Architect Anna Heringer came to Discourse last year after an invitation from Architect Nurur Rahman Khan, it was held in the Open Studio of the University of Asia Pacific. She gave a lecture on her then recently finished METI School (Handmade School) project in Rudrapur, Dinajpur, Bangladesh. She also presented some other projects built with [...]
RAU Architects convert existing building into sustainable office for World Wildlife Fund. The RAU Architects firm has restored an old agricultural laboratory in the Schoonoord nature preserve near Utrecht. The building, which was built in 1954 and had not been used for a few years, is now the Dutch WWF headquarters. The Amsterdam firm’s design [...]
David Savage have shared with us about The Sustainable Neighborhood, green housing development in southern Italy who Andrea Salvini and Barbara Berni as project architects.
In collaboration with Italian architect Barbara Berni, this mixed-use residential project was conceived as a large-scale, green building development on nearly 12 acres in the province of Caserta in southern [...]
In 2003 Shigeru Ban, Jean de de Gastines and Philip Gumuchdjian won an international competition to design Pompidou Center in Metz, France. The 12,000 m2 cultural complex includes 6,000 m2 of exhibition space all contained under the roof. Three rectangular, cantilevered boxes house parts of the Pompidou Center’s permanent collection in a climate controlled environment. [...]
Twelve|West is sustainable living aims for LEED Platinum designed by Architects LLP located in Portland. With rising 23 storeys, Twelve|West is a mixed-use building designed to achieve two LEED Platinum Certifications and serve as a laboratory for cutting-edge, sustainable design strategies. The building features seventeen floors of apartments, street level retail space, four floors of [...]
Located in Queensland – Australia, Queensland-based firm Whitearchitecture have finished the Southport Broadwater Parklands. This is a world class civic space that will play host to major sporting and cultural events. This building is feature a series of integrated and contemporary sustainable buildings. Inspired by the surrounding boats and sails and is created by the [...]
