Routine breakfast rituals are easily transformed into uplifting experiences within the towering shade and gentle ambience of this all-bamboo café. Step inside for a closer look. T[...]
19 Sep 2014
Acting is magical. Change your look and attitude, and you can be anyone at all. It can be both the rapeutic and liberating; the Kantana Institute based in Thailand’s capital is a[...]
With its sustainable and economical school buildings designed by award-winning architect Anna Heringer, a tiny village in rural Bangladesh shows the way forward. When you think of [...]
The award winning firm of Johnsen Schmaling Architects clearly demonstrates how architectural innovations combined with lifestyle sacrifices can add up to contemporary, green livin[...]
Sometimes, it takes the sheer shock of seeing abject wastage happening around you to come up with a new idea for recycling. In Iran, Architect Ramin Mehdizadeh showcases a simple, [...]
24 Jul 2014
Two projects by Denmark based Henning Larsen Architects make a definitive mark on the country’s very environmentally conscientious design scene. The year was 1976. Most of the wo[...]
The John W. Olver Transit Center at Greenfield, Massachusetts, is the torch-bearer of the zero-net energy federal buildings’ revolution in the US. In 2009, the Barack Obama admin[...]
20 May 2014
Pushing away memories of a devastating Tsunami, a fishing village in Sri Lanka springs back to its feet with the discovery of compressed earth blocks, rubber wood and the expertise[...]
19 May 2014
An air raid bunker from the times of World War II in Hamburg, Germany, has found new life as a landmark renewable energy disseminator. Till 2011, this unassuming structure stood li[...]
The new CDGAI building, built by Belgium-based Dethier Architecture serves as a starring example of a happy cohabitation of nature and innovation. The project was to be a unique cu[...]
