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Dynamic Architecture: Architecture in Four Dimensions

Posted in Architecture, Discussion, Green Architecture, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on February 19, 2008 | 11 Comments »

Building that moves. Building that generates energy. Building that is green. To some it may appear that I am describing some building from a science fiction. Well, architecture in four dimensions belongs to the real world. We are talking about Dubai’s Green Environmental Towers which has become popular as ‘the Dynamic Architecture Building’. CLICK ON [...]

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Go Green, Go LEED: San Francisco’s New Academy of Sciences

Posted in Green Architecture, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Read on: San Francisco’s New Academy of Sciences goes ‘Green’

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Green and Intelligent: the roads do converge

Posted in Architecture, Green Architecture, News Ink, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »

United Kingdom- Gensler’s design for Herman Miller’s international headquarters, also called Village Green, has been short listed for Corenet’s 2008 Sustainability award and is the first building in the UK to receive both BREEAM (excellent rating) and LEED (gold) accreditation. The 20,000-square foot facility is located in Chippenham, England.

Several notable details that make Village [...]

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Nanocity: Looking at the future

Posted in Architecture, Green Architecture, News Ink, Peoples' Places, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 4, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Nanocity- the idea of a sustainable city ‘with world class infrastructure and to create an ecosystem for innovation leading to economy, ecology and social cohesion’ is taking place near another architecture paradise- Chandigarh, which was commissioned by first prime minister of independent India to reflect new nation’s modern and progressive outlook. Nehru famously proclaimed Chandigarh [...]

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Eco-Towns: An option or a necessity

Posted in Architecture, Green Architecture, News Ink, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »

July 2007- Britian had announced that it will initiate ‘zero carbon’ architecture and town planning by building 5 ‘Ecotowns’ to meet their demand for 2 million new homes by 2016.

‘The towns, each with a minimum of 5,000 to 10,000 houses, will be built to meet zero carbon standards and will each showcase a specific project [...]

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A step closer to a green world

Posted in Green Architecture, tagged , , , , , on January 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The architecture profession is experiencing a change in the way it perceives the built environment. The ‘Go-Green’ movement is catching up, as the architects and designers understand their responsibilities towards future, and have become aware of their role in easing the world’s energy related problems.

Architecture in design has many active and passive solutions and ideas [...]

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