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    My Micro NY

    nARCHITECTS’ My Micro NY, with Monadnock Development, is the winning proposal in the adAPT NYC competition sponsored by the NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD). Former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and HPD Commissioner Mathew M. Wambua announced on ...
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    52 firms sign agreement to tackle climate change

    On Oct. 22, 52 architecture and planning firms signed the China Accord, a collaborative effort to design buildings, neighborhoods, and cities in that country to low-carbon or carbon-neutral standards. These firms, based in China and other countries worldwide, gathered last week in ...
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    Everything I ever knew or said about green sustainable design was probably wrong

    The drawing above, or some version of it, has been part of every sustainable design class since about 1970: have lots of south facing windows carefully shaded by properly designed overhangs, with the winter sun heating up that thermal mass ...
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    Mountain geodesic dome refuge is a ‘platform for living’

    The power of nature is our vital link to our deeper selves. It’s something that most people and outdoor enthusiasts realize when they step out of the frenetic bubble of the city and into the woods, taking that first deep ...
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    Hemp-based insulation makes a comeback in Belgium

    Hemp is finally making its comeback. Belgium’s Martens Van Caimere Architecten has renovated a local home with a sustainable hemp-based insulation, known as hempcrete. The hemp-based render, made out of a mixture of hemp, lime and water, provides a more ...
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    Vaulted retreat hall uses two different types of bamboo

    Known for his visionary work of building soaring structures with bamboo andgreenery-covered homes, Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia is at again, this time completing a conference hall with two types of locally sourced bamboo. Located near the central port city ...
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    Modern wood clad cabin in Spain harvests water & sun

    © DOM Arquitectura Proper solar orientation of a building on a site has been one of the core practices of passive solar design for decades. But as a number of green building observers have noted before, times have changed, techniques ...
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    World’s tallest timber tower to be built in British Columbia

    Fifty years ago, Many apartment buildings were built in the International Style, tall flat slabs of buildings with efficient layouts. Now Acton Ostry Architects are using this iconic 20th century style to build the world’s tallest timber tower using a ...
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    A House Hidden In A Cliff With Incredible Views Of The Aegean Ocean

    In essential simplicity, Casa Brutale is defined by three thick concrete slabs with all the installations preformed. The crystaline pool, made by reinforced glass, is set between the walls to smoothen the hard materials and let the abundant natural light ...