherlands, New Amsterdam, New Amsterdam Pavilion, New Netherland, New York, New York City, Peter Minuit, United Nations, United States, UNStudio

Thomas Jefferson Visitor and Smith Education Center at Monticello in Charlottesville, United States

Located in Charlottesville, United States, Thomas Jefferson Visitor and Smith Education Center at Monticello was designed by Ayers Saint Gross. The Thomas Jefferson Visitor and Smith Education Center at Monticello has been awarded LEED Gold by the U.S. Green Building Council. Designed by Baltimore architects Ayers Saint Gross, the center is a modern reinforcement of the many vernacular aspects of Jefferson’s... 

Tags: America, Baltimore, Charlottesville, energy conservation measures, energy-efficient elements, Environment, Monticello, Piedmont, produced building materials, Slavery in the United States, Smith Education Center, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Thomas Jefferson Visitor, U.S. Green Building Council, United Nations, United States, Virginia, Visitor and Smith Education Center, wastewater treatment