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Eco Factor: Office building to be constructed from prefabricated âmatchboxes.â
Allard Architectureâs âMatchboxâ building has been approved by the Amsterdam Aesthetics Committee, which when complete in December 2010, will house 22 corporate units, a rooftop restaurant and semi-underground parking in the artistic hub of Amsterdam North.
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Eco Factor: Conceptual structure harnesses green sources for energy and is self sufficient.
Hospitality Designâs Radical Innovation design competition by Miami-based Michael Rosenthal Associates brought many wonderful architectural concepts into light. From this competition âWind Towerâ will appeal more than any other project to eco-conscious people, as it embraces almost every effor
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Eco Factor: Sun and rain harnessing building for Madrid.
Mansilla + Tunon Architects have designed a stunning architecture for Madrid, one which will bring Madrid on the Green Map of the world. The completed International Convention Center will be cylindrical and the buildingâs façade will be lined with solar panels, which will provide electricity for all requirements.
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Eco Factor: 100% self-dependent resort and residential development by BIG Architects.
Danish architecture firm BIG Architects along with Ramboll Engineers has developed the master plan for a completely self-sufficient and self-dependent resort and residential complex on Zira Island in the Caspian Sea. The 1,000,000 square-meter master plan will include seven residential developments,
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Eco Factor: Sustainable housing inspired by equatorial rainforests.
Population explosion along with rapid industrialization has already affected millions and the views of the future seem even grimmer. The earth is not expanding, and the ever growing population will always have to battle the dearth of residential land. If land is scarce, the answer would definitely be the same â Go fo
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Eco Factor: 54-story skyscraper adorned with sky gardens.
Architect Daniel Libeskind has proposed a 900-foot-tall skyscraper for New York City, which stands out from the crowd of even taller skyscrapers by including a series of sky gardens at different levels of the building. The design also showcases a glass-tube-enclosed vertical garden going the full length of the tower through it
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Eco Factor: Sustainable tower houses sky gardens and wind turbines.
Gensler architects have announced a sustainable tower that at 632 meters will be the tallest tower in the whole of China. The spiral-shaped tower will also be high on sustainably and environmental awareness, incorporating various ecofriendly features.
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Eco Factor: 180 student apartment studios designed with an ambition of minimal power consumption.
Slovenia-based architecture firm, OFIS Arhiteckti, has won a completion design for new student apartment studios on Route des Petits Ponts in Paris, France. The project is due to be completed by the end of 2010, just before the cityâs tram system reaches that section.
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